Renowned as one of the world’s greatest interpreters of Chopin, Janina Fialkowska gives a masterful performance of his Piano Concerto No. 1. Discover Louise Farrenc’s Symphony No. 2, an inventive orchestral masterwork overlooked for too long. The only woman appointed professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire in the 19th Century, Farrenc carved out an enviable career but never received the recognition of her male counterparts. Rei Hotoda conducts.
Recorded live at Metropolitan United, London, Ontario, January 27, 2024.