Swiss Chamber Concerts
The Swiss Chamber Concerts are a Swiss chamber music cycle with concert series in Basel, Geneva, Lugano and Zurich, which was founded in 1999 by Jürg Dähler, Daniel Haefliger and Felix Renggli.
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purpose | Chamber music cycle |
Chair: | Jürg Dähler, Daniel Haefliger, Felix Renggli |
Establishment date: | 1999 |
Seat : | Basel, Geneva, Lugano, Zurich |
Website: | http://www.swisschamberconcerts.ch |
history
The Swiss Chambers Concerts, founded in 1999 by Jürg Dähler (violinist / violist, Executive Master of Arts Administration University of Zurich), Daniel Haefliger (cellist) and Felix Renggli (flutist), are the first national concert cycle for chamber music in Switzerland. The concert series will take place in the cities of Basel, Geneva, Lugano and Zurich. The thematic programs are based on the mirror of old, new and newest chamber music. The Swiss Chambers Concerts award several work commissions to composers from home and abroad every year. The meanwhile more than 150 world premieres include works by Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, Kalevi Ensio Aho, Valery Arzoumanov, George Benjamin , Harrison Birtwistle , William Blank, Nicolas Bolens, Ursina Maria Braun, Elliott Carter , Friedrich Cerha , Xavier Dayer, Thomas Demenga , Fjodor Druzhinin , Richard Dubugnon, Pascal Dusapin , Alfred Felder, Brian Ferneyhough , Gustav Friedrichson, Daniel Fueter, Beat Furrer , Franz Furrer-Münch, Eric Gaudibert , Stefano Gervasoni , Daniel Glaus, Rico Gubler, Edu Haubensak, David Philip Hefti , Heinz Holliger , Toshio Hosokawa , Martin Jaggi, Christian Jost , Mischa Käser, Rudolf Kelterborn , Thomas Kessler , Charles Koechlin , György Kurtág , Thomas Larcher , Hans Ulrich Lehmann , György Ligeti , Ursula Mamlok , Albert Moeschinger, Roland Moser, Younghi Pagh-Paan , Robert HP Platz , Philippe Racine, Katharina Rosenberger , Michel Roth, Esa-Pekka Salonen , Aulis Sallinen , Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini , Rodolphe Schacher, Martin Schlumpf , Dan iel Schnyder , Valentin Silvestrov , Bettina Skrzypczak , Alessandro Solbiati , Robert Sutter, Fabio Tognetti, Fabio Vacchi , Nadir Vassena, Jürg Wyttenbach, Isang Yun , Hans Zehnder and Alfred Zimmerlin. The Swiss Chambers Concerts have held over 600 concerts in Switzerland since 1999. The cycle is partly co-produced with Swiss Radio SRF and is supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia . With the Swiss Chamber Academy and the Swiss Chamber Camerata, concert activities have been expanded since 2015 to include educational opportunities for young professional musicians.
activities
Basel
The Swiss Chamber Concerts Basel are the successors to Kammerkunst Basel, which was founded in 1953 and has been directed by Felix Renggli since 1998. The concerts take place in the Great Hall of the Basel Music Academy , in the Gare du Nord and in various churches and venues in the city of Basel.
Geneva
The Swiss Chamber Concerts in Geneva started their activities in 1999. They are directed by Daniel Haefliger. The concerts will take place in the Grande Salle du Conservatoire de Genève, in Studio Ansermet and in various other locations in the city. The annual Swiss Chamber Academy has been held in Geneva since 2015, which, like the Swiss Chambers Camerata, was launched by Daniel Haefliger. Hildegard Stauder is the founding president of the Geneva-based SCC Association, which was founded in 2010.
Lugano
The Swiss Chamber Concerts Lugano, whose concerts take place in the Aula Magna of the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, are the successor to the concert series of the Swiss Chambers Concerts, which was previously held in the Teatro Sociale Bellinzona. Daniel Haefliger has been in charge of the organization since 2012.
Zurich
The Swiss Chamber Concerts Zurich are the direct successor to the concert cycle of the "Zurich Chamber Musicians" founded by Brenton Langbein in 1960. In 1992, Jürg Dähler took over the direction of the Zurich Chamber Musicians and has since been responsible for the Zurich concert cycle. The concerts take place in the Kleiner Tonhallesaal, in the St. Peter Church in Zurich and in various other churches, guild houses and event locations in the city of Zurich. Since 2015, co-productions have been carried out with the Brunegg Castle Whitsun Festival. “Inside the Insight” is the private concert series of the Zurich SCC-Förderverein, which has been chaired by Ulrike Kolb since 2015 and was launched in 2006 by Barbara Altwegg.
