The harpist Simonetta Ginelli needs no words to spread the word. Her virtuoso musical talents on this most unusual and wonderful instrument are as unique as they are effortless. In her hands the 47 strings of the harp are at once seductive and rebellious; sometimes vulnerable, sometimes sensitive,sometimes rapturous, never stereotypical. And all that despite the fact that Simonetta Ginelli, graduate of the Hanns Eisler University of Musik, Berlin, is herself reminiscent of a spiritual being.
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-----------------------------Belle et Fou-Original Score,Compiled+produced by JAZZANOVA,SONAR KOLLEKTIV
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Dominique: Speak to me
(tete a tete and touch me music)
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Bettina Meske: Bway (BMR Records)
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Evi und das Tier : come into my room (Universal Wortart Luebbe)
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CD Book "Das Meerwunder" from Gerhart Hauptmann, Wortstark, Ullstein Buchverlage
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newspaper articles:
certificate from the mayor of Dultuh/Minnesota/Usa,Herb W.Bergson:
"Duluth welcomes Simonetta Ginelli -On the occasion of your visit to Duluth-
With best wishes always -And appreciation from Duluth..s arts communitiy"
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from AmCham Germany homepage:
"Simonetta Ginelli,the solo harpist who has taken the Berlin Club and fashion scene by storm, contributed to this pleasant evening with her extraordinary repertoire."
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from Berliner Zeitung
"....tatar of salmon and harp music....Belle Et Fou....providing ambience the beautiful musician Simonetta plays the harp..."
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from BZ :
"When her fingers stroke above the strings, grown men start crying and children ask:"Are you an angel?" because Simonetta Ginelli gives soul to her harp with fine sensibility and passion.And in her white dress with tiara and wings she really appears to be creature of the sky...But the tender beauty can also be different. Simonetta from Mitte does not only play in known orchestras but jammes also in In-Clubs. ..Wild at harp..is her motto or ..Hot Harp..which stands on her self-designed T-Shirts..."
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from Deutsch Magazine:
"Harp meets Trip Hop
In-Clubbers are rarely amazed nowadays about experiments.So it can happen that you meet Simonetta Ginelli in one of the various locations-first of all nothing special.Only the instrument, which she comes with, causes one to wonder.Next to her there is a harp, that string instrument, which, tenderly plugged, makes soft sounds. Simonetta achieves to mix Jazz,Pop and Trip Hop artistically with the harp and therefore creates a unique sound experience."Die Zeit"wrote about her:"...and 1.000 years of Techno are forgotten."
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from Harpa Internet Magazine:
" The harp responds to Simonetta Ginelli with out-of-this-world-sounds establishing her connection with the evening skies."
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from Murrhardter Zeitung:
"What a surprising variety of sound the harp offers, the Berlin harpist Simonetta Ginelli demonstrated at her fascinating concert...because she interpreted with high virtuosity , much soul and emotion...modern melodies , which she arranged individually for solo harp and which therefore came to a totally new sound quality...wonderfully filigree and aesthetic...tones flowering like blossoms...also she let her harp sound surprsingly strong and loud, then delicate and quiet.With high sensitivity she played the emotional and darkly yearning melody...then she convinced the audience that her instrument can be used to show modern pieces of the ..light art....and for the finale the artist inspired with the French piece..."
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from BZ:
"Hot harp!She..s an angel,Goddess,Lady"
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from 030 ( Bread and Butter convention)
"...unconventional new ideas and creations...are not only introduced in a unique installation of soft light and muted sounds gut extraordinalrily staged...music and sounds coming from...and the famous harpist Simonetta Ginelli."
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from Flammende Sterne homepage
"...while Simonetta Ginelli with harp and queenly robe appeared like something out of a fairy tale..."
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From the homepage www.rapskit.de:
(LiveDemo Party in Spindler+Klatt Club,Berlin):
“….it..s difficult to describe an event which was so thrilling.Those who where there, know what I..m talking about! The “In-Spot†of Berlin featuring roomy chillout zones and big video screens and stylish dining, with enchanting harp sounds by Simonetta Ginelli.â€
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from the homepage www.fab.de
“...the harpist Simonetta Ginelli and the ensemble of Belle et Fou take you on a sensual journey far away from cold reality…!"
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from the homepage www.rohkunstbau.de“...the harpist Simonetta Ginelli is going to seduce us with baroque, classical and contemporary sounds on a petit tour…“
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from Top Hair International
"...crowd pleasing the modern musical harp compositions from Simonetta Ginelli..."
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from Volksstimme Magedburg:
"Shakespeare..s"A Midsummernight..s Dream" had its highly celebrated Magdeburg premiere...the dream-magic starts with enchanted harp sounds.(Simonetta Ginelli)"
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from 030
..."a big show programme with Berlin..s most erotic harpist, Simonetta"....
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from: "Die Zeit", Leben
party, backstage
"Amusement total sans regret",is written in white,three-dimensional letters on a white wall in a huge room which would be called a "loft"in Manhattan and would be very expensive.Here in Berlin it..s a flat in the borough of Mitte (the ..middle..of Berlin).In front of a seemingly endless window with a view of the Jannowitz bridge towards Alexanderplatz, Simonetta sits on a light brown leather couch, wearing light brown knee boots and a carefully fashioned affair of tied bits of various skirts, tops and gloves.Her light brown knee-length hair often touches the strings of her gigantic harp, the top of which which nearly reaches the ceiling."When she plays the harp I have the most beautiful ideas and a thousand years of techno are forgotten," says Juergen Laarmann while making some changes to his first theatre play,"Canossa Club," which premieres on Saturday in the Kassel State Theatre...Simonetta plays a sonata of Tailleferres and Laarmann sighs,leans back, closes his eyes and mumbles:"There is no other music that is as far from techno as harp music."
