Claudette Sorel was a French-American pianist and educator.
10 Facts About Claudette Sorel
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Claudette Sorel was an advocate of equal rights for women in the arts, and especially equal rights for women whose aspirations were to become pianists.
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Claudette Sorel emigrated to the United States with her family in 1940 prior to the Nazi invasion of France.
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Claudette Sorel went on to study at the Curtis Institute of Music from 1948 to 1953, and simultaneously studied mathematics at Columbia University.
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Claudette Sorel performed frequently as a piano soloist both during and after her studies.
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Claudette Sorel premiered these in 1973 at a recital celebrating the composer's centenary.
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Later in her life, Claudette Sorel published books for young pianists and taught piano at the University of Kansas, Ohio State University and SUNY Fredonia.
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Claudette Sorel founded the Claudette Sorel Organization in 1996, dedicated to the memory of her parents; this organization promotes women in music.
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Claudette Sorel was an advocate for women in the arts, publishing an article in Music Journal in 1968 advocating equal opportunities for women pianists.
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Claudette Sorel died of cancer in Hampton Bays, New York, on 6 August 1999.