Swiss Chamber Soloists
Swiss Chamber Soloists is the chamber ensemble of the concert cycle, which was founded in 1999 and is directed by the three artistic directors of the Swiss Chamber Concerts.
World premieres and premieres
UA premiere
EA European premiere
CH Swiss premiere
Season | Works |
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2019-2020 |
Ursina Maria Braun Quartet for 2 violins, viola and cello WP
Domenico Scarlatti sonatas, arranged for string trio by Jürg Dähler UA Mischa Käser " Atamason" for two string trios in different moods UA Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata in E major op.109, arranged by Jürg Wyttenbach CH Heinz Holliger "75. Variation on the variation No Va / Vb of Ludwytt beds Bach "for piano solo UA Toshio Hosokawa “Knot” for oboe and cor anglais CH Younghi Pagh-Pan “Schweigend listening” for English horn solo CH György Kurtág pieces for flute solo WP David Philip Hefti "mormorando" for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon UA Johann Sebastian Bach Preludes and Fugues, arranged for string trio by Daniel Haefliger UA Harrison Birtwistle Duet for eight strings CH Stefano Gervasoni “ Abi” for string trio WP |
2018-2019 |
Xavier Dayer "De Umbris" for flute and string trio UA
Stefano Gervasoni “ Dunkler Lichtglanz” for flute in G, viola and cello WP Xavier Dayer “Car il n'est aucun lieu” for flute, oboe, cello and string orchestra WP Heinz Holliger “Three Little Pieces”, for oboe solo WP Heinz Holliger “Mäusel Duo” for violin and cello UA Roland Moser “Albin Zollinger - around 1937” for soprano, alto flute, oboe d'amore, viola and cello WP William Blank “Figures libres” for flute, clarinet and viola UA Heinz Holliger “Epilog zu Panrei”, for alto flute / flute in G, oboe / cor anglais, bass clarinet, drums, violin and cello UA Franz Schubert “ Schwanengesang”, arranged for tenor, flute in C / alto flute / bass flute, oboe / cor anglais, viola, cello and harp by Richard Dubugnon UA Richard Dubugnon “Lamentations from the Mattress Crypt ” for flute in C / bass flute, oboe, harp, viola and cello WP Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Violin and Strings in D minor BWV 1063 CH Elliott Carter “Poems of Louis Zukofsky” for soprano and clarinet CH Friedrich Eugen Thurner Quartet No. 1 in G minor for oboe, violin, viola and cello CH Esa-Pekka Salonen “Pentatonic Etude” for viola solo CH |
2017-2018 |
Rudolf Kelterborn Duet for oboe and English horn WP
David Philip Hefti "à la recherche ..." for clarinet, viola and piano WP Kalevi Ensio Aho Quintet for piano and wind quartet CH Charles Koechlin “The Portrait of Daisy Hamilton”, ten pieces from the sketchbooks for an imaginary film op. 140, arranged for a string sextet by Otfrid Nies UA |
2016-2017 |
Heinz Holliger “Three Sketches” for violin and viola CH
Rudolf Kelterborn Quartet for 8 wind instruments UA Katharina Rosenberger string trio WP Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn “Five Songs”, arrangement for soprano and string quartet by Otfried Nies CH Egon Wellesz "Sonnets of Elizabeth Barrett-Browning" for soprano and string quartet CH Mischa Käse r string quartet UA Bettina Skrzypcza k “Noema” for flute, violin and cello UA |
2015-2016 |
Franz Schubert “ Die Schöne Müllerin”, arranged for tenor and 10 instruments CH
Valery Arzoumanov “Scherzo” for piano and string trio WP Nadir Vassena “Vertigini del silenzio” for string quartet UA Paul Hindemith “Melancholie” for soprano and string quartet CH Heinz Holliger “Increschantüm” for soprano and string quartet CH Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Fantasy” for flute, oboe and string trio, arranged by Markus Brönimann CH Heinz Holliger piece for flute, oboe, viola, cello and glass harmonica WP Xavier Dayer “Come heavy sleep” for flute, viola and cello UA Robert HP Platz “Wunderblock” for alto flute in G, bass clarinet, string trio and percussion CH Joseph Haydn “Notturno” for flute, oboe and string trio, arranged by Markus Brönimann CH Helmut Lachenmann “Five Variations on a theme of Franz Schubert” for piano solo CH Elliott Carter “Epigrams” for piano, violin and cello CH |
