April: Louise Farrenc
Born the same year that Napoleon was crowned emperor of France, Jeanne-Louise Dumont joined a family of renowned artists and sculptors and was trained alongside her siblings in the fine arts from an early age. She excelled at painting and sculpting but showed so much musical talent that she studied composition (an opportunity rarely available […]
January: Maria Anna (Nannerl) Mozart
Everyone knows the name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. But few are familiar with his older sister Maria Anna (also known by her nickname Nannerl), whom the young virtuoso studied, performed, and toured with when they both were young. Four years older than her precocious brother, Nannerl was an exceptional pianist whose reputation originally exceeded his own […]