Antonia Brico

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  • Birth

    Birth

    She was born in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
  • Towards America

    Towards America

    Antonia Brico travelled to America in 1907 (California).
  • First Piano Lessons

    First Piano Lessons

    When she was ten years old, a doctor suggested to her foster family that she take piano lessons so that she would no longer bite her nails.
  • University of Berkeley

    University of Berkeley

    She went to the University of Berkeley where she became an assistant to Paul Steindorf, director of the San Francisco Opera. He studied piano for two years with Sigismond Stojowski.