2014-2015 |
Heinz Holliger “ Berceuse pour M.” for English horn solo UA
Nicolas Bolens “… und weiter” for flute, oboe and string trio WP Valery Arzoumanov Quartet for piano and string trio on a theme by Mahler UA Daniel Fueter “oultremer”, small cantata to texts by Blaise Cendrars UA Ursula Mamlok concert piece for flute, oboe, viola and percussion CH Alessandro Solbiati “ Singing is Dasein” for soprano and English horn WP Heinz Holliger “Three Little Scenes” for violin solo CH Esa-Pekka Salonen “Homunculus” for string quartet CH Aulis Sallinen String Trio No. 3 “Some aspects of Peltroniemi Fintrik's Funeral March” CH Elliott Carter “Nine by Five” for wind quintet CH |
2013-2014 |
Heinz Holliger “Récit” for four timpani UA
David Philip Hefti " Magma" sound sparks for String Trio UA Xavier Dayer “Nocturne” for flute, oboe and string trio WP Rudolf Kelterborn “Five pieces” for oboe and piano WP Friedrich Cerha String Trio CH Nadir Vassena “Quaderno del buio” for voice and string quartet UA Alban Berg “ Seven early songs”, arranged for soprano and string quartet by Heime Müller CH Elliott Carter String Trio CH |
2012-2013 |
Bettina Skrzypczak Sextet for wind quintet and piano WP
Alessandro Solbiati “Epos” for cor anglais and string trio WP Heinz Holliger “Eight Chants” for soprano and violin WP Gabriel Fauré “La chanson d'Eve”, arranged for soprano and string quartet by Otfried Nies UA Hugo Wolf “Four Songs”, arranged for voice and string quartet by Maximilian Matesic UA Heinz Holliger “Partita (II)” for harp solo WP Martin Schlumpf “Spiegelbilder” for viola, cello and piano WP Hans Ulrich Lehmann “without words” for viola and piano WP |
2011–2012 |
Heinz Holliger “Poem by Mechthild von Magdeburg” for soprano and violin WP
Heinz Holliger "Vierstimmiges Madrigal", version for soprano and three string instruments WP Gabriel Fauré “Chanson de Mélisande”, arranged for soprano and string quartet by Otfried Nies UA Jürg Wittenbach Duo for flute and cello UA Ernst Bloch Quatuor op. Posth. For string quartet CH Rodolphe Schacher string quintet for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello WP |
2010-2011 |
Iannis Xenakis "Ittidra" for String Sextet CH
Heinz Holliger “Machaut-Transkriptionen” for four voices and three violas WP Elliott Carter "Figment V" for Marimba Solo EA Roland Moser “A small memorial sheet to Erich” for oboe solo WP Elliott Carter “Tre duetti” for violin and cello EA Beat Furrer “… further singing…” for clarinet and string trio CH Xavier Dayer “Mémoire, cercles” for oboe and string trio WP Harrison Birtwistle Quartet for oboe and string trio UA Pascal Dusapin “ Microgrammes”, 7 pieces for string trio WP |
2009-2010 |
Eric Gaudibert “Why” for flute, oboe and clarinet UA
Jean Selim Abdelmoula “Promenade nocturne” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and oboe WP William Blank “Collage” for flute, clarinet and viola UA Heinz Holliger Selection from the 24 duos for 2 violins WP Rudolf Kelterborn Quartet for oboe / cor anglais and string trio WP Harrison Birtwistle "Of sweet desorder and the care fully careless" for oboe and string trio UA Mischa Käser “Seven festive bagatelles” for soprano, flute, oboe, horn, viola, cello, percussion and piano WP Gustav Friedrichson “Nach Haus” for soprano, oboe, clarinet and violin UA Xavier Dayer “Solus cum Solo” for cello solo WP Elliott Carter “Duettino” for violin and cello EA Elliott Carter Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet EA Johann Sebastian Bach Preludes and Fugues BWV 882 and BWV 858, arranged for string trio by Daniel Haefliger UA Xavier Dayer “De Umbris (II)” for flute and string quartet UA |