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from: Flyer Berlin article: 150 Berliners for the next 150 Flyers
Simonetta Ginelli
"The most modern harpist of Germany does not only hang around in dusty concert halls".
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from: Flyer Berlin section galery:
"...the highlight is equal to the vernissage with the unbelivable Simonetta and her one of a kind harpperformance..."
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private stuff:
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Desiree Nick (german celebritiy and comedian):
"You look like an angel und play soooo beautifully!"
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Wolfgang Voelz(German actor):"Wonderful!
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Tim Fischer(Chansonier):"the most lovely harpist of Berlin!"
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via e-mail:
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Edith Jeske (famous German author):
"I was wondering through your website and listened to all of the samples:the music you make is wonderful!"
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"....You are truly a gifted musician! What a nice way for me to spend an hour yesterday! I hope you will return to Duluth soon and I can enjoy your music again. Please consider Duluth your second home...."
Mayor of Duluth,Minnesota,USA
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"...I was amazed and fascinated how you and your harp music moved me.I..m no classic expert/critik but you don..t need to be one to hear and see the aura of your music.A piece of heaven! I write you because mere applause is not enough for such a great artist!..."
Karsten
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"...I just listened to your wonderful music on your homepage.Because you don’t have a guest book: my compliments!!!..."
Ines
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"...Your CD is really beautiful (atmospheric, varied, creative and relaxing music for simply any time of day!)!To put it in other words: AWESOME, something different! (I like especially titles:123,67,13,18,19,20,23,and 27...pretty much all of them!)!..." Theresa S.
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"...Thank you so much for your appearance.The whole team was amazed about you and your skill...."
Doro –Radio Teddy
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"...Your harp playing is BEAUTIFUL! I started dreaming...this was the most wonderful experience that day...."
Bettina A.
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"..as I already mentioned I was very impressed by your performance at "Belle et Fou"..."
Joachim R.
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"Thank you so much, my collegues were totally enthused!It was really wonderful!"
Stefan F.
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"Simonetta, you were by far the best! Really something from another world-the way you were absorbed in your music,amazing!"
Iris T.
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Here just an excerpt of my references- you can read the whole list on my homepage-(would have been too much putting it on myspace-:))
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-VW-Weltkongress, Berlin
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-Yellow Lounge , Berghain, Berlin with Techno-Legends Carls Craig and Moritz von Oswald
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-Wella trend vision award, Paris, caroussel du louvre
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-Breitling, Basel-Schweiz (Schmuck-+Uhrenmesse)
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-privat-Dinner for the president of Cazachstan
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-Axel-Springer Verlag, Berlin
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-Bar Jeder Vernunft, Berlin (“Zwei auf einer Bank†mit Katharina Thalbach und Andreja Schneider)
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-Konzerthaus, Berlin (für Bill Gates/Microsoft)
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-Pergamon-Museum, Berlin
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-Wintershall, Kassel, Staendehaus
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-Fidelity Investments (Kronberg im Taunus)
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-Aids-Gala, Berlin, Theater Des Westens
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-Bode-Museum, Berlin (TABD Conference, Gesundheitsministerin Ulla Schmidt, Konferenz der Landtagspraesidenten, Gesundheitsministerin Ulla Schmid)
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-Dt.Historisches Museum, Schlueterhof, Berlin
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-Tempodrom, Berlin
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-dt.histor.Museum, Pei-Bau-für EMIRATES airline
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-Ball der GASAG, Berlin, Maritim Hotel, Berlin
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-Grand Opening Dorinth Hotel, Berlin
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-Hotel Maritim, Berlin-Bund der Steuerberater
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- Estrel convention center (Honeywell award)
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-Grand Opening AROSA Resort, Travemuende
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-Repraesentanz d.Wuerth-Gruppe, Berlin-Schwanenerder
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-Radialsystem, Berlin
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-Goldwell Trendtour
(Hamburg, Koeln, Leipzig, Muenchen, Muenster, Neu-Isenbuerg,Sindelfingen)
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-British embassy, Berlin
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-opening Admiralspalast, Berlin
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-Konzerthaus, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin
(u.a. fuer microsoft)
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-Kaisersaal, Sony Center, Berlin
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-Adlon Day Spa (opening)
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-Amerikanische Handelskammer, Berlin
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-Citroen Event, Max Schmeling Halle
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-Frankfurt, Oper
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-Quartier 205, Berlin
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-Arena Berlin (Echo-Preis-Dinner)
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-Hilton award, Berlin
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-Arena, Berlin
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-Solar Club, Berlin
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-Club/Restaurant Felix, Berlin
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-40seconds Club, Berlin
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-Spindler und Klatt, Berlin
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-Sage Club, Berlin
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-Club E-Werk, Berlin
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-Baambi Lounge im Cafe Moskau, Berlin
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-Hotel Adlon (u.a. f. Columbia Tristar, Chaine des Rotisseurs, dt. Tumorgesellschaft, Phillips-Vorstand,Japan, KlausWowereit, Kofi Annan), Berlin
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-Duluth/Minnesota/USA
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-TOTAL WEihnachtsfeier, Technikmuseum, Berlin
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-Siemens Hauptquartier, Berlin
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-Borchardt-Restaurant
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-Schloss Sanssouci
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-Tipi, Berlin
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-Tempodrom, Berlin
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-Liquidrom, Berlin
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-Capitol Club im Hilton Hotel, Berlin
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-"Pomp Duck and Circumstance", Berlin
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-Volksbank Potsdamer Platz
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-Tattoo-convention, Columbiahalle
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