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.
"One Cello" - Mattia Zappa violoncello
With works by Bach and others
Mattia Zappa has been a member of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich for more than two decades and was also a lecturer in cello and chamber music at the Music Academy of the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, in Lugano, from 2012 to 2017.
His busy concert schedule, documented by numerous recordings for the labels DECCA Italy, Claves and Guild, includes solo recitals, duo programs with piano or guitar, and in string trio and cello ensemble.
He has been engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as a substitute.
Mattia Zappa studied music at the Juilliard School in New York and at the Basel Music Academy.
Parallel to his classical side, the cellist from Ticino explores new sounds of his cello in a very personal way in a jazz context, in close collaboration with the pianist Ivo Kova.
For many years, he has been at the pinnacle of solo cello literature with cyclical performances of all 6 suites by J.S. Bach.
The program "One-Cello" (2025) brings a mixture of compositions from the solo repertoire and improvisations to the stage, which brilliantly present the cello as an instrument with 1000 facets and the musical diversity of the interpreter.
Program19.30 hrs | start of concert
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
"One Cello" - Mattia Zappa violoncello
With works by Bach and others
Mattia Zappa has been a member of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich for more than two decades and was also a lecturer in cello and chamber music at the Music Academy of the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, in Lugano, from 2012 to 2017.
His busy concert schedule, documented by numerous recordings for the labels DECCA Italy, Claves and Guild, includes solo recitals, duo programs with piano or guitar, and in string trio and cello ensemble.
He has been engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as a substitute.
Mattia Zappa studied music at the Juilliard School in New York and at the Basel Music Academy.
Parallel to his classical side, the cellist from Ticino explores new sounds of his cello in a very personal way in a jazz context, in close collaboration with the pianist Ivo Kova.
For many years, he has been at the pinnacle of solo cello literature with cyclical performances of all 6 suites by J.S. Bach.
The program "One-Cello" (2025) brings a mixture of compositions from the solo repertoire and improvisations to the stage, which brilliantly present the cello as an instrument with 1000 facets and the musical diversity of the interpreter.
Program19.30 hrs | start of concert
Note: This text was translated by machine translation software and not by a human translator. It may contain translation errors.
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