Teresa Carreño (December 22, 1853 – June 12, 1917) was a Venezuelan pianist, soprano and composer. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was a child, and she made her debut in a piano recital at
Irving Hall in New York City at the age of eight. After giving concerts across the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, Carreño travelled to Europe with her family in 1866, and performed in France, Spain and Britain, occasionally taking on operatic roles. In her later career, she performed at many venues around Europe and North America, and made concert tours to Australia and New Zealand. She composed approximately 75 works for solo piano, voice and piano, choir and orchestra, and instrumental ensembles.
Teresa Carreño (December 22, 1853 – June 12, 1917) was a Venezuelan pianist, soprano and composer. Her family emigrated to the United States when she was a child, and she made her debut in a piano recital at
Irving Hall in New York City at the age of eight. After giving concerts across the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, Carreño travelled to Europe with her family in 1866, and performed in France, Spain and Britain, occasionally taking on operatic roles. In her later career, she performed at many venues around Europe and North America, and made concert tours to Australia and New Zealand. She composed approximately 75 works for solo piano, voice and piano, choir and orchestra, and instrumental ensembles.