Matilde Capuis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Matilde Capuis

Italian composer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1913

Place of Birth: Naples, Campania, Italy

Date of Death: 31-Jan-2017

Profession: composer, pianist, organist, music pedagogue

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Matilde Margherita Mary Capuis (1 January 1913 – 31 January 2017) was an Italian organist, pianist, music educator and composer.
She was born in Naples and studied at the Benedetto Marcello conservatory in Venice with Gabriele Bianchi and at the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence.After completing her studies, she took a position at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi of Turin where she became chair of theory and then composition.
For many years she performed in a duo with cellist Hugh Attilio Scabia.
Capuis died on 31 January 2017 at the age of 104.