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23 February 2010

Robert Bovet Joins Foundation Advisory Board

The Swiss Global Artistic Foundation is honoured to announce that Robert Bovet has joined its Advisory Board.

Mr Bovet, a leading international investment advisor, who is chairman, or director of a number of major global financial institutions, after beginning his career in finance in several senior banking management posts, was educated in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the United States.

Please click here to read Mr Bovet's biography.

18 February 2010

PRESS RELEASE--"The Evangelists" to be prize award for SGAF international competition

 
The Swiss Global Artistic Foundation announces the conclusion of its two-year loan to the Modigliani Quartet of The Evangelists—the world’s only played matched set of string quartet instruments by a master maker—and an international competition to choose the next chamber music ensemble to have the right of using them.

Click on the date above to see the complete Press Release.

17 February 2010

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE--"Les Evangélistes" sera l’objet d’une distinction de prestige lors d’un concours international SGAF

La Swiss Global Artistic Foundation annonce le terme de son prêt de deux ans au Quatuor Modides —seul ensemble au monde à être actuellement joué, de quatre instruments à cordes parfaitement assortis façonnés par un maître luthier—et l’avènement d’un nouveau concours international aux fins de choisir le prochain ensemble de musique de chambre qui aura le droit de les utiliser.

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16 February 2010

Audition to be a Swiss Global Young Artist

The Swiss Global Artistic Foundation will be auditioning new artists from May to September 2010 in selected cities throughout the world. Please click on the underlined date above for complete audition details.

From these auditions we will invite musicians to be part of our Artists Roster. Artists will be selected on exceptional quality of performance, musicality and potential.

This is not a competition.

29 January 2010

Jean-Jacques Gauer Joins Foundation's Advisory Board

The Swiss Global Artistic Foundation announces that the eminent international hotelier, Jean-Jacques Gauer, has joined its Advisory Board. Mr Gauer has been Chairman of The Leading Hotels of the World, the principal global grouping of major hotels, since 1990. Currently General Manager and delegate of the board of directors of the Lausanne Palace and Spa in Switzerland, he is also owner, member of the boards or of the consultancy management companies of numerous other hotels, hospitality establishments and restaurants in Switzerland and internationally.

Please click here to read Mr Gauer's biography. (Photo by Phillippe Maeder)