Katrin Mettler
Katrin Mettler (* 1969 in Basel ) is a Swiss cellist and music teacher .
Life
Katrin Mettler grew up in Affoltern am Albis and received her first cello lessons in Hausen am Albis . After graduating from high school , she began to study the cello at the Lucerne Conservatory in 1989 , where she received her teaching diploma in 1994 and the concert readiness diploma in 1996 with distinction. She obtained her soloist diploma in 1999 from her future husband Peter Leisegang, among others .
She has been teaching a cello class at the Knonauer Amt music school since 1993, and heads the Chamber Music Days and the annual talent stage. She was a juror in several Swiss music competitions .
She was a member and soloist of the Festival Strings Lucerne from 1995 to 2000, has been a member of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich since 1996 and has appeared as a soloist with various orchestral companies in Switzerland and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra . She performs in the cello duo with her husband Peter Leisegang , with whom she has four sons.
Awards
- 1994: Walter Strebi Memorial Prize
- 1998: Orpheus Prize
- 1999: Richard Lewinsohn-More-Prize
Discography (selection)
- Robert Schumann : Concerto for violoncello and orchestra in A minor , op.129
- Max Bruch : Kol Nidrei , op.47
- Antonín Dvořák : Rondo for violoncello , op.94
- Camille Saint-Saëns : Allegro appassionato , op.43
- Pablo Casals : Song of the Birds
- David Popper : Hungarian Rhapsody , op.68
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Trio con Brio. Mother's Day Concert In: Knonauer Amt Music School, accessed on December 30, 2015.
- ↑ List of teachers at the Knonauer Amt music school , accessed on September 11, 2014.
- ↑ Katrin Mettler on the website of the Trio con Brio ( Memento of the original from December 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on September 11, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mettler, Katrin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mettler Leisegang, Katrin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cellist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |