Antonio lysy music festival

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The cellist and pedagogue Antonio Lysy has died after a brief and sudden illness. Lysy aimed to showcase the versatility of the cello’s voice, from Baroque to electric, performing in projects which illustrated his diverse interests in music.

Lysy was born in 1963 and was the son of violinist Alberto Lysy and Benedetta Origo.

Alberto Lysy was born in Argentina to Ukrainian immigrants and went on to become the first South American artist to win a prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition, and subsequently studied with and assisted Yehudi Menuhin.

Antonio Lysy studied cello at the Menuhin School.

He later embarked on an international performing career that saw him appear with Royal Philharmonic and Philharmonia Orchestras of London, Camerata Academica of Salzburg, Zurich Tonhalle, the Zagreb Soloists, Orchestra di Padova e il Veneto, Israel Sinfonietta, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Les Violions