Join us this Women's History Month for, a conversation with historian Robert Philip and pianist Susan Tomes.

'For you, music can be only an ornament.'

These words, written in 1820 to the aspiring composer and pianist Fanny Mendelssohn by her father, show the attitude that confronted many talented women who dreamed of a career in music.

In conversation with historian Robert Philip, pianist Susan Tomes discusses some of the issues raised in her award-winning book Women and the Piano - a History in Fifty Lives, and illustrates the talk with some live piano music.

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St Cecilia’s Hall Concert Room & Music Museum

50 Niddry Street, Cowgate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH1 1LG
01316 502600

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Monday – Closed
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Wednesday – 10:00 – 17:00
Thursday -10:00 – 17:00
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