3992 Bettmeralp
Part of the 14th Aletsch Classic Festival
Under the musical direction of Barbara Krüger, the "14th Aletsch Classic Festival" concert series takes place on Wednesday evenings during the winter season at the St. Michael Center on Bettmeralp. Top-class musicians from all over Europe come to the Aletsch Arena to enchant you with classical instrumental compositions in a wintry atmosphere. Admission is free, but there will be an opportunity for a voluntary collection at the end.
Jacopo Bigi-Violin
Giuseppe Mangia-guitar
From Paganini to the Queens
"Impossible dialogs", Paganini meets Queen. Debussy responds to the Beatles. A musical journey beyond the boundaries of time and genre.
Jacopo Bigi - violin
Jacopo completed his studies at the conservatory in Pavia and perfected his skills with F. Manara, G. Franzetti, S. Bernardini and O. Semchuk. He was concertmaster of the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana and took part in international tours. He currently plays with the I Solisti di Pavia and collaborates with prestigious ensembles such as the Cameristi del Teatro alla Scala and the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, performing in the most important theaters. He has taken part in important festivals (MiTo, Venice Biennale) and has recorded for DECCA Italia and Deutsche Grammophon. In the field of contemporary music, he won the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2011 with the ensemble RepertorioZero. He is active as a soloist and chamber musician and founded the AuroVenti Ensemble. Violinist of the Duo Dualis since 2025. He complements his concert activities with pedagogical work in Pavia.
Giuseppe Mangia - Guitar
Giuseppe graduated with honors from the Lecce Conservatory and perfected his skills with O. Ghiglia, S. Grondona and L. Micheli. He attended the "Giulio Regondi" Academy in Milan. Winner of numerous national and international competitions, including the "Mendelssohn Cup" and Chitarrissima 2016, and soloist and chamber musician at home and abroad. Among his most notable projects is the collaboration on the opera Ottocento, with music by Francesco Libetta and the supervision of Franco Battiato, which was presented at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, among other venues. Together with the guitarist Yuri, he founded the Duo de Bonis, which debuted at the Festival de la Musique in Geneva and at the Violin Museum in Cremona and recorded the CD Préludes et Fugues. He has been the guitarist of Duo Dualis since 2025. Parallel to his concert activities, he devotes himself to teaching in Pavia.
Program19.30 hrs | start of concert
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Jacopo Bigi-Violin
Giuseppe Mangia-guitar
From Paganini to the Queens
"Impossible dialogs", Paganini meets Queen. Debussy responds to the Beatles. A musical journey beyond the boundaries of time and genre.
Jacopo Bigi - violin
Jacopo completed his studies at the conservatory in Pavia and perfected his skills with F. Manara, G. Franzetti, S. Bernardini and O. Semchuk. He was concertmaster of the Orchestra Giovanile Italiana and took part in international tours. He currently plays with the I Solisti di Pavia and collaborates with prestigious ensembles such as the Cameristi del Teatro alla Scala and the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova, performing in the most important theaters. He has taken part in important festivals (MiTo, Venice Biennale) and has recorded for DECCA Italia and Deutsche Grammophon. In the field of contemporary music, he won the Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2011 with the ensemble RepertorioZero. He is active as a soloist and chamber musician and founded the AuroVenti Ensemble. Violinist of the Duo Dualis since 2025. He complements his concert activities with pedagogical work in Pavia.
Giuseppe Mangia - Guitar
Giuseppe graduated with honors from the Lecce Conservatory and perfected his skills with O. Ghiglia, S. Grondona and L. Micheli. He attended the "Giulio Regondi" Academy in Milan. Winner of numerous national and international competitions, including the "Mendelssohn Cup" and Chitarrissima 2016, and soloist and chamber musician at home and abroad. Among his most notable projects is the collaboration on the opera Ottocento, with music by Francesco Libetta and the supervision of Franco Battiato, which was presented at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, among other venues. Together with the guitarist Yuri, he founded the Duo de Bonis, which debuted at the Festival de la Musique in Geneva and at the Violin Museum in Cremona and recorded the CD Préludes et Fugues. He has been the guitarist of Duo Dualis since 2025. Parallel to his concert activities, he devotes himself to teaching in Pavia.
Program19.30 hrs | start of concert
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Contatto
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