Pascal Auberson
Pascal Auberson (born April 21, 1952 in Lausanne ) is a Swiss singer , percussionist and pianist .
Life
Pascal Auberson studied percussion with Kenny Clarke in Paris and completed classical training at the Conservatoire de Genève with Pierre Métral (percussion) and Henri Chaix ( piano ). In 1972 he began his professional career as a percussionist in the Orchester de la Suisse Romande . He also worked in jazz, for example as a pianist in François Lindemann's project “Piano Seven” (together with Brigitte Meyer), and as a chanson singer. He won first prize in the Chanson Française category at the Spa Festival . Tours have taken him to numerous European countries as well as to Africa and China . He played in the Paris Olympia and the Théâtre de la Ville as well as in many television programs. He recorded over a dozen albums for various labels including Sonopresse , Plainisphare and Polydor .
Together with the choreographer Diane Decker he developed the pieces L'intérieur du décor , Lysis , Rire , Icare des ailes pour une nuit , L'eau de l'-il , En attendant le taureau and La longue marche . In collaboration with the choreographer Noemi Lapzeson and the dancer Marcela San-Pedro , Tues-tu? , Trace and 7e ciel , and with the company Cie Alias of the choreographer Guilherme Botelho he performed the pieces En manque and Moving a perhaps . He received the Grand Prix des Variétés et de la Chanson in 1990 from the Fondation vaudoise pour la promotion et la création artistique .
Further collaborations existed with Jean-François Bovard and the Big Band de Lausanne at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1997 ( Big Bang and Dr Jekyll et M. Hyde ), with Léon Francioli and Daniel Bourquin and the BBFC ( Liberté provisoire , Big band Musique , 1991 , Border Line , bassist Instinct 2 , Free Cabaret ), with Yvette Théraulaz , Trilok Gurtu , Pierre Audétat and the dance company ADN Dialect. In 2017 the Federal Office of Culture awarded him a Swiss Music Prize.
Discography
- Ophélie , 1974
- Comédienne , 1976
- Jamaïca , 1978
- L'âme au bout de doigts , 1984
- Ange rebelle , 1988
- Mille voci , 1990
- Piano Seven , 1991
- En manque / Moving a Perhaps , 1990
- Border Line “La passion” , 1995
- A table , 1996
- Big bang , 1997
- Ceux qu'on aime , 2000
- Aubersong , 2001
- A choeur ouvert , 2003
- Kelomès , 2007
- Le meilleur de Pascal Auberson , 2008
literature
- Caroline Rieder: Pascal Auberson . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz - Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse. Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 88 f. (French)
Web links
- Pascal Auberson's website
- Pascal Auberson at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Auberson, Pascal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss singer, percussionist and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lausanne |