Jacqueline Blancard (6 April 1909 – 25 November 1994) was a French and Swiss classical pianist.

Life

Born in Paris, Blancard, the daughter of two comedians, first studied at the Lausanne Conservatory[1] then attended the Conservatoire de Paris. She later worked with Isidor Philipp and won a first prize in his class in 1926. Blancard pursued her training with Alfred Cortot, mastering both the German repertoire and the modern French school.[2] She was highly regarded as a Schumann specialist and made the first recording of Debussy's two sets of Études. In 1938, she became the first pianist to make a recording of Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand, under Charles Munch. She also performed three piano concertos by Mozart in New York.[3][4]

She was married to Doctor Ami Miège from Geneva, Switzerland.[5]

Blancard mainly recorded for the Decca Records label.

Blancard died in Geneva aged 85.

References

  1. ↑ JACQUELINE BLANCARD (1909-1994)
  2. ↑ Life of Jacqueline Blancard
  3. ↑ Jacqueline Blancard, une courte esquisse de sa biographie on Notre Histoire
  4. ↑ Blancard, Jacqueline (1909—1994)
  5. ↑ V., H. (7 April 1976). "Docteur Ami Miège". Journal de Genève (82): 17. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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