2008-2009 |
William Blank “Traces” for string quartet UA
Elliott Carter Sonatina for oboe and piano WP Eric Gaudibert “Miniatures” for string quartet CH Alfred Zimmerlin "at the still point, there the dance is" for viola solo CH Nadir Vassena “Coreography incerte” for flute, viola and cello UA |
2007-2008 |
Peter Waters “Songlines No.5” for violin, cello and piano WP
György Kurtag “6 Moments musicaux” op.44 for string quartet CH Heinz Holliger "(é) cri (t)" for flute solo CH Roland Moser “Pivents” for piano and wind ensemble UA Modest Mussorgski “Pictures at an Exhibition”, arranged for piano and wind quintet CH |
2006-2007 |
Mischa Käser 1st string quartet UA
Xavier Dayer "Mais je me suis enfuis" for flute, oboe, viola and cello UA Eric Gaudibert 2nd string quartet UA |
2005-2006 |
Thomas Kessler “Oboe Control” for oboe solo and electronics UA
Michel Roth “Skytale” for clarinet, cello and piano WP Alfred Zimmerlin 3rd string quartet UA Elliott Carter “Mosaic” for chamber ensemble EA |
2004-2005 |
Rico Gubler "IR" for clarinet, viola and piano WP
Eric Gaudibert “Au-delà” for flute, viola and cello WP Franz Furrer-Münch “Freundliche Landschaft” for viola solo WP |
2003-2004 |
Jürg Wyttenbach “Una chica en Nirvana” for a singing clarinetist UA
Robert Suter Music for Baryton and Chamber Ensemble UA Eric Gaudibert “Message (s)” for cello and string quartet UA Hans Ulrich Lehmann “Viola in all moods and senses” for viola solo WP Martin Jaggi “Megalith” for piano and wind quintet WP |
2002-2003 |
Rudolf Kelterborn 6th string quartet UA
William Blank “Wounds” for flute, oboe, violin and cello UA Mischa Käser “Three Fantasies” for 3 gambas and string trio WP Edu Haubensak String Octet UA |
2001-2002 |
Eric Gaudibert “remember…” for cello and electronics UA
Fabio Tognetti " Contrasts" for violin, clarinet, cello and piano UA Fabio Vacchi “Veglia seconda” for cello and piano WP |
2000-2001 |
Daniel Schnyder “Sketches” for violin, cello and piano CH
Daniel Schnyder “Zoom in” for saxophone and string quartet UA György Kurtág “Message - Consolation” for Christian Sutter for double bass solo CH Hans Ulrich Lehmann “Ritardando” for violin, cello and string quartet UA Franz Furrer-Münch “11 Scenes” for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, violin and cello WP Xavier Dayer "Shall I revisit thesis Differing same fields" for Violin, Cello and Piano UA Nadir Vassena "Rivolto verso il mare - rivolto verso terra" for viola and cello UA |
1999-2000 |
Mischa Käser piano quartet for violin, viola, cello and piano UA
Roland Moser "... e torna l'aria della sera ..." for oboe d'amore and cello CH Fjodor Druzhinin “Above all peaks is peace” for soprano, flute, viola and harp CH |
Discography
publication | Title / composer / title of work | Artist | Label / catalog number | format |
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2020 |
DAYER
Xavier Dayer
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Heinz Holliger, oboe
Felix Renggli, flute Irene Abrigo, violin Daria Zappa, violin Jürg Dähler, viola Daniel Haefliger, cello |
Claves / CD 3007 | CD |
2018 |
CERHA
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Heinz Holliger, oboe
Corinne Chapelle, violin Meesun Hong Coleman, violin Esther Hoppe, violin Hanne Weinmeister, violin Daria Zappa, violin Jürg Dähler, viola Hannes Bärtschi, viola Daniel Haefliger, cello |
Claves / 50-1816 | CD |
2017 |
SHOSTAKOVICH
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Ilya Gringolts, violin
Daniel Haefliger, cello Gilles Vonsattel, piano |
Claves / 50-1817 | CD |
2017 |
FAIRY TALES WITHOUT WORDS
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Jürg Dähler, viola
