"The Bella Case": A cow makes a career
This summer, David Zinman celebrated his 75th birthday. The chief conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich was also honored with a tongue-in-cheek film by Reto Salimbeni.
Until now, it was a work for insiders only. Now the secret of "Bella" has been revealed to the general public. The 75th birthday of chief conductor David Zinman was celebrated with a prominently attended gala concert at the Tonhalle Zurich on July 8.
As an integral part of the program, the short film "Der Fall Bella" by Reto Salimbeni (writer and director) surprised the audience there with great success. In the meantime, the witty and tongue-in-cheek film has been made accessible to a wider audience by Manifesto Films. In "Fall Bella", the prelude procedure of a cowbell player is dramatized with much self-irony of the star conductor.
In addition to David Zinman and members of the orchestra, various celebrities such as Alexander Pereira, Elmar Ledergerber, Claudio Zuccolini and Chris von Rohr also play. "Affectionately ironic and extremely amusing," is how the NZZ reviewed the film.
