Florence Price - Concerto in One Movement (Marianna Shirinyan)

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Composer: Florence Price

1. Concerto in One Movement: Andantino
2. Concerto in One Movement: Adagio cantabile
3. Concerto in One Movement: Andantino - Allegretto

Marianna Shirinyan, piano

Norwegian Radio Orchestra

Jeri Lynne Johnson, conductor

Date: 2025

Label: LAWO Classics

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Florence Price composed her Piano Concerto in D Minor (1934), also known as the Concerto in One Movement, in three sections: moderato, adagio, and an allegretto inspired by the African-American Juba dance. She premiered it at Chicago Music College’s commencement, earning acclaim and fostering a partnership with the Women’s Symphony Orchestra of Chicago. Her concerto was later performed by major U.S. symphonies, but WWII’s disruption of women’s orchestras and her death in 1953 led to neglect of her works. Rediscovery came in 2009, when manuscripts were found in her former summer home, allowing Trevor Weston to reconstruct the concerto. The original score resurfaced at auction in 2019, fueling renewed recognition.

Marianna Shirinyan (b. 1978, Yerevan) is a renowned Armenian pianist celebrated for her creativity and versatility as both soloist and chamber musician. A frequent guest at leading festivals such as Schleswig-Holstein, Schwetzinger, Bergen, Risør, and Oxford, she has performed with major orchestras across Scandinavia, Germany, Italy, Armenia, Russia, and beyond. Her collaborations include the Danish National Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony, Munich Symphony, and Armenian Philharmonic, under conductors like Hans Graf, Zoltán Kocsis, and Krysztof Urbanski. Alongside her international career, she has taught extensively, holding positions at Musikhochschule Lübeck, Esbjerg Ensemble, and since 2015, as Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.

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