Sahatci Klaidi
Violin
Klaidi Sahatçi was born in Tirana and began his musical studies at the age of six in his home town in Liceu Artistik “Jordan Misja”.In 1992 he moved to Italy to enrich his musical knowledge and was admitted at the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Milan. In 1994 he obtained the violin diploma with the highest grade cum laude and a mention of honour under the guidance of G. Maestri.
He then continued studying with Salvatore Accardo at the W. Stauffer Academy in Cremona and afterwards with Boris Garlitzky in Lyon.
Klaidi Sahatçi made his début-performance with the Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio Televisione Italiana in Milan with very successful results and this marked the beginning of a remarkable career.
Klaidi Sahatci played as soloist with Tonhalle Orchester Zürich,Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Zürcher Kammer Orchester, I Virtuosi Italiani, Orquesta National de Chile,Cameristi della Scala and performed with conductors such as D.Zinman,A.Lombard, M.Tang,H.Griffiths,M.Nesterowitz.
He has an intensive concert activity with chamber music ensembles. He played for many important seasons such as the Settimane Musicali in Lugano, Meisterzyclus Zürich, Stagione Concertistica al Teatro Grande di Brescia, Voyage d’hiver a Lyon, Kammermusik in Tonhalle Zürich, Società del Giardino, Società dei Concerti and Teatro alla Scala in Milan. He has performed chamber music with musicians of international fame such as B. Canino, R. Oleg, T. Grossenbacher, D. Sitkovetski, J. Rachlin, F. Say etc.
In orchestral field has won several international competitions covering from 1995-2001 the position of Violon Solo of National Orchestra of Lyon, 2001-2004 Second Concert-Master of Italian Switzerland Orchestra , 2004-2007 First Concert-Master of Zürich Chamber Orchestra, 2007-2009 First Concert-Master of Teatro alla Scala Orchestra of Milan and Filarmonica della Scala of Milan, from 2009 is currently First Concert-Master of Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich.
He has recorded for Mezzo,CLC, France3 and TLM in France, Radio Rai in Italy, Drs, Rtsi in Switzerland and Gasparo Records in Usa.
Klaidi Sahatçi plays a Antonio Stradivarius violin the “Wieniawsky“ of 1719 offered by Mercedes-Benz Zurich.
