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Pianist Dr. Quynh Nguyen trained at The Juilliard School and Mannes College, and completed a Fulbright Fellowship to the Paris Conservatoire. She has been recognized as one of Musical America’s “19 Young Stars of Tomorrow” and performs regularly at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, and in concerto with the Seattle and London Symphony orchestras.

Released on Bastille Day, The Flower of France is a landmark recording of Germaine Tailleferre’s works for piano the only female member of Les Six spanning music composed between 1912 and 1975. The album earned a Gold Medal from the Global Music Awards and is available on the Music & Arts label.

Her second recent release, Paul Chihara: Complete Piano Works on Naxos’s American Classics series, features the world-premiere recording of the Concerto-Fantasy with the London Symphony Orchestra alongside the Bagatelles, Four Reveries on Beethoven, and Ami.

Together, the two albums chart a singular path from the elegant salons of 20th-century Paris to a deeply personal portrait of a living Japanese-American composer each brought to life by a pianist praised for her “sensitive, poetic, communicative playing.

Music & Arts · MA-1306 · Gold Medal, Global Music Awards

The Flower of France

Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983), the only female member of Les Six, in a generous survey of her solo piano works, transcriptions, and excerpts from ballets and film scores some rarely played or recorded. Released worldwide on Bastille Day, 2023.

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Critical Acclaim

What the critics are saying.

“Alluring music by a wonderful composer performed by a wonderful artist.”

Fanfare

“Delightful, sensitive, and delicate playing of Germaine Tailleferre.”

KUSC Radio

“This is a disc that every lover of French music should have.

“A treasurable body of music, lovingly and effectively played by Quynh Nguyen.”

American Record Guide

Winnipeg's Classic 107 Radio

“Quynh Nguyen allows the music to retain its naturalness and French elegance.”

Pizzicato

“Tailleferre emerges as a distinct voice… deserving of more attention.”

Fanfare

Naxos American Classics · 8.559894

Paul Chihara: Complete Piano Works

The complete piano works of Japanese-American composer Paul Chihara the Concerto-Fantasy with the London Symphony Orchestra, the haiku-like Bagatelles, Four Reveries on Beethoven, and Ami for two pianos. Composed for and in close collaboration with Quynh Nguyen.

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