Student of Marco Anzoletti (1866—1929) in Milan and Joachim in Berlin. Active as soloist ca.1890-1910 New York Sun 27. Dec. 1891: „The day of youthful prodigies is evidently not over. In Berlin the 12-year-old ’cellist, Jean Gérardy, […] appeared recently with signal success. In Milan, on the other hand, a little girl of the same age [15 years], Bianca Panteo, has caused quite a stir in musical circles by her remarkable performance on the violin“ .