Rifugio Tosa Pedrotti is one of the most renowned high-altitude outposts in the Brenta Dolomites. Its history dates back to 1881, when the SAT (Società Alpinisti Tridentini) built the original one-room Tosa hut. In the early 1900s, the Bremen section of the DuÖAV (Austro-German Alpine Club) added the adjacent Pedrotti hut, which later also passed to the SAT. Today, the refuge serves as a vital base for all South-East to North-West traverses of the Brenta group, providing easy access to the most famous climbs and vie ferrate in the Dolomites, including the legendary Via delle Bocchette.
It is hard to imagine a more spectacular setting to experience the violin of Ilya Gringolts. Born in St. Petersburg in 1982, the virtuoso rose to international prominence in 1998 as the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious Paganini Prize.
Driven by a constant search for new musical challenges and highly sought after as a soloist, Gringolts’ repertoire spans the Baroque, Classical, and Contemporary eras. He is also a dedicated practitioner of historically informed performance, rediscovering early music through the use of period instruments (or faithful replicas). His collaborations range from the Oslo Philharmonic and Rotterdam Philharmonic to the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Filarmonica della Scala. Currently a professor in Zurich and a member of the Accademia Chigiana and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, he performs on a 1718 Stradivarius violin (the “Ex-Prové”)
