Composer: Johann Sebastian Paetsch
Johann Sebastian Paetsch studied at Butler University with Arkady Orlovsky where he received his Bachelor’s Degree ‘Cum Laude’ and at Yale University with Aldo Parisot, where he earned his Certificate of Music Degree and later his Master’s Degree in Music. He went on to study at the Musikhochschule Lübeck with David Geringas where he received his ‘Konzertexamen’. He participated in masterclasses with Yo-Yo Ma, Rostropovich, Starker, Greenhouse and Mischa Maisky and as a member of the ‘Yale Cellists,’ he took part in the recording of two world-famous CDs.
A recipient of numerous prizes, he was awarded the top prize in the Emmanuel Feuermann Competition and first place in the Young Musicians Foundation Competition in Los Angeles. He was also highly successful in the ARD Competition, Munich, in the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and in the Rostropovich Competition, held in Paris.
Johann Sebastian Paetsch plays a cello made in 1730 by Matteo Goffriller. Since 1992 he has been First Solo Cellist of the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Switzerland.
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