Alexander Schaichet and the first Swiss chamber orchestra

Kammerorchester Zürich;
Schaichet, Alexander

SM 368

Alexander Schaichet (1887-1964), Russian-born violinist, violist and conductor, was a huge supporter of contemporary music in Switzerland. In 1920 he founded Switzerland’s first chamber orchestra, the Kammerorchester Zürich.

It was Schaichet’s declared aim to “perform works rarely heard in Zurich, works that have never before been publicly performed or which are of special merit.” From 1920 to 1943 he gave 51 premieres and 215 first performances of works with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, including many works by modern Swiss composers, and discovered new musical talents whose fame would spread far beyond Switzerland, around the globe. In 1943, as a result of difficult conditions imposed on Jewish émigrés, Alexander Schaichet withdrew from his position and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra was disbanded.

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Muzyka klasyczna

Solo Musica

01-02-2022

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