Winterthur promotes Matías Lanz
The city of Winterthur is awarding this year's 10,000 Swiss franc prize to the Winterthur harpsichordist and organist Matías Lanz.
The musician Matías Lanz, born in Winterthur in 1992, studied harpsichord at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), where he completed his master's degree in music education with distinction in 2016, according to the city's press release. He completed a further master's degree in basso continuo/ensemble conducting at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, which he also completed with distinction. He also studied organ at the ZHdK from 2010 to 2012 and attended various masterclasses for both harpsichord and organ.
His artistic work focuses on arrangements of baroque instrumental works for various keyboard instruments, the creation of unconventional programs with works by unknown masters as well as the combination of music and text. Lanz was a scholarship holder of the Hirschmann Foundation and a founding member of two vocal and instrumental ensembles: Ensemble Pícaro (2012) and Cardinal Complex (2017). He has been organist at the Reformed Church Zell/Kollbrunn since 2011 and at the Reformed Church Winterthur Veltheim since 2013.
Since February 2020, Lanz has been a harpsichord teacher and lecturer in basso continuo at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. He also cultivates his second mainstay, Argentine tango, with great passion and continues his education in various master classes. He has also been involved with the Obertor theater ensemble in Winterthur for many years. Matías Lanz is a versatile and outstanding musician with great potential.
The 2021 sponsorship prize of the city of Winterthur is endowed with CHF 10,000. It is publicly advertised annually. Eligible are people up to the age of 35 who have lived in the city of Winterthur for at least three years without interruption or whose artistic work has a special connection to cultural life in the city of Winterthur. Fifteen artists from various cultural fields applied for the 2021 prize.
The award ceremony will take place together with the presentation of the Culture Prize on November 30, 2021 at the Winterthur Photo Center.
