 This artist was a friend and pupil of the Frederic Chopin.In five months, she appeared at a concert given by Sir Julius Benedict at St. James's Hall, where she played three solos, including a fugue of Johann Sebastian Bach and a piece by Robert Schumann.Fontaine continued to remain with Douste's family, and for the next five years, this artist devoted himself to teaching her the piano and the rudiments of harmony.