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Ida Presti
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French musician (1924–1967)
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- Etude du matin (concert study)
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Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Ida Presti (31 May 1924 – 24 April 1967) was a French classical guitarist and composer. She first came to prominence as a child prodigy, before maturing into what Alice Artzt has called "the greatest guitarist of the 20th century, and possibly of all time." Presti was born Yvette Montagnon in Suresnes, a suburb of Paris, France, to a French father and Sicilian mother. Her father, Claude…
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- Discorama — Self1959
- The Little Thing — Guitarist1938
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Ida Presti, (31 May 1924 - 24 April 1967) was a French classical guitarist. She first came to prominence as a child prodigy, before maturing into what some have called "the greatest guitarist of the 20th century, and possibly of all time.(Classical Guitar magazine, August 2007, p 28.) She also studied harmony and music theory with guitarist and luthier Mario Maccaferri. Presti played in public for the first time when she was eight, and gave her first full-length concert at the age of ten. <a hr
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- human
- Given name
- Ida
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Suresnes
- Place of death
- Rochester
- Languages spoken
- French
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Philips Records
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- Ida Presti
- date of birth
- 1924-05-31
- date of death
- 1967-04-24
- cause of death
- lung cancer
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