Another mystery bass?

[David Moss]

ETTLINGEN, what is going on there?

Well, you know how it is when it's carneval time down here in southwest Germany - people do the wildest things!

But seriously - thanks for the heads up, I didn't know that was on YouTube. The soloist Matteo Gaspari is impressive, isn't he? I saw him on stage here once, playing the music in a production of Suesskind's play "The Contrabass". Not a local guy as far as I understand, I believe he came here from Italy to study classical double bass at the nearby Karlsruhe music school, graduated in 2006 with flying colours, and by then had so many engagements with local orchestras and ensembles that he decided to stay on. Ettlingen's gain, I think!