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Street dedicated to Clara Haskil (Vevey, Switzerland)

    Clara Haskil (b. Bucharest, Romania, 1895 – d. 1960, Brussels, Belgium) was a pianist. The street in Vevey, Switzerland, is where she lived and where a festival is held in her honour, the ‘Clara Haskil International Piano Competition’. She also lived in Austria and France. A Jewish during WWII, she found refuge in Switzerland.

    A biography and picture are available online on Wikipedia.

    Address: Rue Clara-Haskil, 1800 Vevey