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Aida Stucki

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Aida Stucki
Background information
Born(1921-02-19)February 19, 1921
Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
DiedJune 9, 2011(2011-06-09) (aged 90)
Winterthur, Switzerland
InstrumentViolin
Websitewww.aida-stucki.com

Aida Stucki (February 19, 1921 – June 9, 2011) was a Swiss violinist and music teacher.

Stucki was born in Cairo as the third of four daughters to Swiss and Italian parents.

She studied with Ernst Wolters in Winterthur, with Stefi Geyer in Zurich, and with Carl Flesch in Lucerne.[1] She worked with conductors such as Pina Pozzi, Walter Frey, Christoph Lieske, Clara Haskil, and Elly Ney.

From 1948, Stucki taught violin and chamber music at the Wintherthur Conservatory in Switzerland.[2] Among her students was Anne-Sophie Mutter.

Her husband was Giuseppe Piraccini.

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References

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  1. ^ Libbey, Theodore (1 January 2006). The NPR Listener's Encyclopedia of Classical Music. Workman Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7611-3642-2.
  2. ^ "Violinist and teacher Aida Stucki dies aged 90". The Strad. Retrieved 8 February 2025.