SUISA en scène
A platform for young composers
Swiss composers deserve more attention than they generally receive today. SUISA and the Murten Classics Summer Festival are jointly launching …
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Homage to Frank Martin
“That kind of fire!”
To mark the 50th anniversary of Frank Martin’s death, the Bern Chamber Orchestra has commissioned Katharina Weber to compose a …
Pascal Bachmann
“I form big cluster chords with string instruments”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
Théo Rossier
“The piece is meant to come across as a wild dance”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
Arseniy Shkaptsov
“For me, composing means making music out of situations in life itself”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
Joëlle Nager
“The music is already playing in your head”
On 27 August 2023, the Murten Classics Festival presents four commissioned works by a new generation of young Swiss composers …
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Alfred Schweizer
“You know the song somehow but it presents itself in a completely different guise”
Alfred Schweizer reports on working on his composition for the project “Swiss Beethoven reflections”. He analysed characteristic elements within Beethoven’s …
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Fortunat Frölich
“The spark is actually the interesting part of the big explosion”
Fortunat Frölich has utilised contrasts for his work on the project “Swiss Beethoven reflections”. He also refers to the content …
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Xavier Dayer
“A melody like a memory from far away”
For the project “Swiss Beethoven reflections”, Xavier Dayer not only let himself be inspired by the melody of the Swiss …
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Aglaia Graf
“The precision applicable to notation requires almost more time than composing itself”
For the composition project “Swiss Beethoven reflections”, Aglaia Graf developed a concept with several movements. These are based on two, …
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Marina Sobyanina
“Beethoven’s music is very groovy. I think that if he was alive today, he’d probably be a modern jazz rock freak.”
In her composition for the project “Swiss Beethoven reflections”, Marina Sobyanina refers to many aspects of the great composer. She …
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Katharina Weber
“The clarinet should act as an individual, struggling and seeking the way”
Katharina Weber is basing her composition work for the project “Swiss Beethoven reflections” not only on Beethoven’s variations on a …
“Us composers, we are like surgeons for peopleʼs souls”
Romanian composer Sebastian Androne-Nakanishi attracted international attention at a young age. He moved to Switzerland in 2019 and recently joined …
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Christian Henking
“As a composer, you’re always a beginner”
In his composition for the project “Swiss Beethoven reflections”, Christian Henking uses the melody of the Swiss song used by …
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Archipel Festival – a well-established works smithy
The Archipel Festival is going to give a large audience access to a plethora of new works between 16 and …
Intriguing insights and concerts at the Zeiträume Festival
Would you like to look over composers’ shoulders while they are working? Would you like to ask them what inspires …
Festival Archip-elles – Women Power
The Geneva Festival for contemporary music creation has dedicated itself to music originating from the pen of women for its …
“SUISA Day” at the Murten Classics Festival proves a resounding success
The programme of the Murten Classics Festival included a full day of contemporary music on 25 August 2018 as part …
Open for a new things at the Festival Murten Classics
On Saturday 25 August 2018, the Festival Murten Classics and SUISA extend an invitation to immerse yourself into the world …
Swiss creations at Festival Archipel
By placing four Swiss composers in the limelight on Wednesday 21 March 2018, Festival Archipel demonstrated that Swiss composers are …
Julien-François Zbinden: 100 years’ old!
Julien-François Zbinden is a pianist, composer, writer and ... 100 years’ old. On 11 November 2017, the honorary member of …