La place des femmes dans le corps enseignant du Conservatoire de Paris

Portrait présumé d'Hélène de Montgeroult, par Louis-Philippe-Joseph Girod de Vienney de Trémont

Camille Urso en 1853 (lithographie figurant en première page de la Urso Polka de Caroline Bandt)

Laure Cinti-Damoreau (lithographie d'après Vigneron, v. 1830)

By Clara Leonardi, 20 January 2021

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Pierre Liscia-Beaurenaut, 19th March

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Lawrence Dunn, 10th March

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The world over: Bachtrack’s Classical Music Statistics 2025

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The magical world of composers’ handwriting

Lawrence Dunn, 17th December

From Buxtehude, Bach and Handel, to contemporary composer Liza Lim, we take a tour of the myriad forms of composers’ handwriting and calligraphy – and how music makes itself on the page.

Force of passion: the origins of Ballet Rambert

Alexander Simpkins, 12th December

A century after its founding in 1926, former members of Ballet Rambert recall the joys and challenges of working directly with Dame Marie Rambert, one of the trailblazers of British ballet.

Clara Leonardi

Formée au Conservatoire de Metz, Clara Leonardi y obtient son DEM de violon et son prix de Perfectionnement de quatuor à cordes. Elle s’implique aujourd’hui dans plusieurs orchestres amateurs parisiens en parallèle de ses études de commerce et fréquente assidûment les grandes salles parisiennes. Passionnée par le répertoire des compositrices, elle est aussi la co-fondatrice de ComposHer, un média en ligne dédié aux femmes dans la musique classique.

Les Variations de Clara : la place des femmes dans le corps enseignant du Conservatoire de Paris