Lionel Cottet
Viola Guest artist
Biography
Born in Geneva, Lionel Cottet studied at the Juilliard School in New York, the Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Zurich University of the Arts, and the HEM, under the tutelage of Joel Krosnick, Clemens Hagen, Thomas Grossenbacher, and François Guye. A laureate of several international competitions, including the Witold Lutosławski Competition in Warsaw, he was appointed principal cellist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2016. He won the same position in 2022 with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. He simultaneously pursues an international career as a soloist and chamber musician.
Events
SESSION 1 – SATURDAY, 08 NOVEMBER, 16:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Divertimento, KV 563
Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto: Allegretto
Lena Neudaeuer, violin
Christian Poltéra, cello
Luigi Berio (1925–2003)
Naturale, for viola, percussion, and electronics
Marianna Bednarska, percussion
Till Lingenberg, percussion
David Poissonnier, electronics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Divertimento, KV 563
Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto: Allegretto
Lena Neudaeuer, violin
Christian Poltéra, cello
Luigi Berio (1925–2003)
Naturale, for viola, percussion, and electronics
Marianna Bednarska, percussion
Till Lingenberg, percussion
David Poissonnier, electronics
SESSION 2 – SATURDAY, 08 NOVEMBER, 19:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Divertimento, KV 563
Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto: Allegretto
Lena Neudaeuer, violin
Christian Poltéra, cello
Luigi Berio (1925–2003)
Naturale, for viola, percussion, and electronics
Marianna Bednarska, percussion
Till Lingenberg, percussion
David Poissonnier, electronics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Divertimento, KV 563
Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto: Allegretto
Lena Neudaeuer, violin
Christian Poltéra, cello
Luigi Berio (1925–2003)
Naturale, for viola, percussion, and electronics
Marianna Bednarska, percussion
Till Lingenberg, percussion
David Poissonnier, electronics
SESSION 3 – SUNDAY, 09 NOVEMBER, 16:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Divertimento, KV 563
Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto: Allegretto
Corina Belcea, violin
Lionel Cottet, cello
Luigi Berio (1925–2003)
Naturale, for viola, percussion, and electronics
Marianna Bednarska, percussion
Till Lingenberg, percussion
David Poissonnier, electronics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Divertimento, KV 563
Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto: Allegretto
Corina Belcea, violin
Lionel Cottet, cello
Luigi Berio (1925–2003)
Naturale, for viola, percussion, and electronics
Marianna Bednarska, percussion
Till Lingenberg, percussion
David Poissonnier, electronics
SESSION 4 – SUNDAY, 09 NOVEMBER, 19:00
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Divertimento, KV 563
Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto: Allegretto
Corina Belcea, violin
Lionel Cottet, cello
Luigi Berio (1925–2003)
Naturale, for viola, percussion, and electronics
Marianna Bednarska, percussion
Till Lingenberg, percussion
David Poissonnier, electronics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Divertimento, KV 563
Allegro, Adagio, Menuetto: Allegretto
Corina Belcea, violin
Lionel Cottet, cello
Luigi Berio (1925–2003)
Naturale, for viola, percussion, and electronics
Marianna Bednarska, percussion
Till Lingenberg, percussion
David Poissonnier, electronics
The eight Semi-Finalists will perform the following works:
- W. A. Mozart: Divertimento KV563 (movt 1-3)
- L. Berio: Naturale, for viola, percussion and electronic
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GUEST ARTISTS
Mozart Divertimento
Corina Belcea, violin
Lionel Cottet, cello
Lena Neudaeuer, violin
Christian Poltéra, cello
Berio Naturale
Marianna Bednarska, percussion
Till Lingenberg, percussion
David Poissonnier, electronics
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Open to the public
Sessions at 16:00 & 19:00