Valentin Vecellio

Valentin Vecellio, born in 1949, is a Swiss clarinetist, basset-horn player and composer based in Zürich. He studied clarinet and composition, developed an interest in early music and has worked extensively with free improvisation in solo and ensemble settings.

His projects have included the Swiss Improvisers Orchestra, duo KRAK with Margrit Schenker, and Xtrem with recorder player Ursula Maehr. Long-standing collaborations with visual artist Susanna Vecellio have brought music into dialogue with projected painting and performance. His basset horn adds an unusual lower-register reed timbre to large improvised ensembles.

On Creative Sources, Valentin Vecellio is credited on zwitzerland (CS157).