Blandine verlet biography of mahatma gandhi

French harpsichordist and teacher (1942 - 2018)

Blandine Verlet (27 February 1942 – 30 December 2018)^[1][2] was a French harpsichordist and a harpsichord teacher, who is known internationally for her recordings of works by François Couperin.

Blandine verlet biography of mahatma gandhi

Career

Born in Paris into a musical family of art historians and conservators, she was the seventh of ten children, and in 1957, gained admission to the Conservatoire de Paris, studying piano and harpsichord.

Having decided on her specialty, she studied harpsichord with Huguette Dreyfus in Paris,^[3]Ruggero Gerlin in Siena and with Ralph Kirkpatrick at Yale University.^[4] A significant competition prize in Paris in 1963 led to engagements in Italy and Germany.

Verlet was widely praised for her recordings of Bach's music, including the Goldberg Variations.^[5] She is perhaps best known for having played the music of her compatriot François Couperin, displaying exceptio