Hugo Bigi
Hugo Bigi (born August 16, 1926 in Wangen SZ ; † April 8, 2010 in Lachen SZ ) was a Swiss accordion and Schwyzerörgelist from the March district in the Swiss canton of Schwyz .
Life
The son of a bricklayer , who immigrated from Italy to Switzerland in 1911 , taught himself to play the Schwyzerörgel at kindergarten age and later took accordion lessons from a Fridolin Feldmann. 1928–1949 he interpreted dance music with his own trio "The Original Hugues" (Hugues = Hugo) with the line-up accordion / piano / drums . In 1947/49 he also played the accordion in the Martin Beeler band .
In 1949 the Ländlerkapelle Hugo Bigi was founded, which played clarinet or saxophone / accordion / piano / bass violin in the concert style of Central Switzerland in the widespread line-up .
Before his retirement, Hugo Bigi was employed in a furniture company and also worked as a music teacher .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bigi, Hugo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss accordion and black organ player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cheeks SZ |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 2010 |
| Place of death | Laughter SZ |