About this Track
- Added on 19 September 2022
- Description
A forerunner of the contemporary improvised music scene, the composer and cellist Alfred Zimmerlin was born in Zurich in 1955. He first came to public attention in the 1980s with the trio KARL ein KARL, in which he explored new playing and recording techniques, collective composition and prepared instruments.
A multifaceted artist, Alfred Zimmerlin has also composed works for the theatre, film and radio as well as chamber and orchestra music.
- Year of creation 2016
- Director Julien Gremaud, Noémie Gygax
- 46 plays
Credits
Swiss Music Prize 2016
Edited by Federal Office of Culture, Berne
Project managers: Martine Chalverat
Art directors: Noémie Gygax, Julien Gremaud
Direction and editing: Olivier Bemer
Production and interview: Julien Gremaud
Sound designer: Aurélien Hamm
Graphic design: Noémie Gygax
Since 2014, the Federal Office of Culture awards the Swiss Music Prizes each year to recognise outstanding achievements in Swiss music creation. They are open to all musical genres, linguistic...