Julien-François Zbinden
Julien-François Zbinden (born November 11, 1917 in Rolle , Canton of Vaud ) is a Swiss composer and jazz pianist .
biography
Zbinden studied piano in Lausanne and Geneva . He learned composition mostly self-taught, but also took lessons from René Gerber . In 1938 he became a pianist in a jazz band. From 1947 he worked at Radio Suisse Romande in Lausanne, initially as a unit manager, from 1956 as head of the music department. 1973 to 1979 and 1987 to 1991 Zbinden was President of the Swiss Society for the Rights of Authors of Musical Works ( SUISA ). 1973 President of the Swiss Society for New Music SGNM (ISCM Switzerland). In 1978 he was appointed Officier des Arts et des Lettres .
Zbinden's catalog of works includes more than 100 compositions, including stage works, 5 symphonies (No. 5, his op. 100, premiered in 2007), concert works, chamber and vocal music of various cast. In his overall tonal language, influences from jazz , neoclassicism and Arthur Honegger can be discerned.
Even in old age, Zbinden still plays the piano every day, and he performed publicly in 2017. In the same year, Zbinden celebrated its hundredth birthday.
Discographic notes
- jazz solo trio sextets (1952–1979, with various line- ups )
- It's the Talk of the Town (with Antoine Ogay and Marcel Papaux , 2007)
- Last call ...? (2010)
literature
- Michael Baumgartner: Zbinden, Julien-François. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 17 (Vina - Zykan). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7618-1137-5 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- Jean-Louis Matthey: Julien-François Zbinden . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz - Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse. Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 2139 f. (French)
- Claude Tappolet: Julien-François Zbinden . 2nd ext. Edition. Georg, Genève 2010, ISBN 978-2-8257-0970-2 (French).
Web links
- Official website of Julien-François Zbinden (French)
- Biography and works at musinfo.ch (Engl.)
- Toni Cetta: Zbinden, Julien-François. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the history of the SGNM. iscm-switzerland.ch
- ↑ Toni Cetta: Julien-François Zbinden. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . August 6, 2013 , accessed November 14, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Julien-François Zbinden: 100 years' old! In: SUISAblog. November 11, 2017, accessed November 14, 2017 .
- ^ Julien-François Zbinden, pianiste et compositeur centenaire. RTS, November 11, 2017, accessed November 14, 2017 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zbinden, Julien-François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Role VD |