Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🎹 Meet Hélène de Montgeroult: a pianist, a pioneer, and a survivor. In 1789, during the French Revolution, she allegedly saved her life by playing the piano for the Revolutionary Tribunal.

From legendary performances to becoming the first woman to teach piano at the Paris Conservatoire, her story is a quiet revolution in itself. 💫

Music: Étude No. 111 in G Minor
Piano: Pierpaola Porqueddu

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