François Benda, clarinet Gilles Vonsattel, piano |
GENUIN / GEN 17485 | CD |
2015 |
MACHAUT TRANSCRIPTIONS
Guillaume de Machaut / Heinz Holliger
Guillaume de Machaut / Heinz Holliger
Guillaume de Machaut / Heinz Holliger
Guillaume de Machaut / Heinz Holliger
Guillaume de Machaut / Heinz Holliger
Guillaume de Machaut / Heinz Holliger
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Gordon Jones, baritone
David James, countertenor Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor Steven Harrold, tenor Geneviève Strosser, viola Jürg Dähler, viola Muriel Cantoreggi, viola |
ECM / ECM 2224 | CD |
2015 |
FLUTE CONCERTOS
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Felix Renggli, flute
Brian Dean, concertmaster Chamber Academy Basel |
GENUIN / GEN 15338 | CD |
2014 |
MUSIC WITH WINDS
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Felix Renggli, flute
Heinz Holliger, oboe François Benda, basset clarinet Esther Hoppe, violin Daria Zappa, violin Jürg Dähler, viola Daniel Haefliger, cello |
GENUIN / GEN 14319 | CD |
2014 |
HEINZ HOLLIGER
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Daniel Haefliger, cello
Gilles Vonsattel, piano |
GENUIN / GEN 14330 | CD |
2011 |
INDUUCHLEN
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Felix Renggli, flute / alto flute / bass flute / piccolo
Olivier Darbellay, French horn / natural horn Ursula Holliger, harp Matthias Würsch, marimba / percussion, cimbalom Bahar Dördüncü, piano Sylvia Nopper, soprano Jürg Dähler, violin, viola Daniel Haefliger, cello Anna Maria Bacher, recitation Albert Streich, recitation |
ECM / ECM 2201 | CD |
2011 |
FABLES
Robert Suter
Albert Moeschinger
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Felix Renggli, flute
Heinz Holliger, oboe |
GENUIN / GEN 11211 | CD |
2008 |
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELLIOTT CARTER!
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Silvia Nopper, soprano
Felix Renggli, flute Emanuel Abbühl, oboe Heinz Holliger, oboe / English horn François Benda, clarinet Elmar Schmid, clarinet Ursula Holliger, harp Esther Hoppe, violin Daria Zappa, violin Carolin Widmann, violin Jürg Dähler, violin / viola Christoph Schiller, viola Daniel Haefliger, cello Edicson Ruiz, double bass |
Neos Classics / NEOS 10816 | CD |
2008 |
WORKS FOR FLUTE SOLO
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Felix Renggli, flute / alto flute,
Anne Laure Pantillon, Piccolo Anne Parisot, flute Matthias Würsch, bells |
GENUIN / GEN 88129 | CD |
2007 |
JOHANNES SEBASTIAN BACH
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Hanna Weinmeister, violin
Jürg Dähler, viola Thomas Grossenbacher, cello |
Neos Classics / NEOS 30801 | CD |
2001 |
FANTASIA TELEMANIA
Xavier Dayer
Mathias Steinauer
Robert Suter
Roland Moser
Nadir Vassena
Christoph Neidhöfer
Bernhard A. Batschelet
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Felix Renggli, flute | MGB / CTS-M 73 | CD |
2000 |
SCHUMANN
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David Abbott, piano
Jürg Dähler, violin Urs Walker, violin Valérie Dähler-Mulet, viola Daniel Haefliger, cello |
Claves / CD 50 - 2008 |
Individual evidence
Web links
- Swiss Chamber Concerts Official Website
- Swiss Chamber Concerts Documentary 2011
- Terra Schubert "- Swiss Radio SRF
- Swiss Chamber Concerts 2019-2020 - ASTRAENESCU - Swiss Radio RTS
- L'académie des Swiss Chamber Concerts - Swiss Radio RTS
- Les Swiss Chamber Concerts fêtent leur 15e anniversaire - Swiss Radio RTS
- 15th season of the Swiss Chamber Concert - Swiss Radio RTS
- World premiere of Lamentations from the Mattress Crypt op.83
- Swiss Chamber Soloists for Claves Records
- Swiss Chamber Concerts "Riflesso Holliger"
- Heinz Holliger - a little crazy, this concert - NZZ
- The bottom line - NZZ
- Top class - NZZ
- Conveying a musical quality - NZZ