Rama Jucker
Rama Jucker (born April 25, 1935 in Herisau ) is a Swiss cellist .
biography
Jucker studied at the Winterthur Conservatory with his father Carl-Heinz Jucker (teaching diploma). Further studies took him to Siena and Paris to André Navarra . In 1959 he won the first prize at the “ Pablo Casals ” international cello competition in Mexico, which was the start of an extensive solo career: tours in the USA, Cuba and Mexico were followed by numerous engagements in Europe, where he has performed as a soloist in most countries. As a solo cellist, he has sat at the front desk of orchestras in Basel, Zurich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Lugano and Winterthur. As a chamber musician, he often appeared with musical personalities such as Heinz Holliger , Brenton Langbein , Werner Giger , Mario Venzago and Aurèle Nicolet . Numerous CDs, records and radio recordings testify to his wide-ranging repertoire.
Discography (selection)
- Johannes Brahms : Two Sonatas op. 38 / op. 99 (with Werner Giger, piano). Accord.
- Giovanni Battista Cirri - Six sonates op.16. Accord.
- Max Reger : Solo Suites. Accord.
- Ernest Bloch : Trois suites pour violoncelle. Accord.
- Robert Schumann : Andante et variations op. Posthume pour 2 pianos, 2 violoncelles et cor; 5 pieces in folk tone. Accord.
- Virtuoso cello music: LP, with Rita Wolfensberger , piano. Pelca.
- Atmospheric pictures for cello and piano: LP, with Dorothee Gysin-Ninck, piano. Jecklin
Radio recordings
Web links
- Vassar Miscellany News, Volume XXXXIV, Number 6, October 28, 1959
- Disque d'anthologie: Sonates pour violoncelle et piano de Brahms par Jucker et Giger
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jucker, Rama |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cellist |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Herisau |