20th-century French women classical pianists

The list 20th-century French women classical pianists includes Hélène Grimaud, Misia Sert, Yvonne Arnaud, Brigitte Engerer and Fania Fénelon. The list consists of 90 members.

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Hélène Grimaud

French pianist

Overview: Hélène Grimaud (born 7 November 1969) is a French classical pianist and the founder of the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York.

Date of birth: 7 November 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

Partner: Mat Hennek (Married)

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Musicians from Aix-en-Provence 3T

21st-century French women musicians 117T

Erato Records artists 120T
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Misia Sert

French, Pianist

Overview: Misia Sert (born Maria Zofia Olga Zenajda Godebska; 30 March 1872 – 15 October 1950) was a pianist of Polish descent who hosted an artistic salon in Paris. She was a patron and friend of numerous artists ...

Date of birth: 30 March 1872

Date of death: 15 October 1950

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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19th-century French women classical pianists 21T

Polish patrons of the arts 16T

19th-century women musicians 419T
3.

Yvonne Arnaud

Pianist, singer, actress

Overview: Germaine Yvonne Arnaud (20 December 1890 – 20 September 1958) was a French-born pianist, singer and actress, who was well known for her career in Britain, as well as her native land. After beginning a ...

Date of birth: 20 December 1892

Date of death: 20 September 1958

Age: 65 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women singers 185T

French women classical pianists 126T

20th-century women singers 3,624T
4.

Brigitte Engerer

French pianist (1952–2012)

Overview: Brigitte Engerer (27 October 1952 – 23 June 2012) was a French pianist.

Date of birth: 27 October 1952

Date of death: 23 June 2012

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women musicians 119T

French women classical pianists 126T

20th-century women musicians 2,480T
5.

Magda Tagliaferro

Brazilian pianist

Overview: Magdalena Maria Yvonne Tagliaferro (19 January 1893 – 9 September 1986) was a Brazilian-born pianist of French parentage.

Date of birth: 19 January 1893

Date of death: 9 September 1986

Age: 93 (age at death)

Nationality: Brazilian

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women musicians 119T

Erato Records artists 115T

French women classical pianists 126T
6.

Fania Fénelon

French singer, composer and pianist

Overview: Fania Fénelon (2 September 1908 – 19 December 1983) was a French pianist, composer and cabaret singer, whose survival of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz and the Holocaust was made into a television ...

Date of birth: 2 September 1908

Date of death: 19 December 1983

Age: 75 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women singers 185T

French expatriates in East Germany 1T

Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz members 5T
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Marquesa del Ter

Overview: Lilly Rose Cabrera, Marquise of Ter and Countess of Morella (1864 – 29 April 1936), known as the Marquesa del Ter, was the wife of the 2nd Marquis of Ter [es] and 2nd Count of Morella, Ramón Cabrera ...

Date of birth: 1864

Date of death: 29 April 1936

Age: 71 (age at death)

Nationality: Spanish

Occupation: Activist

Gender: Female

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Germaine Thyssens-Valentin

French pianist

Overview: Germaine Thyssens-Valentin (27 July 1902 – 7 July 1987) was a classical pianist of Franco-Dutch parentage, noted for her performances of French music. She studied under Gabriel Fauré at the Paris Cons ...

Date of birth: 2 July 1902

Date of death: 7 July 1987

Age: 85 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women musicians 119T

French women classical pianists 126T

20th-century women musicians 2,480T
9.

Simone Plé-Caussade

French composer

Overview: Simone Plé-Caussade (14 August 1897, Paris – 6 August 1986, Bagnères-de-Bigorre) was a French music pedagogue, composer and pianist. She wrote mainly works for solo piano and organ in addition to choral ...

Date of birth: 14 August 1897

Date of death: 6 August 1986

Age: 88 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Female

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

20th-century French women musicians 119T

French women classical pianists 126T
10.

Catherine Collard

French musician

Overview: Catherine Collard (11 August 1947 – 10 October 1993) was a French classical pianist.

Date of birth: 1947

Date of death: 1993

Age: 45 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women musicians 119T

French women classical pianists 126T

20th-century women musicians 2,480T
11.

Anne Queffélec

French musician

Overview: Anne Queffélec (born 17 January 1948) is a French classical pianist, born in Paris.

Date of birth: 7 January 1948

Age: 77

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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21st-century French women musicians 89T

20th-century French women musicians 119T

Erato Records artists 115T
12.

Marcelle Meyer

French musician

Overview: Marcelle Meyer (22 May 1897 – 17 November 1958) was a French pianist. She worked with a group of composers known as Les Six, of whom she was the favored pianist.

Date of birth: 22 May 1897

Date of death: 17 November 1958

Age: 61 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women musicians 119T

French women classical pianists 126T

20th-century women musicians 2,480T
13.

Andrée Vaurabourg

French pianist

Overview: Andrée Vaurabourg (8 September 1894 in Toulouse − 18 July 1980 in Paris), also known as Andrée Vaurabourg-Honegger, was a French pianist and teacher. She was the wife of Swiss-French composer Arthur ...

Date of birth: 8 September 1894

Date of death: 18 July 1980

Age: 85 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women musicians 119T

French women classical pianists 126T

20th-century women musicians 2,480T
14.

Katia and Marielle Labèque

piano duo sisters

Overview: The Labèque sisters, Katia (born 11 March 1950) and Marielle (born 6 March 1952), are an internationally known French piano duo.

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21st-century French women musicians 89T

French women classical pianists 126T

21st-century women musicians 2,343T
15.

Jeanne Demessieux

French musician

Overview: Jeanne Marie-Madeleine Demessieux (13 February 1921–11 November 1968), was a French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue.

Date of birth: 1921

Date of death: 1968

Age: 46 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Female

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20th-century women composers 1,221T

20th-century French women musicians 119T

French women classical pianists 126T
16.

Yvonne Lefébure

French musician

Overview: Yvonne Lefébure (29 June 1898, Ermont – 23 January 1986, Paris) was a French pianist and teacher.

Date of birth: 29 June 1898

Date of death: 23 January 1986

Age: 87 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Educator

Gender: Female

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20th-century French women musicians 119T

French women classical pianists 126T

20th-century women musicians 2,480T
17.

Cécile Ousset

French musician

Overview: Cécile Ousset (born 23 January 1936) is a French pianist.

Date of birth: 23 January 1936

Age: 89

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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21st-century French women musicians 89T

French women classical pianists 126T

21st-century women musicians 2,343T
18.

Yvonne Loriod

French musician

Overview: Yvonne Loriod ( 20 January 1924 – 17 May 2010) was a French pianist, teacher, and composer, and the second wife of composer Olivier Messiaen. Her sister was the Ondes Martenot player Jeanne Loriod.

Date of birth: 20 January 1924

Date of death: 17 May 2010

Age: 86 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

Gender: Female

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French women classical pianists 126T

Pupils of Isidor Philipp 29T

Pupils of Darius Milhaud 98T
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Lina Coen

Musical artist

Overview: Lina Coen (born Caroline Marie Cohen; September 21, 1878 – April 13, 1952) was a French-American musician of Dutch descent. She won acclaim as a pianist and vocal coach and was reportedly the first woman ...

Date of birth: 21 September 1878

Date of death: 1952

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

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Magdeleine Brard

French pianist

Overview: Magdeleine Brard (7 August 1903 – 3 June 1998), also known as Magda Brard, was a French pianist. During the 1930s, she was associated with Benito Mussolini, and under his patronage ran a music school in ...

Date of birth: 7 August 1903

Date of death: 3 June 1998

Age: 94 (age at death)

Nationality: French

Occupation: Pianist

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