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Ida Presti
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Biography - Book - Ordering Ida Presti's Cds, Music, Books...
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Biographical reference
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From official biography by Anne Marillia & Elisabeth Presti
(click 'Book' in the menu) Used with editor's permission - prohibited reproduction (Law. 633 22/04/1941) |
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31/05/1924
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Birth of Ida - Yvette Montagnon, in Suresnes (France).
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6 m.
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Her father, an accordionist was interested in classical guitar. In Paris, he came to a concert the master Segovia gave. From that moment, he had no other life but that of his daughter and lived with but one goal: "Ida will become the greatest guitarist of the century". |
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| 1930 | 6 y. | As soon as she had the instrument in her hands, Ida spontaneously played a chromatic scale... Every morning, her father would place on her music stand a new piece of music, a study or a concert piece selected from the Segovia repertoire. |
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| 1933 | 9 y. | She played at André Verdier's home (the president of the "Friends of the guitar") and creates such ravishing delight in her audience. |
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| 1935 | 11 y. | Her father rented the "Salle Chopin" for her first public concert. This concert created quite a stir in the press. |
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After, she will play for Joaquin Rodrigo, Joaquin Nin, Joaquin Turina, Emilio Pujol, Segovia...
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She started to record most of the pieces of her basic repertoire on 78s: Andaluza by Fortea, Rumores de la Caleta by Albeniz, Serenata by Malats, Courante by Bach, Suite en ré mineur by De Visée, Allegretto from Sonatina by Torroba...
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| 1938 | 14 y. | She was engaged two years in a row as soloist with the orchestra of the "Concerts du Conservatoire". | ||
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After a concert at the "Salle Gaveau", her father died. Ida was the only person in the family capable of making a living for herself, her mother and her little sister (then three years old).
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| 1943 | 19 y. | Her marriage with Henri Rigo was celebrated on september 25th 1943. |
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1944
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20 y.
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Birth of her little girl, Elisabeth. |
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| 1945 | 21 y. | She performs the 'Sonata Concertata' by Paganini on the 'Radio Nice' station and appears in the most prestigious concert halls. |
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| 1947 | 23 y. | It took her less than a week to learn the 'Concierto de Aranjuez' by Rodrigo. The concert, was broadcast live by 'Radio Paris'. |
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| 1950' | At the begining of the 1950s, she had become again a famous guitarist, sought after by the great concert halls of France and Europe. On the other hand, her marital status became intolerable: she divorces. |
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| 1951 | 27 y. | Meet of Alexandre Lagoya |
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| 1952 | 28 y. | The year 1952 was decisive, since it saw the beginning of their life together as well as their first appearance as a duo - it was the beginning of their fantastic career. |
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| 1953 | 29 y. | Birth of Sylvain |
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| 1958 | 34 y. | The duo accepted to teach at the 'Académie internationale d'été' in Nice. |
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| Concurrently to their very many concerts during which they created an authentic repertory for the duo, they recorded in fifteen years more than fifteen discs and performed on many TV programs. |
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| 24/04/1967 | 43 y. | Tragic death of Ida Presti at the time of concerts in the United States. |
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