Alice Pashkus (1911–1972) was born on February 21, 1911, in Germany. According to Jon Verbalis, she had piano tuition from Elie Robert Schmitz. She studied medicine but after meeting Theodore Pashkus, she dedicated herself to instrumental (mostly violin and piano) pedagogy. Her most influential work was carried out in collaboration with her husband Theodore. For many years the couple were very much in demand as specialists in musicians' physical as well as psychological problems. Among their most famous clients were Ossy Renardy, Yehudi Menuhin, Ivry Gitlis, Michèle Auclair, Franco Gulli and Enzo Porta. Alice Pashkus also gave instruction to the pianists Yorgos Manessis and Jon Verbalis. References Further reading Elie Robert Schmitz, The Capture of Inspiration, New York, E. Weyhe, 1935 Menuhin, Yehudi, Voyage inachevé-autobiographie, Paris, Seuil, 1976 Ivry Gitlis, L’Âme et la Corde, Paris, Robert Laffont, 1980 Enzo Porta, Il Violino nella Storia, Maestri, Tecniche, Scuole, Torino, EDT, 2000 Philippe Borer (editor), La Pagina e l'Archetto, bibliografia violinistica storico-tecnica e studi effettuati su Niccolò Paganini, Genova, Comune di Genova, 2003 Jon Verbalis, Natural Fingering: A Topographical Approach to Pianism, New York, Oxford University press, 2012 External links Profile of Theodore and Alice Pashkus on Rudolf Bruil's 'The Remington Site' A Greek profile of Alice Pashkus by a student of a student of hers Violin pedagogues American music educators American women music educators 1911 births 1972 deaths 20th-century American violinists Women violinists 20th-century women musicians 20th-century American women musicians German emigrants to the United States