Jeanne-Marie Darré

Jeanne-Marie Darré (30 July 1905 – 26 January 1999) was a French classical pianist.

She was known for her lyrical and elegant[1] interpretations of the solo works of Chopin and Liszt, and of the Saint-Saëns Concertos.

She was awarded the Légion d'honneur and made a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres.

[2] She studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Isidor Philipp and Marguerite Long, and worked with Fauré, Saint-Saëns and Ravel among others.

She at first pursued her career in Europe, only performing in the United States for the first time in February 1962 at Carnegie Hall with Charles Munch and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and returning regularly until she retired from concert performance in the 1980s.