ANDRÁS SCHIFF - Società del Quartetto di Vicenza

Klaus THUNEMANN bassoon
Born in Magdeburg, he studied at the Musikhochschule in Berlin. His first engage took him
to Münster in Westfalen, then since 1978 he has been the first bassoon of the NDR-Sinfonie-
Orchesters in Hamburg. He graduated in the competition “Podium junger Solisten” and “ARD-
Wettbewerb” in Munich. Since 1978 he has been professor at the “Hochschule für Musik und
Theater” in Hannover, and in 1995 he was called at the Musikhochschule “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin.
As a soloist and as a partner in chamber music with the oboist H. Holliger and the pianist A.
Schiff he gives concerts all around the world; he is guest of the most important European Festivals.
A great number of recordings with artists like A. Brendel, G. Kremer, H. Holliger and A.
Schiff, and recordings as a soloist with the “Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields” and “I Musici di
Roma” confirms his leading position on the international scene. Since 2008 he has been professor
of bassoon and chamber music at Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid.
Riccardo CROCILLA clarinet
Born in Palermo, He studied at the Conservatory of Genoa where he graduated with maximum
marks. He continued his studies with G. Garbarino and T. Friedli. He won places as first clarinet
in the symphony and opera orchestras of Cagliari, Genoa, Trieste and Lausanne. Since 1996, has
been first clarinet of the orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino directed by Z. Mehta.
He has played with renowned orchestras in Italy and abroad under the batons of the most important
conductors and was awarded the prestigious “Premio Galileo 2000”, for promising young Italian
concert musicians. Crocilla has recorded for the labels, ARTS, Bongiovanni, and Discantica.
Louise PELLERIN oboe
Life chose otherwise for someone who believed she could finish her studies in Europe and then
come home to Québec to get on with other things. In just a few years, she became one of the
great oboists of the world. She is invited in the world’s most prestigious festivals. Solo oboe of
the Camerata Salzburg and Cappella Andrea Barca, Louise Pellerin plays alongside H. Holliger,
A. Schiff, E. Höbarth, L. Kavakos, R. Vlatkovic, D. Varjon, J. Widmann. After receiving two First
Prizes from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, she went on to study with H. Holliger in
Freiburg, where she obtained the prestigious soloist diploma with high distinction. A passionate
teacher, is a professor at the Zürich University of Arts and faculty member of the Oxford Academy.
She gives master classes world wide and is invited on juries for international competitions.
Throughout her career, she has been solo oboist with the most prestigious orchestra of the world.
Louise Pellerin has made recordings with Atma, Decca, Denon, DGG, Novalis, Philips, Radio-
Canada,WDR and Arte.
Marie-Luise NEUNECKER horn
She first studied musicology and German literature. Later she studied with the great horn player,
Erich Penzel, in Cologne and between 1979 and 1989 she widened her experience as first horn
player with the Bamberg Orchestra and the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra. She has won numerous
competitions such as the “Musica Tedesca” in Bonn, the ARD in Munich and the Artists’ Guild
of New York, and currently appears regularly in the most important concert venues in Europe,
Japan and the USA. She works with artists such as Frank Peter Zimmermann and Christian Tetzlaff,
Lars Vogt, and the Zehetmair Quartet. György Ligeti wrote his “Hamburg Concerto” for her,
which she played at its world premiere in Japan in January 2001. She has taught at the Frankfurt
Academy of Music and since 2004 has been professor of horn at the Hanns Eisler Academy of
Music in Berlin.
1. violins
Erich Höbarth, Yuuko Shiokawa,
Ulrike-Anima Mathé, Kathrin Rabus,
Georg Egger, Ottavia Egger-Kostner,
Armin Brunner, Erika Tóth, Jiří Panocha
2. violins
Kjell Arne Jørgensen, Stefano Mollo,
Zoltán Tuska, Susanne Mathé, Albor Rosenfeld,
Karin-Regina Florey, Pavel Zejfart, Eva Szábo,
Lyrico Sonnleitner
violas
Hariolf Schlichtig, Jean Sulem, Anita Mitterer,
Michael Hanko, Sándor Papp,
Miroslav Sehnoutka
cellos
Christoph Richter, Rudolf Gleissner,
Xenia Jankovic, Heidi Litschauer,
Jaroslav Kulhan
double basses
Christian Sutter, Brita Bürgschwendtner,
Holger Michalski
sopranos
Alessandra Bertazzo, Cristina Damian,
Elena Piazza, Emanuela Bussolaro, Flavia Morisi,
Giovanna Damian, Giovanna Giuliari,
Giuliana Cappucciati, Giuliana Re, Monica Cerudi,
Nicoletta Possente, Nicoletta Tretto,
Romana Maria Bissoli, Silvia Cazzaro
contraltos
Alice Coppo, Antonella Grando,
Elena Floriani, Elisabetta Cuman, Ilaria Balbo,
Luisa Mogentale, Marina Cecchinato, Marina
Magnabosco, Paola Bolla, Paola Cecchetto,
Raffaela Bellato, Rita Carmignan,
Valentina Ferrarin
CAPPELLA ANDREA BARCA
SOLOISTS
Meike Leluschko soprano
Britta Schwarz alto
Werner Güra tenor
Antonio Rocchino tenor
Andreas Wolf bass
flutes
Wolfgang Breinschmid, Rosemarie Moser
oboes
Louise Pellerin, Laura Urbina
clarinets
Riccardo Crocilla, Toshiko Sakakibara
bassoons
Klaus Thunemann, Claudio Alberti
horns
Marie-Luise Neunecker, Georg Sonnleitner,
Aron Könczei
trumpets
Neil Brough, Simon Gabriel
percussion
Stefan Gawlick
SCHOLA SAN ROCCO
choirmaster
Francesco Erle
trombones
Henri-Michel Garzia, Christoph Weber,
Florian Metzger
tenors
Bruno Tagliaferro, Carlo Timillero,
Davide Pellizzaro, Enrico Arten, Giorgio Erle,
Giovanni Morisi, Giuseppe Conocarpo,
Michele Montemezzo, Mirto Testolin,
Ruggero Battaglia
bass
Federico Timillero, Flavio Fagan, Fulvio Fonzi,
Giuseppe Maderni, Luca Azzolin,
Massimo Bardin, Matteo Rossi, Mauro Ongaro,
Renato De Momi, Renato Girardello
vocalist
Giovanna Damian