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Duo dei Castelli

15.01.2025 19:30 - 20:30
3992 Bettmeralp
Part of the 13th Aletsch Classic Festival
Under the musical direction of Barbara Krüger, the "13th Aletsch Classic Festival" concert series takes place on Wednesday evenings during the winter season at the St. Michael Center on Bettmeralp. Top-class musicians from all over Europe come to the Aletsch Arena to enchant you with classical instrumental compositions in a wintry atmosphere. Admission is free, but there will be an opportunity for a voluntary collection at the end.

Duo dei Castelli

Maristella Patuzzi-Violin
Andreas Laake-viola

With works by Mozart, Bruni, Hoffmeister

Maristella Patuzzi and Andreas Laake got to know each other at joint concerts.
She in her role as an internationally active and successful soloist, he as conductor of the "Camerata dei Castelli", with whom he also made his debut in the Philharmonie Berlin concert series.
As the two of them understood and complemented each other perfectly musically, they now perform together as the "Duo dei Castelli".

Maristella Patuzzi violin
Maristella recorded Ravel's Tzigane for Swiss radio and television as a duo with her father Mario at the age of 11 and released a live recording for Sony at the age of 13.

A winner of national and international competitions, she has given concerts in Europe, Russia, Asia, the United States, Africa, Canada, Australia and Latin America, to name but a few.

At the age of 17, she graduated from high school in Lugano and obtained her violin diploma with top marks, honors and special mention at the Milan Conservatory.

In 2009 she obtained a Master's degree from Indiana University in Bloomington and in 2011 a Master's degree from the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, also with top marks.

Since 2013 she has recorded for Brilliant Classics, Decca and Dynamic.

Andreas Laake viola
Andreas was born in London in 1961 and grew up in Liestal.
He completed his violin studies in Basel with Armin Tenger and continued his studies in Paris with Annie Jodry and at the Vienna University of Music with Michael Schnitzler.

He has won prizes at various international competitions and has made numerous television, radio and CD recordings as a soloist or in chamber music ensembles.

He was section leader in the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana for 34 years and completed his conducting studies with Mark Kissòczy at the Hochschule für Musik in Zurich.

Andreas Laake conducts the Orchestra da Camera del Locarnese, the chamber ensemble Farandole in Basel and the Camerata dei Castelli in Bellinzona, with whom he made his conducting debut in 2018 in the official program of the renowned Philharmonie Berlin.

Program19.30 hrs | start of concert


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