BIOGRAPHY
Stefania Verita, cellist with dual Italian and Swiss citizenship is a musician of remarkable distinction.
Born in Italy, she completed her high school diploma and subsequently obtained her cello diploma in 1985 at the Conservatorio "A. Vivaldi" in Alessandria.
Thanks to a scholarship, she continued her studies at the Scuola di Alto Perfezionamento Musicale in Saluzzo, refining her skills under the guidance of internationally renowned masters such as Sergiu Celibidache, Thomas Demenga, Rocco Filippini, Maurice Bourgue, and Milan Turkovic.
Her musical journey then led her to the University of Music in Bern, Switzerland, where she was admitted to the soloist class of Patrick Demenga in 1989 and earned her soloist diploma in 1991.
She also received significant artistic influences through masterclasses with prominent figures like Siegfried Palm, Sergiu Celibidache, Milan Turkovic, Pierre Amoyal, Hansheinz Schneeberger, and Maurice Bourgue.
Not only an outstanding soloist, Stefania Verita is also a passionate chamber musician. She has collaborated with renowned artists such as Milan Turkovic, with whom she made her chamber music debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus in 1989, Gerard Wyss, Jean-Pierre Rampal, and Maxence Larrieu.
In addition to her involvement in various orchestras, including the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Zürcher Kammerorchester, and St. Gallen Sinfonieorchester, she served as deputy principal cellist in the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester from 2008 to 2010. Stefania Verita is a guest principal cellist of the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen and has been principal cellist of La Banda Antix, Corund Ensemble, Camerata Zurich, Camerata Helvetica, and Zuger Sinfonietta. Since 1993, she has been the cellist of the Ensemble Nina Corti and a member of the Ensemble Salon Passion since 1997.
Her passion for chamber music has led her to perform in Europe, the USA, and Asia, collaborating in various formations.
Her repertoire spans both modern and baroque cello.
In addition to her classical commitments, she is open to musical experiments and has collaborated with a variety of artists at the intersection of jazz, pop, and experimental music, including Juan Esteban Cuacci, Ernst Reijseger, Pablo Nahar, Marc Dresser, Pippo Pollina, Roberto Petroli, Nina Corti, Marco Zappa, Tino Horat, Bastian Baker, Paul Ast, Patric Scott, Reto Burrel, Linard Bardill, and Signorino TJ.
Since 2023, she has been the cellist of
"The Beauty of Gemina Trio +".
Alongside her active concert schedule, Stefania Verita has been teaching at the Zurich Conservatory since 2004, where she imparts her rich musical experience to the next generation of cellists.
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