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Dirce Bauer Knijnik is a Brazilian pianist. She is a prominent figure in music from Porto Alegre, having been a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul between 1965 and 1988.

Biography
With a solid musical background, Knijnik's first contact with music came from lessons with her sister, and then with two pioneers of Music Education in Brazil: Liddy Mignone and Antônio de Sá Pereira. Afterwards, Knijnik studied with Rossini Freitas in the Music School of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, graduating in 1950 with a gold medal.