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Biography (JANUARY 2013)
Swiss Cellist Sebastian Diezig, is in demand as soloist and chamber musician. Sebastian Diezig appears with orchestras such as the Basel Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, the Fribourg Chamber Orchestra, the Budweis Philharmonic, as well as the Orchestra of the Festival Summer of Boswil. He has been invited to festivals such as the Lucerne Festival, Young Artists in Concert Davos, the Festival Sine Nomine in Lausanne, the Summer of Boswil, the Viva Cello Festival in Liestal as well as the Steirischer Kammermusiksommer in Graz. He was one of the three soloists who interpreted Johann-Sebastian Bach's Suites for Cello alone with choreography by Joachim Schloemer during season 08/09 at the Lucerne Festival, at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels, at the Grand-Théâtre du Luxembourg as well as at the Theatres of Freiburg (Germany) and Heidelberg. He is price winner at numerous competitions. In 2008 he won the third price at the International Cello Competition of Lugano Gianni Bergamo Classic Award; the special price for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece at the International Cello Competition in Zagreb Antonio Janigro; a recognition price at the Competition of the Basel Orchestra Society; and a scholarship at the Competition of the Friedl Wald Foundation in Basel. In 2004 he won the Concours Pierre et Renée Glasson in Fribourg; and in 2003 he won the third price at the Concours de l'interprétation musicale de Lausanne. Recordings for Radio Suisse Romande and Radio Svizzera Italiana. Sebastian Diezig is Associate Principal Cellist with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. As a composer Sebastian Diezig wrote, premiered and recorded for his Youtube Channel the virtuoso solo pieces "Top Gun Variations" (2012) and "Blues" (2007). Born in 1983 in Fribourg (Switzerland), he studied with Pierre-Bernard Sudan, Marc Jaermann and finally with Thomas Demenga, with whom he finished his studies with a brillant soloist diploma in 2008. His chamber music teachers were Walter Levin for string quartet and Gérard Wyss for piano trio. His improvisation teacher was Walter Fähndrich. He plays a beautiful Cello made in Basel by Phillip Cray in the year 2000 ex-Thomas Demenga. The purchase of this instrument has been aided by PE-Förderkreis für Studierende der Musik e.v. Mannheim (Germany). Sebastian is married to violonist Paula Novoa. In his spare time Sebastian Diezig enjoys riding his road bicycle. HTTP://WWW.SEBASTIANDIEZIG.COM
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