Laure Favre-Kahn

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Laure Favre-Kahn (born 24 October 1976) is a French classical pianist. [1]

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Born in Arles, it was her father, an amateur pianist, who introduced her to the piano at the age of four. She took classes at the Avignon Conservatory  [ fr ] before entering the Conservatoire de Paris [2] in 1991.

She studied in Bruno Rigutto's class [3] and won a first prize in 1993.

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References

  1. 88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva éditions, 2015, p. 71 and 94. ISBN   978-2-3505-5192-0
  2. March, Ivan; Czajkowski, Paul, eds. (2004). The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and Dvds Yearbook 2004/5. Penguin. p. 171. ISBN   9780140515237.
  3. Morrison, Bryce (2005). "Chopin Waltzes: Chopin's stylish waltzes are treated to playing full of youthful bravura". The Gramophone. 82.