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| Composer | Farrenc, Louise (1804-1875) |
| Period | Romantic |
| Year | 1847 |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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Battling Brahms: Seong-Jin Cho in Philadelphia
The astonishing Korean pianist faces a David vs Goliath contest in Brahms' Second Piano Concerto.
Boston Symphony Orchestra offers premieres and a superlative Emperor
Paul Lewis offered a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto that would be hard to top, while Andris Nelsons led the world premiere of Elizabeth Ogonek's colorful Starling Variations.
Laurence Equilbey and Insula fly the flag for Farrenc in Paris
Louise Farrenc bucked the trend by composing symphonies at a time when Paris had turned its back on the symphony.