Henriette Renié
1875 - 1956
French
Biography
Henriette Renié was born in Paris in 1875. A pupil at the Paris Conservatory of the harpist Alphonse Hasselmans and of Théodore Dubois, she was rewarded with a brilliant First Prize for harp in 1887 as well as prizes for fugue and composition. Her outstanding career as a virtuoso harpist did not prevent her from making her mark as a composer. She wrote numerous works for harp including a concerto, chamber music, various transcriptions for her own instrument and a world-renowned method. Henriette Renié died in Paris in 1956.
Performances
7th January 2027
- SOLOISTS
- Mared Pugh-Evans
- PERFORMERS
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- CONDUCTOR
- Jaime Martín
- LOCATION
- BBC Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Wales, United Kingdom