23.09
4:00 p.m.
Art Ensemble

STARS OF THE FUTURE

JOANNA TWADDLE – cello
ISA-SOPHIE ZÜND – piano

Biel/Bienne | Farel Saal

In collaboration with
RAHN MUSIKPREIS 2022

BEETHOVEN | JANÁČEK | DEBUSSY | SCHUMANN
Joanna Twaddle
Joanna Twaddle

Having started the cello at the age of 5, Joanna went on to gain a Silver Bursary for gaining one of the highest marks in the country in her ABRSM Grade 8 exam at the age of 11. At the age of 13, she became one of the youngest ever members of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, which she played in for 5 years under conductors such as Edward Gardner, John Wilson, Vasily Petrenko and Semyon Bychkov in all the major concert halls in the UK, including at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. She has since performed as part of the English Chamber Orchestra.

In 2019, Joanna completed her Bachelor Degree at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, studying with Professor Tim Lowe. She graduated with distinction and a Concert Recital Diploma (Premier Prix) for exceptional performance in her Final Recital. While in London, she was awarded at national and international competitions including first place in the Ivan Sutton International Music Competition as well as the Muriel Taylor Cello Competition, previous winners including cellists Steven Isserlis and Raphael Wallfisch. Joanna has taken part in masterclasses with Steven Isserlis, Raphael Wallfisch, Adrian Brendel, Robert Demaine, the Emerson Quartet and Andrew Shulman, among others.

Since September 2019, Joanna has been studying with Professor Thomas Demenga as part of her Master of Performance studies at Musik-Akademie Basel. After winning the annual Schlusskonzert Competition, she was awarded the opportunity to play Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with Kammerorchester Basel in September 2020. She was awarded a scholarship from Rahn Kulturfonds in November 2020 and won the 2nd prize for cello at the Rahn Musikpreis 2022 for strings.

Isa-Sophie Zünd
Isa-Sophie Zünd

is a Liechtenstein-Swiss pianist. After completing her Bachelor’s Degree with Claudio Martínez Mehner at the Hochschule für Musik in Basel, she is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music with András Kemenes.

At the Swiss Youth Music Competition "Musik der Jugend", she won first prizes several times at federal level. At the Austrian competition "Prima la Musica" in 2018, she won the Vorarlberg state prize in the solo piano category with the highest score of all soloists and subsequently the title of "Austrian national winner" in solo piano. She is also a prize-winner of the "Soloist Competition 2019" of the Vorarlberg State Conservatory and has been heard live on the radio several times, for example as part of the series "Talente im Funkhaus" (ORF).

The young pianist regularly takes part in master classes in Hungary, Austria, Spain and Switzerland. Isa-Sophie Zünd is a passionate chamber musician. Among her chamber music teachers are Márta Gulyás, Gábor Csalog, Anton Kernjak and Anna Gebert. She plays in different chamber music formations and performs as a soloist with various orchestras.

Her concert activities have taken her to Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Hungary. The artist is supported by the Liechtenstein Cultural Foundation, the Stadler-Trier Music Foundation and the Zaczkowski Foundation, among others. She is also a scholarship holder of the Rahn Kulturfonds and the International Music Academy in Liechtenstein. Since 2021, she has been involved in the activities of the Hamburg cultural and educational project "TONALi" and is looking for ways to make classical music accessible to a wider audience.