Jürg Wyttenbach | |
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| Born | 2 December 1935
Bern, Switzerland |
| Died | 22 December 2021 (aged 86)
Basel, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | Composer |
Jürg Wyttenbach (2 December 1935 – 22 December 2021) was a Swiss composer, pianist, and orchestra conductor. [1]
Life and career
Wyttenbach studied at the University of the Arts Bern under Sándor Veress and subsequently at the Conservatoire de Paris alongside Yvonne Lefébure and Joseph Calvet. [2] As a pianist, he performed with the Dresden Philharmonic, the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, and the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra. He also conducted the Ensemble Modern, the Klangforum Wien, the ensemble recherche, the International Society for Contemporary Music, and the Ensemble l'Itinéraire. He taught piano at the City of Basel Music Academy from 1967 to 2003. [3]
He died in Basel on 22 December 2021, at the age of 86. [4]
Works
- Exécution ajournée
- Lamentoroso
- Tarantella
- Encore
- Harlekinade
- Les Divisions
- De Metalli les Prophéties de Leonardo da Vinci
References
- ^ "Mort du compositeur Jürg Wyttenbach à 86 ans". Swissinfo (in French). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Jürg Wyttenbach". Theaterlexikon der Schweiz (in German).
- ^ "Jürg Wyttenbach". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French).
- ^ Olshausen, Cécile (24 December 2021). "Ein Original der Schweizer Musikszene ist gegangen". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links
- Jürg Wyttenbach discography at Discogs
- Jürg Wyttenbach at IMDb
- Sound recordings of works of the composer from the archives of Swiss Radio SRG SSR on Neo.Mx3
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Jürg Wyttenbach | |
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| Born | 2 December 1935
Bern, Switzerland |
| Died | 22 December 2021 (aged 86)
Basel, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | Composer |
Jürg Wyttenbach (2 December 1935 – 22 December 2021) was a Swiss composer, pianist, and orchestra conductor. [1]
Life and career
Wyttenbach studied at the University of the Arts Bern under Sándor Veress and subsequently at the Conservatoire de Paris alongside Yvonne Lefébure and Joseph Calvet. [2] As a pianist, he performed with the Dresden Philharmonic, the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, and the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra. He also conducted the Ensemble Modern, the Klangforum Wien, the ensemble recherche, the International Society for Contemporary Music, and the Ensemble l'Itinéraire. He taught piano at the City of Basel Music Academy from 1967 to 2003. [3]
He died in Basel on 22 December 2021, at the age of 86. [4]
Works
- Exécution ajournée
- Lamentoroso
- Tarantella
- Encore
- Harlekinade
- Les Divisions
- De Metalli les Prophéties de Leonardo da Vinci
References
- ^ "Mort du compositeur Jürg Wyttenbach à 86 ans". Swissinfo (in French). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Jürg Wyttenbach". Theaterlexikon der Schweiz (in German).
- ^ "Jürg Wyttenbach". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French).
- ^ Olshausen, Cécile (24 December 2021). "Ein Original der Schweizer Musikszene ist gegangen". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (in German). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
External links
- Jürg Wyttenbach discography at Discogs
- Jürg Wyttenbach at IMDb
- Sound recordings of works of the composer from the archives of Swiss Radio SRG SSR on Neo.Mx3
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