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Name	Sonya Helen Hanke
Alternative Names	Sonya Helen Lucchetti
Born	27 September, 1933 Hunters Hill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	4 September, 1993 (aged 59) St Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (breast)
Education *	North Sydney Girls High School (student, 1945-1948) New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (student, 1949-1951) Royal College of Music (UK) (student, 1953-1956)
Occupation *	pianist (1953-1977) Overseas music conservatorium teacher (1977-1992) New South Wales, Australia pianist (1977-1992) New South Wales, Australia
Legacies *	Sonya Hanke memorial scholarship (New South Wales Conservatorium of Music) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	South Pacific Liszt Society (president, 1980)
Workplaces *	New South Wales Conservatorium of Music (teacher, 1974-1992)

* Dates are approximate

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