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A musical legacy for the future
On Sunday, 16 February 2025, the Lugano Arte e Cultura provided the festive setting for the conclusion of a unique …
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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 …
Floating Notes Festival
Floating Notes Festival: outside the mainstream
The second Floating Notes Festival took place in San Bernardino, Grisons, last weekend. This year’s event once again showcased experimental …
The sound of the mountain
For the first time ever, the Floating Notes Festival will be held at the San Bernardino in Graubünden this year. …
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“This situation will put everyone – musicians, technicians, insiders – to the test”
With the “Music for tomorrow” project, SUISA aims to support its members in these difficult times. We offer artists a …
A tribute to Claudio Taddei
On 9 August this year, singer-songwriter and painter Claudio Taddei passed away at the age of 52.
Creating music in the era of contamination
A discussion on the deceptively simple theme of ‘contamination in music’ provided much food for thought, reaffirming the desire to …
20,000 Swiss Francs and an imaginary composition project
To discuss artistic creation is anything but simple. That’s why Swiss association Jazzy Jams and SUISA have come up with …
Schedler Music Summit 2018 with Romina Kalsi
The sixth recurrence of the Schedler Music Summit, an annual international songwriting camp which is organised by music publishing house …
SUISA Board looks ahead into the future
Initiated by Ticino-based Board member Zeno Gabaglio, the Board of Directors of SUISA held its autumn meeting in Lugano this …
La Tessinoise: Much ado about the Ticino
Over the Easter period, it's not just the palm trees and nice weather that make the Ticino attractive: Over a …
Marco Zappa: 50 anni di musica
A story of 50 years’ success: The only sustained career in Switzerland in relation to the “canzone italiana” – in …
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Where the music is new
Camilla Sparksss: “A lovely Christmas present”
A former monk’s hermitage serves as the birthplace for new songs by Camilla Sparksss. To this day, the view over …
“SUISA’s office in Lugano is a reference point for the music scene in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland”
SUISA has offices in Zurich, Lausanne and Lugano and is thus represented in three language regions of Switzerland. In Lugano, …
MusicNet 2015 in Lugano: Ein 360°-Event der Musik
Vom 16. bis 18. Januar 2015 hat in Lugano die 6. Ausgabe von MusicNet stattgefunden. Die einzige Musikmesse der italienischsprachigen …