Choosing piano for Salle Gaveau recital May 21, 2014, Valentina Lisitsa

Yesterday I came to www.regiepianos.com to chose the piano for my upcoming recital at Salle Gaveau in Paris, (May 21 2014) http://www.sallegaveau.com/la-saison/831/valentina-lisitsa Regie Pianos have amazing collection of concert grands for rent ( no Imperial though, sigh ). I tried something like 5 Steinways, one better than another.....UNTIL...I came to this piano, demurely standing separately from the others. I asked about it and was told that this is a unique instrument they are very proud of - but, the story goes , nobody dares to rent it - pianists unable to handle this beast" LOL . I tried - and my heart just melted. The quick recording doesn t do it justice. You MUST try to come to the concert to hear how Chopin s beloved piano sounds in Chopin s beloved city :) But this piano can handle not only Chopin but anything from Bach and Beethoven to Rachmaninoff and Nyman :-) HUGE THANKS to Regie Pianos and particularly Cyril Mordant for the help !!!