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Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan Pianist, Soprano and Composer

María Teresa Gertrudis de Jesús Carreño García (1853-1917), known as Teresa Carreño, was a Venezuelan pianist, soprano, composer, and conductor. Over the course of her 54-year concert career, she became an internationally renowned virtuoso pianist and was often referred to as the "Valkyrie of the Piano." Carreño was an early adopter of the works of one of her students and friend, American composer and pianist Edward MacDowell (1860–1908) and premiered several of his compositions across the globe. She also frequently performed the works of Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Grieg (1843–1907). Carreño composed approximately 75 works for solo piano, voice and piano, choir and orchestra, and instrumental ensemble. Photo, c. 1860-1870. Mathew Brady Studio.
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Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan Pianist, Soprano and Composer
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María Teresa Gertrudis de Jesús Carreño García (1853-1917), known as Teresa Carreño, was a Venezuelan pianist, soprano, composer, and conductor. Over the course of her 54-year concert career, she became an internationally renowned virtuoso pianist and was often referred to as the "Valkyrie of the Piano." Carreño was an early adopter of the works of one of her students and friend, American composer and pianist Edward MacDowell (1860–1908) and premiered several of his compositions across the globe. She also frequently performed the works of Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Grieg (1843–1907). Carreño composed approximately 75 works for solo piano, voice and piano, choir and orchestra, and instrumental ensemble. Photo, c. 1860-1870. Mathew Brady Studio.
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