Issue 08_09/2025 - Focus "Health"
Table of contents
Focus
When the little finger no longer wants to, everything is at stake
Interview with physiotherapist Marjan Steebeek
Health-conscious right from the start
Prevention and treatment of complaints at the Lausanne Enmouvement Center
Professional care for musicians' ears
A team at the University Hospital Zurich takes care of education, prevention, therapy and networking
Carte blanche: Challenges of freelance musicians and mothers
(italics = summary in German of the original French article)
Critiques
New releases Books, Sound carrier, Websites, Notes, Movies
Echo
There is not enough space in the printed edition for all the texts, so they are listed here and linked to the corresponding online articles. Most of these were published before the printed edition appeared.
When young people compose the future
The Young Composers Project at the Künstlerhaus Boswil is a model initiative.
The online version for short descriptions of the individual works.
Sonorités contemporaines du santour
Entretien avec Farnaz Modarresivar, virtouse et compositrice
"The Groovy Drumbeat"
Music research at school
Le temps dʼun rêve à Rouffach en Alsace
Stage international de musique
" Vies de musiciennes extraordinaires "
Un témoignage d'Adele Posani sur l'enseignement de la musique en Palestine.
Satisfied finish with a quietly irritating theme
A look at the Menuhin Festival in Gstaad from August 4 to 6. It is the last under the direction of Christoph Müller.
The white tower above Mulegns
It has permanently changed the cultural landscape of Graubünden. Now the Origen Festival is celebrating its 20th birthday - with a spectacular building.
Thank you, Peter Hagmann
The eminent music critic shaped the NZZ arts section for many years. He was interested in the fullness of life in music. He died on June 5.
This is what Swiss folk music sounds like
Interactive exhibition at the Forum of Swiss History in Schwyz
In concert with hearing impairment
The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra allows the audience to get very close for an experience with all the senses.
Strategic marketing for choirs
Many choirs are struggling with a lack of young talent and falling income. Instead of cutting back on advertising, they should invest in professional marketing, as every additional ticket sold helps to cover costs.
Singing, signing, dancing at the EJCF: a celebration of joy
The European Youth Choir Festival took place in Basel and the region for the 14th time. Over 60 children's and youth choirs from 13 countries received an enthusiastic response from an estimated 40,000 visitors.
Experienced a lot at 13 youth choir festivals
Since 1992, Arvo Ratavaara and his wife have looked after and hosted youth choirs from Estonia to Ukraine in Basel. He remembers impressive encounters and touching voices, police escorts and improvised fast food and, in particular, young people singing their hearts out.
Base
Articles and news from the music associations
Swiss Federal Orchestra Association (EOV) / Société Fédérale des Orchestres (SFO)
Konferenz Musikhochschulen Schweiz (KMHS) / Conférence des Hautes Ecoles de Musique Suisse (CHEMS)
Kalaidos University of Music / Kalaidos Haute École de Musique
Swiss Music Council (SMR) / Conseil Suisse de la Musique (CSM)
Swissmedmusica (SMM) / Association suisse de Médecine de la Musique (SMM)
Swiss Musicological Society (SMG) / Société Suisse de Musicologie (SSM)
Swiss Musicians' Association (SMV) / Union Suisse des Artistes Musiciens (USDAM)
Schweizerischer Musikpädagogischer Verband (SMPV) / Société Suisse de Pédagogie Musicale (SSPM)
SONART - Musicians Switzerland
Swiss Youth Music Competition Foundation (SJMW)
SUISA - Cooperative Society of Authors and Publishers of Music
Swiss Association of Music Schools (VMS) / Association Suisse des Écoles de Musique (ASEM)
Music of recovery
Puzzle by Thomas Meyer
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