Edmond de Stoutz

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Edmond de Stoutz (born December 18, 1920 in Zurich ; † January 28, 1997 there ) was a Swiss conductor . First he began studying law in Zurich , but then switched to music and studied cello , piano , oboe , drums and composition at the Zurich Conservatory . Later he deepened his knowledge of orchestral and choir conducting with Paul Kletzki in Lausanne, as well as in Salzburg and Vienna . He played for two years as a cellist and drummer in the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and in 1945 founded a chamber orchestra, which in 1946 took on the name House Orchestra Association Zurich . The Zurich Chamber Orchestra emerged from this in 1951 , and de Stoutz directed it until 1996. In 1962 he also founded the Zurich Concert Choir .

De Stoutz was known for repeatedly using Swiss composers in his concert programs, to whom he also frequently commissioned compositions . He was also responsible for several world premieres of Swiss works, including by Frank Martin (whose polyptyque for violin and 2 small string orchestras was premiered in 1973 with Yehudi Menuhin in Lausanne), Norbert Moret ( Suite à l'image du temps 1979 in Zurich) , Peter Mieg , Paul Müller-Zürich or Rolf Urs Ringger .

He found his final resting place in the private cemetery Hohe Promenade .

Prizes and awards

De Stoutz was awarded the Hans Georg Nägeli Medal of the City of Zurich in 1965. He also received the Doron Foundation Prize in 1986 , the STAB Prize from the Foundation for Occidental Reflection in 1987 and the Freedom Prize from the Max Schmidheiny Foundation in 1991 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Prize winners 1932 to 1998. Hans-Georg Nägeli Medal for services to the city ​​of Zurich's musical creativity
  2. ↑ Winner 1979–2003 of the Max Schmidheiny Foundation

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personal data
SURNAME Stoutz, Edmond de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1997
Place of death Zurich