Pianist Marie Catherine Girod performs a wide range of standard repertory but specializes in French music, often turning to contemporary and rare works. She is also a longtime educator.
Girod was born in Peyrehorade in far southwestern France on August 19, 1949. Many sources, including some of her own album graphics, use a hyphen between "Marie" and "Catherine." After taking piano courses at the Conservatoire de musique de Bordeaux, she moved on to the Conservatoire de Paris, studying with Jules Gentil. Master classes with Paul Badura-Skoda and Gyorgy Sebok rounded out her ed...