Inspirations

Like the 17th century French harpsichordists before her, Mélisande McNabney draws on the musical universe during the time of Louis XIV and Louis XV. Inspired by song, the lute, the viola da gamba, and even the complete orchestra, harpsichordists of this era aimed to reproduce these sounds in their compositions and transcriptions. Like her predecessors, Melisande McNabney performs transcriptions for harpsichord. The award-winning Mélisande McNabney plays keyboard music of all periods, on harpsichord, piano and fortepiano. In August 2015 she received third prize at the International Competition Musica Antiqua in Bruges, Belgium.