Swiss Global Artistic Foundation

The Foundation is pleased to announce the recent addition of Sabina Rakcheyeva violin to its distinguished roster of Young Artists.

Ms Rakcheyeva, the first Azerbaijani musician affiliated with Swiss Global, is also the first Azerbaijani to be accepted to the Juilliard School in New York. She appeared as a soloist with orchestras in Azerbaijan, Europe and the United States, performed in more than forty countries and was featured on BBC, CNN, Voice of America Radio and US government television.

Since its inception, Swiss Global seeks to benefit artists while providing significant cultural experiences. Beginning with classical musicians, the Foundation has expanded its scope and now includes jazz talents as well as musical theater performers.

As part of the Foundation’s expansion of its newly formed Contemporary & Jazz Division, we are proud to announce the addition of the youngest Young Artist to our roster – Amanda Barise jazz voice. At the age of 13, she has performed throughout New York and has appeared on nationally televised sports events.

In early February in New York, the Foundation will present an encore performance of Igor Stravinsky's Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier's Tale). The concert is a reprise of the unique November production at the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC, which was in coordination with the Swiss Embassy. The concert will again feature narration by Keith Miller and conducting by Advisory Board Member Geoffrey Simon. Histoire du Soldat was premiered in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1918.

Check back soon for additional details and please click the underlined date for the list of performers.

The Swiss Global Artistic Foundation is pleased to present a winter concert of Young Artists on 17 February in Lausanne. The Foundation returns to the opulent Salle Sandoz of the Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel for an unforgettable evening of musical performance, featuring works of Debussy, Poulenc and Rachmaninoff among others. Artists include Elizabeth Bailey soprano, Loïc Schneider flute and the Trio Ernest Chausson.

For tickets, contact reservation@swissglobal.org or call +41 (0)79 362 75 96.

Please click the underlined date to view the Concert Flyer and click here to read the Programme.

In celebration of the 300th anniversary of composer and writer Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the 250th Anniversary of diplomat Albert Gallatin, both Geneva-born, the City of Geneva has invited the soloists of the Geneva International Orchestra (L'OIG) to perform in New York. The concert will take place Saturday 10 March at the famed Merkin Concert Hall in Lincoln Center, and feature works of Brahms, Liszt, Ravel and Mendelssohn among others. L'OIG is the official orchestra of Swiss Global.

Please click the underlined date to view the concert programme, and click here to view the advertisement from the producing organisation, ThinkSwissNY.

Swiss Global and its official orchestra, the Geneva International Orchestra, head to Geneva and Saint-Ursanne, Switzerland in August for a two-day series of concerts. The performances, featuring well-known concertos of Mozart and Mendelssohn, include two Swiss Global artists as soloists: Martina Filjak (pictured right) and Alexandra Conunova. Part of the International Piano Festival 2012, more information can be found at www.crescendo-jura.ch.

Please check back soon for further details.

The Foundation is pleased to present a Summer Jazz Festival in September, featuring world-renowned jazz musicians alongside young, emerging artists. Kate Baker, vocalist and Jazz Advisor to the Foundation, will manage the event. More details to come!

Swiss Global’s mission in this festival remains to benefit artists while providing significant cultural experiences. Beginning with classical musicians, the Foundation has expanded its scope and now includes jazz talents as well as musical theater performers.

Swiss Global is delighted to present the newly-formed Swiss Global Chamber Ensemble in a special concert 14 September 2012. Taking place in the majestic Salon Sandoz of the Beau Rivage Hotel in Lausanne, the concert features works by Chausson, Balakiriev and Borne, and showcases some of the finest young musicians in Europe: Sébastian Jacot flute (pictured above left), Martina Filjak piano (above center), Alexandra Conunova violin (above right), François Sochard violin, Christoph Koncz violin, Blythe Teh Engstroem viola and Stephan Koncz cello.

An additional concert for this ensemble will take place in New York in early 2012.  More details to follow.

Please click the underlined date to view the programme as well as the concert poster.

As part of its effort to bring world-class performance across the globe, Swiss Global will be traveling to Mumbai, India for a concert in November 2012.

Check back soon for more details.