Death of the cellist Daniel Pezzotti
The multistylistic Swiss cellist Daniel Pezzotti has died of a serious illness at the age of 55, according to an obituary published by Zurich Opera House.
Pezzotti graduated with distinction from the Zurich Conservatory with Claude Starck in 1981. In the field of classical music, he has a busy international concert schedule as a soloist and chamber musician. From 1986 he was a member of the Zurich Opera Orchestra. He was also active as a jazz musician.
As a friend of the Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal, he performed with Pascoal's group in Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Florence, Geneva and Zurich in 1992. This joint work developed into a duo with Carlos Malta, the flautist and saxophonist from Pascoal's group. He has also recorded several times with Andreas Vollenweider and Thierry Lang. In Rio de Janeiro, Pezzotti is a guest lecturer at the International Cello Encounter. He teaches cello at the Zurich University of the Arts.
