Starting in the nineties as violist of the Ensemble Antipodes (Migros prizewinner and Ensemble in Residence of the International ISCM 2005) and tours with the Streiff Trio gave me a fine balance of the near orchestral experience of Schubert’s Octet and the small intricate work of a string trio.
In recent year, the work in the 3G string quartet has resulted in reference recordings of the string quartets of Klaus Huber and Swiss composer Heidi Baader-Nobs, who subsequently flatteringly dedicated her Viola concerto to me (Heidi does not flatter, she is one of the most outspoken people I know, so I was flattered).
Very special is my work in the Ensemble vanderWaals, a double cello quintet – so I am all alone vs two violins and two Celli: Boccherini and new works written for us!