Ida Presti

Ida Presti
Background information
Born(1924-05-31)31 May 1924
Suresnes, Île-de-France, France
Died24 April 1967(1967-04-24) (aged 42)
Rochester, New York, U.S.
GenresClassical guitar
Occupations
  • Guitarist
  • composer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1938-1967
Spouse
(m. 1955)

Ida Presti (31 May 1924 – 24 April 1967) was a French classical guitarist and composer. She first came to prominence as a child prodigy, before maturing into what Alice Artzt has called "the greatest guitarist of the 20th century, and possibly of all time."