Werner Zumsteg

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Werner Zumsteg (born November 21, 1938 in Zurich ; † August 8, 2018 there ) was a Swiss music teacher and flautist .

Life

Zumsteg studied flute in Zurich with André Jaunet (1961–1964) and in Berlin with Karlheinz Zöller (1964/65) and attended master classes with James Galway . From 1965 he was solo flutist in the Baden-Baden Municipal Orchestra and formed the Zumsteg – Hofer – Derungs trio with Heinz Hofer and Martin Derungs. In 1970 he took up an apprenticeship for flute and school music at the Zürcher Kantonsschule Wiedikon , which he held until his retirement (2002). He was also part of the internationally active ensembles Pro Arte Wind Quintet (from 1973) and Musica Orphea (from 1974).

Zumsteg also premiered contemporary music on various occasions. For example, in 1966 with the Zumsteg – Hofer – Derungs trio, the composition Mobili a tre (for flute, clarinet and piano) by Hugo Pfister, in 1972 with Susanne Hess for a message in a bottle (for flute and harpsichord) by Walter Baer or in 1989 with Elisabeth Bachmann Canto XVII dedicated to him (for flute and piano) by Ermano Maggini . He was also involved in the visual arts - even as a designer from a young age - and maintained close friendships with the graphic artist Werner Zryd, who designed the record covers for the Musica Orphea ensemble, and with the Swiss painters Ernst Egli, Hans Hunold and Gianfranco Bernasconi.

Discography

  • The Pro Arte Quintet: Anton Reicha (quintet in G major), Paul Taffanel (quintets for wind instruments). Zurich: Gold Records, 1979 (= Gold 11071).
  • Pro Arte Wind Quintet: French Wind Music. Jacques Ibert (Trois Pièces Brèves), Jean Françaix (quintets), Georges Auric (trio), Arthur Honegger (Danse de la Chèvre), Darius Milhaud (suite: La Cheminée du Roi René). Wyastone Leys: Nimbus Records, 1981; 1992 (= Nimbus 2134; NI 5327).
  • Ensemble Musica Orphea: Johann Sebastian Bach (Triple Concerto in D major, BWV 1064; Triple Concerto in G major, BWV 99/125/115). Lausanne: Gallo, 1979 (= GALLO 30-198).
  • Ensemble Musica Orphea: La famille Bach. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Symphony in D minor), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Sonatina in D minor), Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach (Sextet in E flat major), Johann Christian Bach (Sextet in C major). Lausanne: Gallo, 1983 (= GALLO 30-234); Powder, 1992 (= CD 5128); Barcelona: Divucsa, 1995.
  • Werner Zumsteg (flute), Giuliana Stehli-Altwegg (harpsichord): Hermann Haller (6 inventions for flute and harpsichord). Lausanne: Working Group for the Promotion of Swiss Music, 1984 (= CTS-P 10); 1988 (= CTS-P 10-2).
  • Werner Zumsteg (flute), Jeannette Fischer (soprano), Patricia Thomas (piano), Orches'Trio: Ermano Maggini (Torso IV; Cinque disegni; Trilogy; Canto V; Canto XVII; Between Heaven and Earth). Zurich: Jecklin Edition, 1995 (= JS 311-2).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ermano Maggini : Torso IV; Cinque disegni; Trilogy; Canto V; Canto XVII; Between heaven and earth. Zurich: Jecklin Edition, 1995 (= JS 311-2), booklet, p. 22
  2. ↑ Obituary from the Wiedikon Cantonal School
  3. ↑ Zurich Central Library, Hugo Pfister estate directory, p. 16
  4. ↑ Zurich Central Library, Walter Baer reference list, p. 22
  5. ↑ Zurich Central Library, Ermano Maggini estate directory, p. 37
  6. ↑ Website of the creative Zumsteg estate
  7. ^ Biography Werner Zryd
  8. ↑ Ernst Egli biography
  9. ^ Biography of Gianfranco Bernasconi
personal data
SURNAME Zumsteg, Werner
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss flautist
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH August 8, 2018
Place of death Zurich