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Cellini Consort (Viol Trio) |
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Founded: 2012 - Swtizerland |
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The Cellini Consort was founded in 2012 by three viol players, Tore Eketorp, Brian Franklin, and Thomas Goetschel. The success of their harmonic partnership and evident delight in playing together impressed audiences from the very fi rst concert. The group's first public appearance, at the Zürich Festival of Early Music, earned them an immediate offer of a CD recording co-produced by the Swiss broadcaster SRF 2 Kultur. The CD, Sweet Melancholy, has been released by Coviello Classics, and received a five-star appraisal in Fono Forum magazine (Germany, August 2016). The reviewer, Matthias Hengelbrock, praised the group's “remarkable dedication to the music [...] over and above their clear subject knowledge and flawless performance technique”. The trio’s calling card is indeed a boundless enthusiasm for Renaissance and Baroque viol repertoire, backed by years of experience of historically informed performances of period repertoire, and reinforced by an intensive process of engagement with the works they perform. This foundation work gives the group great scope for spontaneity in concert performances, allowing the music to shine as freshly as if it was brand new. |
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The Swedish viola da gamba player Tore Eketorp studied initially with Keren Bruce Westerlund in Stockholm before pursuing a postgraduate degree with Paolo Pandolfo at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, graduating with dinstinction in 2009. During his time at the Schola he also studied vielle and medieval music with Randall Cook. Tore’s musical activities have taken him to festivals and concert series across Europe, Asia and North and South America. He has won several international competitions and participated in numerous CD, television and radio recordings. |
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Brian Franklin, though born in the USA, grew up in Toronto, Canada, and first encountered the viola da gamba there. He came to Switzerland to continue his studies with Jordi Savall at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (1977-1982), and has been teaching at the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and Zurich Conservatory Music School (MKZ) since 1983. His activities as a performer encompass performing with a range of chamber ensembles, solo duties in Passions and cantatas, and a series of CD recordings. |
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Thomas Goetschel, born and raised in Kloten, Swizterland, studied viol with Brian Franklin at the Zürich Conservatory of Music (1987-1992), graduating with a teaching degree. He continued his studies with Vittorio Ghielmi at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, passing his concert performance exam in 2004. As a member of a number of chamber groups, he has played every member of the viol family from the pardessus to the violone, and is also very active as a concert performer in Switzerland and abroad. He also offers freelance viol tuition in Zürich. |
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Brian Franklin – Tore Eketorp – Thomas Goetschel
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