Piatti Project #1/12: Diezig plays Caprice No. 1

Welcome to my Piatti Project. Here is the first of the 12 Piatti Caprices op. 25. I will learn and record them all which will probably take me 2-3 years.
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Swiss Cellist Sebastian Diezig is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician. He studied with Pierre-Bernard Sudan, Marc Jaermann and finally completed his studies with Thomas Demenga with a brilliant soloist diploma in 2008. Diezig is price winner at numerous competitions, most notably the International Cello Competition Lugano (3rd price) and the International Cello Competition Zagreb (special price for the best interpretation of the compulsory piece, both in 2008). Since 2010 he is co-principal cellist with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra with which he performs in the famed KKL, the Lucerne Theatre and frequently in major music capitals of Europe, Asia and South America. As a soloist he has appeared with orchestras such as the Basel Symphony, the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, the Fribourg Chamber Orchestra, the Prague Symphonic Ensemble and many others and at renowned festivals such as the Lucerne Festival, the Young Artists in Concert Davos, the Sine Nomine Festival Lausanne and others in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg. Sebastian Diezig also composes. Among his works are the virtuoso solo pieces „Top Gun Variations“ (2012) and „Blues“ (2007) which can be heard on his Youtube Channel. One of his current projects is the video recording of all the Piatti Caprices (also available on his Youtube Channel).

[alisonharper]

The cat in the background was almost as good as the playing.

[sniffthecactusduh]

My teacher gave me this piece and after months of studying I can play it half as fast as you can. Kudos

[angelicaangeles]

Bastante estimulante  y muy buena la música, no me canso de escucharla.

[york]

My professor asks me to play this piece with a very tip of the bow and play it 5 times for a round. I just want to die.

[robcat]

I heard a guy from the Cleveland Orchestra do this tonight.  You do it better.

[euomu]

I think it's incredible that your cat doesn't mind staying in the same room lol. Mine always run away

[thebadcellist]

Another great player who does not play the piece as written. The lower notes are eighths while the upper ones are sixteenths. It's supposed to be a study in partial double stops.