Christine Faron was born in England of Polish parents, and began piano lessons in London at the age of five. Her family emigrated to Australia when she was twelve. She continued learning at the Canberra School of Music, gaining scholarships, first for piano, and later for tertiary studies, during which time she was also a percussionist in the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. She returned to England and studied harpsichord construction and Baroque performance practice at The Harpsichord Centre in London, where she also made her own harpsichord.
On returning to Australia, Christine completed her tertiary studies at the Sydney Conservatorium, graduating with Distinction as a Harpsichord Major in l979. Whilst in Sydney, she also taught at the Conservatorium, and was harpsichordist for the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She did further studies abroad at the Conservatoire Royale de Musique in Belgium. Whilst resident in Germany during the l980's, she embarked on extensive research into fortepiano (l8th century piano) performance, techniques, history and construction. In l982 she assisted one of the world's leading fortepiano makers (Werner Keil of Schriesheim, near Heidelberg) in making her a replica of Mozart's favourite model of piano (J.A.Stein of Augsburg).
Christine spent ten years working throughout Europe as a professional soloist, doing regular concert tours, solo CD recordings (mostly recorded in London), radio broadcasts, specialized research and teaching.She has performed in many countries including Germany, England, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland and Austria to great critical acclaim. She has often performed in Mozart's house in Salzburg, including numerous concerts there during the Salzburg Mozart Festival.
Christine's teaching has included international summer schools, Lecture Recitals and Masterclasses throughout Europe. In l988 she was appointed Senior Lecturer and Head of Chamber Music in the Worth Oxfordshire Music School. In l989 she was appointed guest lecturer and Advisor in Classical (l8th Century) Music Studies at the Birmingham Conservatoire, U.K., and was one of the four founders of the British National Institute of Classical Music Studies.
Her solo CD recordings (seven so far) include sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Clementi, as well as their lesser known Bohemian contemporaries, the virtuosi Leopold Kozeluh and Jan Dussek. These are often heard on radio throughout Europe, Japan and U.S.A., and have been included in the "listening lists" for historic performance studies in several U.S University postgraduate courses. During the 'Mozart Year" (l99l), the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna selected Christine's CDs to illustrate the sound of Mozart's favourite piano for a special exhibition, "The Sound-World of Mozart.
Since returning to Australia, Christine has given many successful concerts and broadcasts. She has been an external examiner in postgraduate performance at the University of Melboume, where she has also given lectures and masterclasses. She has taught at the Canberra School of Music, and is a member of Canberra's Early Music Council. She has recorded solo for ABC FM, is frequently broadcast on radio, has appeared on TV, and has had her CDs included in Qantas' in-flight music programmes Christine currently runs a busy private teaching studio and does freelance work for various institutions
.... Another jewel has found its way into Canberra 's Cultural Crown "
Editor, Canberra Times