Teresina Tua

Maddalena Maria Teresa Tua (23 April 1866 – 28 October 1956) was a prominent Italian violinist who demonstrated her musical talents from an early age.

Born in Turin on 23 April 1866, Maddalena Maria Teresa Tua was the daughter of Antonio Tua, a mason and amateur violinist, and Marianna Rabino, a housewife who played the guitar.

She entered the Paris Conservatoire when she was 11, winning the Grand Prix for violin in 1880.

She was widely acclaimed on her concert tours in the 1880s, filling the Opera House in Vienna in 1882 and performing in Germany, France, Spain and London.

Her performances in the United States in 1887 were less successful and she soon returned to Europe where she married and settled in Rome.