Blandine Verlet

Blandine Verlet (27 February 1942 – 30 December 2018) was a harpsichordist and a harpsichord teacher, who is known internationally for her recordings of works by François Couperin. Born in Paris into a musical family, she was the seventh of ten children, and in 1957 gained admission to the Conservatoire de Paris, studying piano and harpsichord. Having decided on her specialty, she studied harpsichord with Huguette Dreyfus in Paris, Ruggero Gerlin in Siena and with Ralph Kirkpatrick an Yale University.