Olimpia Ana Pía Sebastiani (27 February 1925 – 26 July 2015) was an Argentine pianist and composer. She studied under teachers such as Alfredo Pinto, Juan Fanelli, Georges de Lalewicz, in her hometown of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

. In 1941, Sebastiani composed and performed a concert for piano and orchestra. She was a member of the Beethoven Conservatory. His piano concertos took her to some of the most important music halls in the world, such as

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and

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. She taught at the

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School of Music. Sebastiani died on 26 July 2015 in Buenos Aires at the age of 90.

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