A concert for female composers on Thursday 13th March 2025 in The Town Hall Chipping Norton
Eva Maria Doroszkowska takes you on an exploration of just a few famous
and intrepid pianists in this concert and informal talk of “keyboard herstory”
The Czech composer Dvořák on visiting the States commented , “Here all
the ladies play, but I am afraid the ladies cannot help us much. They have
not the creative power.”
Composer and pianist Amy Beach (1867), set on challenging this statement
in an article in the Boston Times referring to over 100 female published
composers.
100 composers is indeed far too few given the many illustrious and diligent
women who have gone. This informal talk and performance of some
beautiful jewels of the piano repertoire is an event not to be missed.
With music from the first woman to travel with her piano, stunnin
audiences from London to St Petersburg circa 1810, to pioneers in pianism
of the 20th century breaking boundaries in harmonic colours and textures.
Learn all about inspiring female composers from antiquity. Just who was the
firs Byzantine composer and who published the first keyboard music
England? Was Mozart’s most beloved “Jeunehomme concerto” really written
for a lady pianist and who was the lady behind the scenes shaping
Beethoven’s choice of pianos?
This event will speed you up to date on a fascinating herstory of the piano
explored through the eyes of female pianist composers. An evening not to be
missed!