Annie Dutoit-Argerich was born in Switzerland. She studied Latin and Greek and earned a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature from Princeton University. She then obtained a master’s degree in Journalism from New York University and a PhD in French and Romance Philology from Columbia University. While pursuing her academic career, Annie discovered a passion for performative art and has since worked as an actress and narrator. She has performed works by Milhaud, Liszt, Stravinsky, Cage, and Prokofiev, integrating text, performance, and music in international venues. A recording of Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animals [Le Carnaval des Animaux] featuring a text by Francis Blanche, with Antonio Pappano and Martha Argerich, was released in September 2017 by Warner Classics.
In June 2019, she performed as narrator in The Soldier’s Tale [Histoire du soldat] by Michel Van Zele under the direction of Charles Dutoit. She performs in French, English, and Spanish. Annie Dutoit-Argerich is also the host of a new series produced by Arte ZDF and BelAir Productions, titled Private Concert [Concert privé], with the first episode featuring Daniel Barenboim.