PAMELA STAHEL

Musiciens

Sarah Rumer

Flutist

Pamela Stahel

Piccoloist

Igor Longato

Pianist

 Présentation

Expanding our repertoire by discovering and performing works beyond the traditional repertoire for flute, piccolo & piano has been something that fascinates us and inspires our artistic exploration!

Programme

• Jean Francaix (1912-1997) “Trio » – Adagio-Allegro moderato-Scherzo- