Martin Brenner
Guitar | All of Switzerland
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My musical background is classical music on the one hand and blues and jazz on the other. After graduating in 1991, I performed mainly with classical programs. When I met the singer Fiorentina Talamo with southern Italian roots, I fell in love not only with her but also with traditional Neapolitan music. Through making music and giving concerts together, my musical palette was enriched. By founding the ensemble arco d`oro with cellist Hristo Kouzmanov and percussionist Marcello Mosca, we discovered new musical horizons. The bubbling energy, tonal variety, passion and dramaturgy are the characteristics of our very own music. As the name arco d`oro suggests, we create bridges between different musical styles: From baroque to tango, Neapolitan villanelle and arias, tarantelle, gypsy ballads, swing and Latin. The arrangements, in which there is always room for spontaneity, bear my unmistakable signature.
Martin Brenner, Zurich
Instrument: Guitar
Phone: +41 (0)76 580 37 73
E-Mail: send e-mail
Website: www.arcodoro.ch
About me
Martin Brenner played the violin in his childhood and started playing the guitar at the age of 18. From 1983 he played blues, jazz and funk in various bands. From 1986 he studied classical guitar as a major subject at the Winterthur Conservatory and graduated with a teaching diploma in 1991. As a minor subject he had violin and piano. Since 1986 he has regularly given classical concerts in various chamber music formations. Brenner also composes and arranges passionately for various instruments and ensembles. Since 2011 he has been giving concerts together with his wife and singer Fiorentina Talamo. In 2014 they founded the ensemble arco d`oro. They are joined by cellist Hristo Kouzmanov and percussionist Marcello Mosca. Their concerts take place in concert halls and small theaters – including their own musical studio LaFiorentina. Brenner is a guitar teacher at the Zürcher Oberland Music School and gives private lessons for adults. He was also an expert at the Zurich Music Competition and at the Zurich Stufentests.