Victorine Farrenc | |
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Born | Victorine Louise Farrenc 23 February 1826 Paris, France |
Died | 3 January 1859 Paris, France | (aged 32)
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Victorine Louise Farrenc (23 February 1826 – 3 January 1859) was a French pianist and composer of the Romantic period. [1] [2]
Victorine Louise Farrenc was born in Paris, France on 23 February 1826. [1] A child prodigy in music, she was the daughter of composer-pianist Louise Farrenc and scholar Aristide Farrenc. [1] [2] In her youth she studied piano with her mother, Louise, and took compositions lessons, composing piano works. [3]
In 1843, Farrenc enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris for piano, and won the premier prix. [1] She performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, the "Emperor" in the 1845 Brussels-Paris concerts, where her mother's Symphony No. 1 premiered. [1] Her stage appearances lessened in 1847 after a serious illness; by 1849 she had ceased performing. [3] She died on 3 January 1859 in Paris. [1]
Victorine Farrenc | |
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Born | Victorine Louise Farrenc 23 February 1826 Paris, France |
Died | 3 January 1859 Paris, France | (aged 32)
Occupations |
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Victorine Louise Farrenc (23 February 1826 – 3 January 1859) was a French pianist and composer of the Romantic period. [1] [2]
Victorine Louise Farrenc was born in Paris, France on 23 February 1826. [1] A child prodigy in music, she was the daughter of composer-pianist Louise Farrenc and scholar Aristide Farrenc. [1] [2] In her youth she studied piano with her mother, Louise, and took compositions lessons, composing piano works. [3]
In 1843, Farrenc enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris for piano, and won the premier prix. [1] She performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, the "Emperor" in the 1845 Brussels-Paris concerts, where her mother's Symphony No. 1 premiered. [1] Her stage appearances lessened in 1847 after a serious illness; by 1849 she had ceased performing. [3] She died on 3 January 1859 in Paris. [1]