Councilor Tschupp
Räto Tschupp (born July 30, 1929 in Thusis ; † February 12, 2002 in Chur ) was a Swiss conductor .
Tschupp was best known for his commitment to Swiss composers of the 20th century. He directed over a hundred world premieres of contemporary works, many of which were dedicated to him.
In 1957 Tschupp founded the Camerata Zurich chamber orchestra , which played an important role in the creation of the modern Swiss chamber music repertoire and was directed by him until his death. As the successor to Erich Schmid , Tschupp was director of the mixed choir in Zurich from 1975 to 1996 . From 1976 to 1988 Räto Tschupp was professor at the Karlsruhe University of Music , where he taught conducting. From 1989 to 2001 Tschupp was chief conductor of the Aargau Symphony Orchestra . In the course of his career, Tschupp recorded a number of works with various orchestras and choirs for various record labels , including flute concerts by Gluck and Cimarosa , an anthology of European music after the French Revolution and works by Swiss composers such as Wladimir Vogel , Paul Müller-Zurich , Hermann Haller , Norbert Moret or Josef Haselbach .
literature
- Räto Tschupp on his 70th birthday. Contributions by Martin Derungs , Martin Germann , Jakob Knaus, Verena Naegele, Ulrich Stranz, Chris Walton and Andreas Weiss; with a foreword by Thomas Wagner and a list of the premieres and premieres, ed. by Chris Walton and Martin Germann. Hug, Zurich 1999, 120 pages, illustrated, ISBN 3-906415-68-6 .
- The Graubünden conductor Räto Tschupp has died. In: news.ch. February 12, 2002
- 150 years of music for Zurich: the Zurich Mixed Choir 1863–2013. Contributions by Martin Derungs, Margrit Eugster u. a .; Editor Luzi Schucan; Kommissionsverlag Hug, Zurich 2013, ISBN 978-3-905847-74-1 (Festschrift 2013, contains concert chronicles by composer, works and performance years 1863–2013; literature; about Räto Tschupp see pp. 20–22).
Discography and sound recordings
- Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor, FP93 (1938), sound recording of the Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra, Joachim Krause organ, Räto Tschupp directorate; Stadtcasino Basel, April 16, 1989; Fonoteca Svizzera Lugano ( BSFILE18585 )
- Sinfonietta FP141 (1947)
Web links
- Martin Germann: Councilor Tschupp. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Works by Räto Tschupp in the catalog of the German National Library .
- Sound documents from and about Räto Tschupp in the catalog of the Swiss National Sound Archives .
- Thomas Schacher: Legacy - Räto Tschupp's last CD recording with the Camerata Zurich. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . May 27, 2003 (review; archived on Guildmusic).
- Rob Barnett: Swiss Concertos of the Twentieth Century: Flute and Clarinet. In: MusicWeb. November 1, 2002 (English).
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SURNAME | Tschupp, Räto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss conductor |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1929 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Thusis |
DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 2002 |
Place of death | Chur |