Ueli Wiget (born 1957 in
Winterthur
, neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell
, twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria), La ...
) is a
Swiss
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pianist, harpsichordist and harpist.
He was prized at the 1985
Sydney Competition. Since 1986 Wiget is a member of the
Ensemble Modern
Ensemble Modern is an international ensemble dedicated to performing and promoting the music of modern composers. Formed in 1980, the group is based in Frankfurt, Germany, and made up variously of about twenty members from numerous countries.
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, a chair he combines with an international concert career.
References
Ensemble Modern()
Ruhr Trienniale
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
ArkivMusic - Discography
Centro para la Difusión de la Música Contemporánea (Spain)
Mundoclásico
BBC Music Magazine
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The New York Times
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External links
Deconstructive performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto
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Living people
1957 births
Swiss classical pianists
Contemporary classical music performers
Sydney International Piano Competition prize-winners
People from Winterthur
Swiss harpsichordists
21st-century classical pianists