French honors for "Viennese Classical Music in Paris"
The CD "Wiener Klassik in Paris" was awarded the Diapason d'Or de l'année 2017 in the chamber music category.
On the award-winning CD, Edoardo Torbianelli, lecturer in fortepiano and historical performance practice at the HKB, plays the piano/wind quintets by Mozart and Beethoven on the fortepiano together with the Ensemble Freitagsakademie Bern. The ensemble performed live on Radio France on the gala evening alongside other famous names in classical music.
Founded in 1993, the Freitagsakademie Bern is under the artistic direction of Katharina Suske. It plays music from the 17th to the early 19th century, each on instruments of the respective era and in various formations. The permanent core of musicians includes Leila Schayegh (violin), Vital Julian Frey (harpsichord), Balasz Maté and Daniel Rosin (violoncello), Jonathan Rubin (lute) and Jan Krigovsky (violone).
