Jeanne-Marie Darré

Jeanne-Marie Darré (30 July 190526 January 1999) was a French classical pianist. She was known for her lyrical and elegant 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.

Biography Darré was born in Givet, France, in 1905. She studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Isidor Philipp and Marguerite Long, and worked with Fauré, Saint-Saëns and Ravel among others. When she was 21, she played all five of the Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos in a single concert with the Concerts Lamoureux orchestra, conducted by Paul Paray.

Jeanne-Marie Darre 1971, photo dedicated on first of her two acclaimed Southern Africa tours organised by Hans Adler. She was a professor in the Paris Conservatoire from 1958 to 1975, was awarded the Légion d'honneur and was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.

She died in 1999, aged 93, in Port Marly, France.