Music. Dance. Impact. One \;morning where art b ecomes a force for change.
\nWould you like to experience t he power of live music while making a real difference?
\nJoin a uniq
ue morning of art\, social impact\, and meaningful connections with
Your ticket donation will be < strong>matched and doubled\, going directly toward giving talente d young people access to quality education and a path out of poverty.
\ nThis isn't just a concert.
\nLive music and dan ce come together in a truly unique dialogue: the piano duo of Silvia Lama a nd Vladislav Mantic-Lugo intertwines with the moveme nt of ballerina Cristina Martinez and the voice of opera singe r Marìa Dìaz Coca.
\nAnd behind the beauty\, your pa rticipation supports the work of a UBS Optimus Foundation \;e program\, \;helping break the cycle of poverty throu gh learning.
\nAgenda:
\nA minimum donation of 60 CHF gets you in to the concert and the apéro alongside the artists\, foundation represent atives\, and other guests who share your values. For those who want to do even more\, Avocate Tickets are available to maximize you r impact and secure a premium seat.
\nChildren are warmly we lcome to attend the concert via a discounted ticket (25 CHF).
\nAbout the Artists
\nSilvia Lama — Pia nist
\nSilvia Lama (Italian) combines music\, entrepreneurs hip\, and social impact throughout her career. She holds a degree in Piano Performance from the “G. Verdi” Conservatory in Ravenna\, she won&nbs p\;7 awards\, and matured \;over \;16 \;years of experience pe rforming and teaching \;music across Europe\, with a versatile reperto ire spanning \;Classical\, Romantic\, Film\, Disney\, and Pop \;mu sic. \;She is the founder of Keys for Change\, a community of professi onal musicians who perform concerts to support social causes\, as well as the founder of Musa\, an EdTech start-up dedicated to making music educati on intuitive\, accessible\, and fun.
\nIn parallel with her \;co ncert\, teaching\, and lecturing \;activities\, Silvia \;continues to nurture her social entrepreneurial spirit as \;UBS Global Visionaries Program Manager& nbsp\;- a global accelerator supporting impactful entrepreneurs to scale t heir solutions to some of today's most pressing social and environmental c hallenges.
\nIn 2017\, Silvia obtained in parallel a Bachelor’s De gree in Piano Performance from \;the \;State Music Conservatory "Giuse ppe Verdi" of Ravenna \;and \;a Bachelor's Degree in \;IT &\; Management Engineering \;from the \;University of Bologna. \ ;In 2019\, she \;completed \;a Master of Science in Management\, T echnology\, and Economics at \;ETH Zürich\, where she was awarded \;"< a href="https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2019/02/alfred-es cher-prize.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Alfred Escher of tomor row" \;by ETH Zürich \;(Feb\, 2019). \;
\nIn 2022\,
Silvia successfully joined Nova Talent Global professional network and in
2023 was awarded with the Italy Nova 111 prize\, as one of the most promi
sing \;best talents under 35 in the category “Banki
ng\, payments and insurance”.\n
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Vladislav Mantic-Lugo - \;Pianist
Born in Cuba an d having lived in Slovakia and Spain\, Vladislav Mantic-Lugo has developed a deep appreciation for the cultural diversity and emotional expression t hat music can convey.
\nHe studied at the Music Conservatory of Sevi lla and now lives in Zurich\, where he works in the technology sector whil e continuing his advanced piano studies. His musical style combines classi cal repertoire with popular and folkloric influences.
\nVladislav re gularly performs charity and pro bono concerts\, inspired by his belief in music’s ability to connect people\, create awareness\, and contribute t o positive change.
\nMarìa Dìaz Coca
María\, born in Seville\, began piano and violin at age seven and got drawn to performance through two local the ater groups. Her vocal training started at the Haute École de Musique de Genève with mezzo-soprano Jeanne Roth\, and she is now pursuing a Special ised Music Performance master's at the Zurich University of the Arts under baritone Sebastian Geyer\, alongside studies with soprano Luba Orgonasova and Lied specialists Christoph Berner and Hans Adolfsen. She has also tak en masterclasses with singers including Brigitte Wohlfahrt\, Martin Bruns\ , Caroline Stein\, Luciana Serra\, Luisa Castellani\, Arthur Stefanowicz\, and Margreet Honig.
\nMaría gravitates toward modern and contempor ary repertoire — composers like Lachenmann\, Berio\, Aperghis\, and Lige ti — and enjoys collaborating with young composers to help shape new wor ks. To broaden her range further\, she has taken jazz and improvisation le ssons during her master's studies with German jazz singer Anne Czychowsky. Her achievements include the audience prize at the Elvirissima Junge Stim men Wettbewerb 2018 in Lucerne and the honour prize at the Interpretation of Contemporary Music competition in Zurich in 2021.
\nShe currently sings as a freelance member of the Zurich Opera House Choir while also bu ilding a solo career nationally and internationally\, with contemporary mu sic remaining a core interest. Recent highlights include a world premiere by Wolfgang Mitterer at the Salzburg Pocket Opera Festival and her debut a s Monica in Gian Carlo Menotti's The Medium.
\nCristina \;Martinez - interdisciplinary artist\, choreographer and movement researcher
\nCristina \;holds a Bachelor' s degree in Fine Arts from the University of Monterrey (UDEM) and received professional classical ballet training through the Imperial Society of Te achers of Dancing (ISTD)\, London. Her artistic practice has been shaped t hrough training at Joffrey Ballet School (Trainee Program)\, Peridance&nb sp\;Center\, Broadway Dance Center\, and GagaLab NYC\, as well as through collaborations with artists including \;Maleek Washington\, Bret Easte rling\, Kyle Scheurich\, \;César Brodermann\, Smadar Goshen\, and Aly Khamees.
\nShe completed a Humanistic Dance Therapy Certification&n bsp\;in 2025 and will begin the Master's in Choreography at \;the Zuri ch University of the Arts (ZHdK) in August 2026. Her work has been present ed in Mexico\, the United States\, and Germany. \;
\nWorking acr oss choreography\, performance\, and visual art\, she explores how the bod y \;relates to space\, memory\, and time. Her research focuses on how personal \;experiences reveal broader questions like migration\, imper manence\, and human connection. \;Alongside her artistic practice\, sh e has over ten years of experience teaching dance \;and movement\, bri nging together choreography\, somatic practices\, and artistic research.\n
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