Christoph Scheffelt has lived in Winterthur for ten years. A distinctive Beethoven CD draws attention to the Chile-born pianist.
Published: December 6th, 2020, 5:28 pm—
The pianist Christoph Scheffelt disgusts the self-styling that is widespread in the music scene.
Photo: Herbert Büttiker
The place where we meet to talk has it all: Christoph Scheffelt opens the door of the «Akazia». It is that House of the Winterthur Masonic Lodge, and in amazement one wonders not only about the path that led the child of a German-Chilean family from Santiago to Winterthur, but also about the musician’s relationship to this exclusive place. He can practice here is his first answer. In the house very close, where he and his wife, administrative director of the youth music school Winterthur and the surrounding area, moved into an apartment ten years ago, the professional noise emission is undesirable.
