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BartolomeyBittmann

CELLOFEST
Sat 2 Nov 22:00 - 23:00
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Past event
Sat 2 Nov
22:00 - 23:00
Past event

Credits

Matthias Bartolomey cello
Klemens Bittmann violin, mandola

They barely require introduction at all. The Cello Biënnale got the jazz/rock duo BartolomeyBittmann to Amsterdam for the first time in 2015, after which the ball started rolling. The energy, perfection and virtuosity of cellist Matthias Bartolomey and violinist and mandola player Klemens Bittmann – and  particular, their original catchy compositions – won them the hearts of the audience straightaway. Since then, they have played at countless festivals, radio and TV, and never missed a Biënnale. Of course they won’t miss this one!

Part of

Biënnale in pictures: day 3

Biënnale in Beeld: Dag 3 Fotografen: Simon van Boxtel, Veerle Bastiaanssen, Jelle Verhoeks Programma
In pictures

Matthias Bartolomey

Matthias Bartolomey (Vienna, 1985) started playing the cello aged 7 and received his first lessons from his father. Later, he studied in Vienna with Valentin Erben, cellist of the Alban Berg Quartet, and in Salzburg with Clemens Hagen. Since 2020, he has been a professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg himself. Together with Klemens Bittmann (violin and bandola) he forms BartolomeyBittmann, a duo with which he has repeatedly been a great hit at the Biënnale and, in 2022, with the Metropole Orchestra. Matthias is also the principal cellist of Concentus Musicus Wien, founded by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Matthias Bartolomey plays on a David Tecchler cello made in 1727.
Cellisten

BartolomeyBittmann

The Austrian duo of Matthias Bartolomey on the cello and Klemens Bittman on violin and mandola has been an absolute audience favourite since their first performance at the Cello Biënnale. Classically trained, they are masters of improvisation and effortlessly connect the most different music genres – from jazz to rock. Their energy, flawlessness, and tender cantilenas never fail to impress. For the past ten years, they have continuously worked on a unique repertoire, earning them the nickname ‘progressive strings Viennna’. They are always searching for the acoustic essence of their instruments, without falling back on electronics or effects, and they take the time to do it properly. Their CD Zehn was a celebration of their ten-year anniversary as an ensemble. It contains new pieces, most of them composed during the Covid lockdown. Matthias Bartolomey – cello Klemens Bittmann – violin, mandola
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