Pina Carmirelli
Pina Carmirelli, born January 23, 1914, in Varzi, Italy, was an Italian
violinist who began studying music at an early age. She earned her violin
diploma at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan in 1930 and a composition
degree in 1935. She won the Premio Stradivari in 1937 and the Premio Paganini in
1940, and later married cellist Arturo Bonucci. Carmirelli performed extensively
as a soloist and chamber musician, co-founding ensembles including the Quintetto
Boccherini in 1949 and the Quartetto Carmirelli in 1954. She served as first
violinist of I Musici and taught at the A...
