Born in Biel in 1948, composer and musician Hans Koch is one of the most innovative woodwind players in Europe in the improvisation and free jazz field. Instead of following the path of a classical orchestral musician, Hans Koch used live electronics, sampling and computers to explore a new acoustic universe for his instruments. The high-contrast "hardcore chamber music" played by the Swiss trio Koch-Schütz-Studer from 1990 to 2017 bore his unmistakable signature. In addition to collaborations with long-time companion Martin Schütz and other representatives of experimental Swiss music (e.g. INSUB Meta Orchestra, Jacques Demierre), Hans Koch has performed with international improvisation and free jazz musicians (e.g. Fred Frith / Cecil Taylor) and participated in international projects such as the Globe Unity Orchestra or the Ensemble d'Improvisateurs Européens. Hans Koch also writes music for radio plays and films.
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2020
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inthenight prod.
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Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
Project Management | Giada Marsadri
Production | inthenight prod.
Film by | Julien Chavaillaz & Cyprien Corminboeuf
Sound | Camille Bonard
Edit | Julien Chavaillaz
Mix | Grégoire Pasquier
Translation | Transit TXT Ag
Graphic design | Herendi Artemisio
Hans Koch | Swiss Music Prize 2020
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Added on 20 December 2022
Born in Biel in 1948, composer and musician Hans Koch is one of the most innovative woodwind players in Europe in the improvisation and free jazz field. Instead of following the path of a classical orchestral musician, Hans Koch used live electronics, sampling and computers to explore a new acoustic universe for his instruments. The high-contrast "hardcore chamber music" played by the Swiss trio Koch-Schütz-Studer from 1990 to 2017 bore his unmistakable signature. In addition to collaborations with long-time companion Martin Schütz and other representatives of experimental Swiss music (e.g. INSUB Meta Orchestra, Jacques Demierre), Hans Koch has performed with international improvisation and free jazz musicians (e.g. Fred Frith / Cecil Taylor) and participated in international projects such as the Globe Unity Orchestra or the Ensemble d'Improvisateurs Européens. Hans Koch also writes music for radio plays and films.
Credits and thanks
Produced by Federal Office of Culture, Bern
Project Management | Giada Marsadri
Production | inthenight prod.
Film by | Julien Chavaillaz & Cyprien Corminboeuf
Sound | Camille Bonard
Edit | Julien Chavaillaz
Mix | Grégoire Pasquier
Translation | Transit TXT Ag
Graphic design | Herendi Artemisio
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