Franziska Welti travels to Genoa
The city of Winterthur has awarded a scholarship for a studio residency in Genoa as part of its cultural promotion program. The scholarship was awarded to the musician Franziska Welti. The three-month residency is planned for the turn of the year 2021/22.
Born in 1965, Franziska Welti is a singer, choir director and artist. She lives in Winterthur and Berlin. Welti performs music from the 12th to 21st centuries as well as freely improvised music. She works regularly with ensembles for early and contemporary music, such as the "Sonar Quartett Berlin" and teaches solo singing and vocal improvisation at the Winterthur Conservatory. In 2009 she was awarded the Cultural Prize of the City of Winterthur and in 2018 the Music Recognition Prize of the Canton of Zurich.
The studio in Genoa is periodically advertised for a three-month stay for artists from Winterthur. A total of six people applied for the scholarship. Cultural practitioners from all disciplines who have lived in the city of Winterthur for at least three years without interruption or who have a special relationship with cultural life in the city of Winterthur through their artistic work were eligible to apply.
