Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini completed a study in German and Italian philology at the University of Basel and went on to study composition under Rudolf Kelterborn in Basel and Wolfgang Rihm in Karlsruhe.
1999/2000 - A semester of study at London's Royal Academy of Music - diverse prizes including the Ernst von Siemens Foundation Fellowship Prize 2000
Scartazzini has performed at renowned festivals including the 'Salzburger Osterfestspiele', Lucerne Festival, 'Europäischer Musikmonat 2001' and the 'Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt'.
2004/05 - Compser in residence at the University in Witten/Herdecke
A CD of songs is published under the English 'Guild Music' label.
Work list
Cammina cammina (1996)
Instrumentation: for mezzo-soprano, viola and theorbo
Loosely based on the story of Pedro I of Portugal and his lover Inês de Castro.
Libretto by Christian Martin Fuchs (German)
Cast:
Alfons (bass) / Pedro (hero-baritone/high baritone) / the broken one (countertenor) / Loucido (baritone) / the interrogator (character tenor) / Coelho (tenor) / Goncalvez (bass) / Judit (lyrical mezzo) / Ines (speaking part) / wardress (speaking part; choir lady) / boy, girl (extras) / sleeping lover (extra) / possibly also torturer, wardens (extras) / folk, women, soldiers (choir)
Orchestra: 2(1.pic).2(2.ca).2(bcl).1.cbn/3.2.2.1/timp.2perc/hp.pf/8.6.4.3.2
Fatton, Andreas: Silben, Szenen, Bilder, Räume. "Journées contemporaines" in Basel. Musiktheater von Francesc Prat, Michel Roth, Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini und Alfred Zimmerlin, in: Dissonanz 120 (2012), S. 60-61
Meyer, Thomas: Wut. Die Biennale Bern mit Scartazzinis Oper "Wut" (September 2010), in: Dissonanz 112 (2010), S. 52-53 [Internet]
Allwardt, Ingrid: Die Brutalität der Oper. Der neue composer in residence Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini, in: Semesterzeitung Studium fundamentale (Universität Witten/Herdecke) (2004), S. 17
Haefeli, Anton: Komponieren heisse für mich Suche, Ueberprüfung, Prozess und harte Arbeit. Ein Gespräch mit Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini, in: Programm Lucerne Festival, Luzern 2001, S. 77 ff
Töpel, Michael: Italienische Oper als Muttermilch. Ein Gespräch mit dem Schweizer Komponisten Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini, in: Takte 1 (2001), S. 12 f