Thomas Friedli (June 30, 1946 – April 14, 2008) was an internationally renowned

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clarinetist. He died in 2008 in

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Biography

Thomas Friedli studied in Bern, Lausanne and Paris (with

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) before winning 1st Prize and ''"Prix Ernest Ansermet"'' at the Geneva International Music Competition in 1972 (he would be Jury President of the same competition in 2007). He was from 1971 to 1986 principal clarinetist of the Berner Symphonie-Orchester and then occupied the same post in the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. Performing worldwide, he appeared at festivals in

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, Ibiza, Stresa, Gstaad, Bratislava or São Paulo to name a few. He premiered numerous pieces by composers such as Franz Tischhauser or Sándor Veress and received a "Gold Record" from Claves for his recording of the Mozart concerto in A. Besides his activity as a soloist and principal clarinetist, Thomas Friedli was also an accomplished chamber musician and was interested in the big repertoire from the Classical and Romantic periods as well as in contemporary music, while he had a particular preference for bringing neglected works to life. A dedicated teacher, he participated in numerous master classes and led a professional performer's class at

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from 1978 until his death during a hiking accident in

in April 2008.

Discography

* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Clarinet concerto in A major, KV. 622 ''(Claves)'' * Alexander von Zemlinsky - Max Bruch : Trio in d minor, op. 3; Eight pieces, op. 83 ''(Claves)'' *

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: Clarinet quintet in B minor, op. 115 ''(Claves)'' *

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: ''(Claves)'' *

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: Sinfonia concertante op. 80 - Concerto for two clarinets ''(Claves)'' *

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with

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* French Music for Clarinet (Claves) with Ulrich Koella

References

External links

*http://www.amsion.ch/e/professeurs/friedli.asp *https://web.archive.org/web/20110716014113/http://www.scenesmagazine.com/spip.php?article438
''Interview'' with Thomas Friedli ''(Spanish)''
1946 births 2008 deaths Swiss clarinetists Swiss male musicians Winners of the Geneva International Music Competition 20th-century male musicians {{Clarinetist-stub