Conrad Zwicky

Conrad Zwicky (* 1946 in Basel ) is a Swiss violist , organist and composer .

Zwicky was a member of the Lucerne Festival Strings from 1970–1972 , became deputy solo violist of the Tonhalle Orchestra (concert formation) in 1972 , and in 1979 played major solos as solo violist at the opera house at the opening of the June festival weeks. B. that in the opera Der Freischütz . For 20 years (until 1990) he was the violist of the Zurich Piano Quintet. CD recordings of piano quintets by Dvořák, Frank Martin, Martinů and many others bear witness to this.

For over 30 years he was organist and concert manager at the Bühlkirche Zurich (Wiedikon) and member of the Bavaria String Trio as well as solo violist of the Zürcher Streichersolisten , today a freelance musician and director of the international organ festival Zurich ("OrgelFest"), which took place every two years from 2005 to 2013. As a concert organist, he has traveled to many European countries (France, Luxembourg, Germany, Finland, Norway, Italy).

As a composer he has mainly appeared with literature for strings. His works have been performed more often in Switzerland, but also at international concerts such as B. Festival de Santander (Spain), Spring Festival Budapest (Hungary), Organ Festival of Koszalin (Poland), in Seoul and Incheon (South Korea). He heads the classic CD publishing house WIEDISCON Records Zurich and lives in Zurich. He reconstructed a viola concerto in E minor by Georg Philipp Telemann .

Catalog raisonné

The catalog raisonné follows its own information:

• Choral preludes 1968/69: "We thank you, Lord Jesus Christ", "Oh God from heaven see it"
• Chorale preludes "Christ ist erupt" (1984)
• “The 23rd Psalm” for three-part a cappella choir (1985) for soprano, alto and male voice
• “Orchesteretüden” (1992) for violin 1, 2, viola (divided (!), Violoncello, double bass
• "Chamber music" for flute and string quartet (double bass ad. Lib.) Flute, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello (double bass ad. Lib)
• “Concerto for Strings” (1997) for violin 1, 2, viola (divided (!), Cello, double bass, solo vl. 1, solo vl.2, solo cello, all parts (except cb.) Divided
• "Duo for two violins" (1998)
• “Concertino for organ and strings” (1999) for large organ, violin 1, 2, viola (divided (!), Cello, double bass, solo vl. 1, all parts (except for cello) divided, requires at least 3 cellos
• “Drei Fabeln nach Aesop” (1998) for violin, double bass, accordion
• “Serenade for Strings” (2001) for violin 1, 2, viola (divided (!), Violoncello, double bass, solo vl. 1, all parts (except Kb.) Divided
• Reconstruction / adaptation of the viola concerto in E minor by Telemann 2004/05 for solo viola, violin 1, violin 2, viola, violoncello, double bass and harpsichord
• Concerto for double bass and string orchestra (2009)
• "Windspiele" for soprano, violin, piano based on a poem by Koni Grimm (2011)
• “La Scaltrezza”, character piece for trumpet and organ (2014), dedicated to Roman Gryń and Bogdan Narloch. ("Scaltrezza" means 'mischievousness', 'clever'.)
• Concerto for organ, string orchestra, two horns and timpani (2015). (World premiere at the Organ Festival in Koszalin (Poland) on July 10, 2015)
• “La Meditazione”, character piece for trumpet and organ (2017), dedicated to Roman Gryń and Bogdan Narloch.
• "Rapsodia engiadinaisa", (2018) for salon orchestra (string quintet, flute, clarinet and piano)

Web links

• Conrad Zwicky's website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Catalog raisonné on Conrad Zwicky's website . Retrieved October 2, 2014.