Armin Bachmann

Armin Bachmann (born December 20, 1960 in Hildisrieden ) is a Swiss trombonist. He lives with his family in Wolfwil (SO) and Sörenberg (LU). After intensive teaching at several international institutes, he has devoted himself primarily to concert activities as a soloist and chamber musician.

Life

Bachmann received his first trombone lessons at the age of 14. He studied trombone at the Bern University of Music (teaching diploma for tenor trombone) and the Trossingen University of Music (concert diploma for bass trombone ) with Branimir Slokar. Then he studied wind orchestra conducting with Albert Benz at the Lucerne Conservatory .

He worked as a trombonist in European orchestras and was a member of numerous chamber music ensembles. He is involved in more than 50 CD recordings and numerous world premieres of contemporary works and has performed live on radio and TV stations. He was a member of the Klangwerkstatt Weimar, Ensemble Kontraste Nürnberg and was on tour in a duo with Cora Irsen, piano.

He is very involved in the Slokar Quartet , in which he has given international concerts together with his former teacher Branimir Slokar since 1983. Other active chamber music formations are the Trio Cappella together with Claudia Muff, accordion and Peter Gossweiler, bass; the Duo Trombonarpa with Carina Walter, harp and the Festival Brass Ensemble. He regularly gives concerts with Martin Heini, organ and Tatjana Fuog, piano. He is also a passionate alphorn player . He is also active as a conductor of brass and wind bands and symphony and chamber orchestras.

Bachmann taught as a professor at the Liszt School of Music Weimar and at master classes in Tokyo, Paris, Manchester, Vienna, Munich, Helsinki, Lugano, etc. He is also director of the Burgdorf Region Music School. Bachmann is active as a juror in various national and international competitions.

The canton of Solothurn awarded Bachmann the 2012 Music Prize.

In autumn 2019 he took part in the Brass @ Adler in Schüpfheim.

Act

Ensembles

• Bass trombonist with the Slokar Quartet (since 1993–2019)
• Solo trombone at Classic Festival Brass (since 2015)
• Member of the Trio Cappella (since 2005)
• Yamaha Neo Brass Ensemble (since 2010)
• Duo with Martin Heini (organ) / Tatjana Fuog (piano)
• Solo trombonist with Swiss Brass Consort (1998–2015)
• Member of the Ensemble Kontraste Nürnberg (1994–2007)

Teaching

• Master classes in Beijing, Tokyo, Paris, Bangkok, Ankara, Havana, Manchester, Bergen, Helsinki, and many more.
• Lecturer at the Bern University of Music (1991–1999)
• Lecturer at the University of Music Trossingen (1989–1991)
• Lecturer at the University of Music Freiburg (1991–1994)
• Professor for trombone at the Liszt School of Music Weimar (1994–2010)
• Head of the Burgdorf Region Music School (since 2007-2018)

Yamaha Artist

Armin Bachmann has been a Yamaha Artist since 1995. He mainly works with Thomas Lubitz and Timo Hänf at Yamaha on the development of the Xeno trombone. He is also a workshop leader and ambassador for Yamaha. He is a member of the international Yamaha Neo Brass Ensemble.

Works

Fonts

• Arnim Bachmann / Branimir Slokar: School for bass trombone . Publishing house Marc Reift
• Branimir Slokar / Arnim Bachmann: School for trombone with quart valve . Marc Reift Publishing House 1994

Discographic notes

• Adriana Hölszky Klangwerkstatt Weimar Animato ACD6065 2004
• Armin Bachmann, Cora Irsen Liebestraum Obrasso-Verlag AG 2006

literature

• Axel Schniederjürgen (Red.): Kürschner's Musicians Handbook 2006 . Soloists, conductors, composers, university lecturers. 5th edition. KG Saur Munich 2006. Page 18. ISBN 978-3-598-24212-0 .

Web links

Commons : Armin Bachmann  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• www.arminbachmann.ch
• www.triocappella.ch
• Armin Bachmann at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christian Diemer's list of works
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Entry at Yamaha
3. ↑ "Zoogä-n-am Boogä" live by the Federal Music Festival Montreux (SRF 2016)
4. ^ Bauer publishing house
5. ↑ Obrasso