Victor Desarzens

Victor Desarzens (born October 27, 1908 in Château-d'Oex , † February 13, 1986 in Villette ) was a Swiss conductor and violinist . In 1942 he founded the Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne .

Life

Victor Desarzens joined the Orchester de la Suisse romande as a violinist after completing a classical Matura in Yverdon-les-Bains and studying music in Lausanne, and soon became active in the field of chamber music . So he founded a small ensemble, which in 1942 became the Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne , which he directed until 1973.

In 1950 he became a conductor at the Musikkollegium Winterthur (which was then still called the Winterthur City Orchestra ), which he directed until 1975. Together with the Orchester de Chambre de Lausanne , he made numerous tours abroad; this became a renowned ensemble, which mainly devoted itself to baroque and contemporary music. Together with Ernest Ansermet , he was one of the pioneers of classical music life in French-speaking Switzerland .

World premieres (selection)

• 1947: Julien-François Zbinden : Concertino pour trompette, orchester à cordes et tambour op.6
• 1947: Raffaele d'Alessandro : Concerto grosso
• 1949: Peter Mieg : Concerto for 2 pianos and orchestra
• 1953: Julien-François Zbinden: Symphony N ° 1 pour orchester de chambre op.18
• 1953: Constantin Regamey : Musique pour cordes
• 1959: Armin Schibler : Concerto 1959 pour trompette, cor, trombone, harpe, piano, batterie et deux orchestres à cordes
• 1960: Jean Balissat : Symphony n ° 2
• 1960: Heinrich Sutermeister : Divertimento n ° 2
• 1962: Peter Mieg, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra n ° 2
• 1963: Gian Francesco Malipiero , homage à l'OCL
• 1968: Éric Gaudibert , La Harpe du Silence

Awards

• 1958: Culture Prize of the City of Winterthur
• 1963: Honorary doctorate from the University of Lausanne
• 1963: Médaille de la Ville de Paris
• 1973: City of Lausanne Prize

Web links

• Pio Pellizzari : Desarzens, Victor. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .