Christophe STURZENEGGER
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Christophe STURZENEGGER was born into a family of musicians and is a horn player, pianist and composer.
He was awarded a first prize for virtuosity on horn and piano, and, at the age of 22, became the horn soloist for the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra, and was the first Swiss horn player to be selected on the basis of a competitive exam to join the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester.
He subsequently was trained at the Zurich Opera Academy and, lastly, the Basel Sinfonieorchester. During these years of playing in orchestras, he had an opportunity to work with eminent conductors such as Abbado, Marriner, Levine, and Boulez,…
Since 2004, he has embarked on a free-lance career and worked as a chamber musician with several ensembles, including the Duo Sforzando and the Geneva Brass Quintet, and has performed in festivals in Europe, Japan, Colombia, Canada, South Africa, Mexico, and China…He was a semi-finalist in the International Trévoux Competition and has won many prizes and competitions: CNEM, Göhner-Migros, Friedl Wald, Kiefer Hablitzel, Jeunesses Musicales, Dumont, and Neumann.
He teaches at the Geneva Haute Ecole de Musique and has made several recordings (Gallo, Media Sound Art, Klarthe, Sony, ..). His composing work is flourishing, with more than 30 compositions to his name including works commissioned by renowned ensembles and soloists (Ensemble symphonique de Neuchâtel, Orchestre régional de Normandie, Chœur la Psallette de Genève, Orchestre de Chambre de Genève,…..). His «Queen of the Snows » (commissioned by soloists from the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) has been performed more than 100 times in Switzerland and France.
Lastly, as a conductor, he has conducted several performances of “The Soldier’s Tale” (In particular for the 100th anniversary of the composition) and The Three-Penny Opera.
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