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On the 8th of July, on Saturday, at 11.45, the "highest piano concert in the world" was held, as the official website of the one who created this real enterprise by Guinness of the Primates, Elisa Tomellini .
Friday 21 July 2017 3 minutes reading time
The instrument was a Kawai tail piano, provided by Aosta Music and Muse, who took flight from the base of Gressoney-La-Trinité (AO) and suspended by a helicopter of Pellissier Helicopter reached the Gnifetti Glacier glacier, 4460 Meters, which divides the Punta Zumstein, 4563 meters, and Punta Gnifetti, 4554 meters, where is located the Capanna Margherita, the highest haven in Europe. Just on the Colle Gnifetti he played, after having walked on it, the pianist and at the same time the Genoese mountaineer.
"I was very cold in my hands, but I did not think about it and moved my arms. The plan was an icicle. I have to say that I have also been able to inspire and change me as usual - says Tomellini at his arrival at the base camp. I will never complain in any concert hall if it's not hot enough. I'll always get dressed, without socks. I will never say no more here is not hot enough. "Elisa has joined her two great passions, music and the mountain. Nobody before her had ever exhibited at such an altitude with a grand piano and immediately after an ascent to reach a prestigious peak.
The company, always read on elisatomellini.com, was led by Marco Camandona, internationally renowned mountaineer, alpine guide, alpine ski instructor and federal mountaineering trainer, and was made possible thanks to main sponsor 958 Santero and Technical sponsors Montura, Racer France, Neon Optics, Garmin and Grivel, and thanks to the co-ordination of Top1 Communication, event organization, will become a film that will be funded for charity in support of the Nepalese Family House of the Sanonani Association.
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