Louise Farrenc at 150: Performance, Pedagogy, and Gender Equality in Historical Perspective

About This Event

Organized by Patricia García Gil, Postdoctoral Associate and Artist in Residence at the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards (CCHK), and supported by director of CCHK Roger Moseley, the symposium commemorates the 150th anniversary of visionary 19th-century composer, pianist, and pedagogue Louise Farrenc. The program features performances of Farrenc’s chamber music on historical instruments from CCHK, presented by students and faculty from Cornell and Eastman; a reimagining of the salon culture she fostered; and a collaboration with the Johnson Museum of Art, which situates her works within the visual culture of 19th-century Paris. Scholarly presentations by Roger Moseley, Laurent Ferri, and PhD students from Cornell and the University of Rochester will further examine her contributions to pedagogy, performance, and gender equality.

Featured Guests

Guest presenters:

• Kelsey Burnham
• Pablo O’Connell
• Elise Bonhivert
• Rachel Nierenberg
• Aaron Goler
• Cynthia Roberts
• Joella Becker

Cornell University:

• Jakub Koguciuk
• Andy Weislogel
• Emma Zhuang
• Andrew Zhou
• Vera H.P. Hsu
• Ariel Mo
• Michael Li
• Roger Moseley
• Benjamin Skoronski
• Moira de Kok
• Maria Bulla Clavijo
• Laurent Ferri
• Addi Liu
• Federico Ercoli
• Juliana Pepinsky
• Patricia Garcia Gil

University of Rochester:

• Kelsy Morrison
• Lauren Ganger

Eastman School of Music:

• Hyunmin Gina Lee
• Huiping Cai

Co-sponsors

• Cornell Council for the Arts Concert Committee Grants
• Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards