In late November, the Foundation presented a unique production of Igor Stravinsky’s Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale). The concert, in coordination with the Swiss Embassy and taking place at the Russian Embassy in Washington DC, featured narration by Keith Miller and conducting by Advisory Board Member Geoffrey Simon. Histoire du Soldat was premiered in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1918. Konstantin Soukhovetski piano performed additional music.
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Swiss Global is pleased to welcome esteemed Venezuelan director Pablo Croce to its team. The director and producer of film and documentary has won awards from the Tribeca Film Festival as well as MTV, and has directed in a variety of genres including commercials and music video.
The Geneva International Orchestra (L’OIG), a Swiss Global-partnered organisation, presented an exceptional concert 23 September under the Patronage of the Consulate of Japan. The concert, taking place at the ornate Victoria Hall in Geneva and featuring renowned cellist Gautier Capuçon (pictured right), is now available for listening on the L’OIG website.
On behalf of Heather de Haes and the entire staff of the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation, we wish you health, happiness and success in this new year. Best of luck to you and all your artistic endeavours!
Please visit our 2011 Archives, and join us in looking back over another successful year.
British-based professional choir Tenebrae, of which Heather de Haes is Patron, was reviewed in BBC Music. The choir’s new album, Songs of Farewell, as well as conductor Nigel Short (pictured left) received rave marks!
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The Australian Music Foundation (led by Swiss Global Director Heather de Haes) presented a Memorial Concert on 19 November at London’s Royal Academy of Music in memory of the great Australian conductor and oboist Sir Charles Mackerras. Several musicians from leading English orchestras were featured as part of the ceremonies.
British-based professional choir Tenebrae, of which Heather de Haes is Patron, presented a concert of 20th-century British choral music at St Mary the Virgin Church in Times Square, New York on Sunday, 6 November.
The elite professional British choir Tenebrae, of which Swiss Global Director Heather de Haes is Patron, returned to New York on Sunday 6 November for a special concert performance. The ensemble, directed by Nigel Short, presented a variety of works for unaccompanied choir, including pieces by John Tavener, Ralph Vaughan Williams and others.
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