Robert Oboussier - concert, book launch and CD launch

To mark the 125th birthday of the Swiss composer Robert Oboussier, who was murdered in 1957, the first CD release of his music and a book publication with contributions from various authors will appear in summer 2025, in which Oboussier's music, biography and tragic afterlife are examined from different angles.

Oboussier's music will be performed at five anniversary events in the fall of 2025 and various guests will talk about its history and significance. Robert Oboussier was a key figure in New Music. He was not only a composer known throughout Europe, but also Vice Director of SUISA and Director of the Swiss Music Archive.

Musicians:inside:
Aurora Pajón
Eva-Maddalena Fleszar
Grzegorz Fleszar
Tomas Bächli

It is the first project to publicize Oboussier's historically important story from today's perspective, together with the musically significant compositions from the period before, during and after the Second World War. In the anniversary year, the taboo surrounding the politically and media-motivated scandal that caused Robert Oboussier and his work to be forgotten is to be broken. The music will be made accessible again and the previously concealed history will be discussed in public. The compositions are valuable carriers of history that should not be forgotten and, above all, should no longer be kept secret.

Date and time
November 21, 2025, 18:00

Address
Foyer Stadttheater Biel / Bienne

Organizer
TOBS! / edition clandestin / Nomar Audio

Works
Fantaisie, Pavane et Gaillarde, Sonata brevis, 25 Abbreviations, Sérénade

Management
Ramon Bischoff

Soloists
Aurora Pajón, Eva-Maddalena Fleszar, Grzegorz Fleszar, Tomas Bächli

Admission price
CHF 15 (reduced) / CHF 30 (regular) / CHF 50 (patron)

Contact us
info@oboussier.ch

Website
https://oboussier.ch/tickets