Cellist · Composer · Teacher
Gabriel
Vergelin
Soler.
Bern, Switzerland
Who I Am
Gabriel Vergelin Soler
I grew up in Argentina, where I started playing the cello at the age of eight with Raul Venturini. His lessons were three hours away from home, so every week we made the long round trip together. That rhythm shaped my early years.
At twenty-one I moved to Switzerland to continue my studies, and I've been based in Bern ever since. On stage I enjoy switching between two worlds: playing solo with a loop station - layering bass, percussion, and melody live on the cello - and performing with my regular bands, Vol au Vent, Das Seltene Orchester, and ChiflaPacu, an Argentine folklore group here in Switzerland.
When I'm not performing or in the studio, I teach cello and ukulele to students from six years old up to master level, in five languages. I also teach chess - it's become another real passion of mine.
Cello as a total rhythmic and harmonic tool.
Bach suites on Monday. Radiohead on Tuesday. Piazzolla tangos, South American folklore, jazz improvisation. All on the same instrument, the same stage, the same night.
Creativity is built on technical precision.
Before I was a teenager I was already performing with the Córdoba Youth Symphony Orchestra. Years later I moved to Switzerland and studied Jazz Cello at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB), where I completed both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees. My playing was strongly shaped by working with Stephan Braun, Vincent Segal, Ernst Reijseger, Rushad Eggleston, and Martin Meléndez.
Since then I've performed at the Cully Jazz Festival, collaborated with Dida Guigan and Chloé Levaillant, and worked as music director for several theatre productions, writing and performing with both cello and piano.
Bern · Online · Ages 6+
Want to learn to play the cello?
I teach cello and ukulele to students of all levels - from complete beginners to advanced, from Bach to Radiohead. We work on technique, improvisation, looping, and repertoire across many styles, always focusing on the music you actually want to play.
"Gabriel es un músico profundo con una sensibilidad muy especial. Me encanta compartir con él y escucharle volar al violonchelo. Posee una nobleza y elegancia en su sentir, que siempre me inspira."
"What strikes me about Gabriel is how he dives right into making music with everybody and anybody around him, no matter what the genre or style is."
"Cello – aber nicht wie erwartet: Gabriel Vergelin Soler sucht immer wieder nach neuen Möglichkeiten, mit seinem Instrument Musik zu machen. Eine Loop-Station ermöglicht es ihm, das gesamte Potenzial des Cellos wiederzugeben: Von der Perkussion bis zum Bass und von der Rhythmik bis zu den melodischen Einlagen."
"I really like the way Gabriel teaches. The lessons are varied and I can even choose the topics of the lessons sometimes. He has a very challenging but motivating way of teaching. Gabriel always brings new ideas of what we can play or what would be nice to learn. He shows me new and very creative ways of playing the cello."
"Gabriel ist ein sehr aufmerksamer und geduldiger Lehrer. Sein Unterricht gestaltet er sehr abwechslungsreich, sodass es nie langweilig oder wiederholend ist. Er ist bedacht auf Details und verbessert mein Cellospiel mit vielen guten Tipps. Das gemeinsame Spielen der Celli motiviert ungemein und die Zeit vergeht jeweils wie im Flug."
I'd love to hear from you.
Whether you're looking to book a concert, take lessons, or start a collaboration,just send me a message!
Available for
- Private Lessons
- Group Workshops
- Concert Performances
- Wedding Music
- Recording Sessions
- Collaborations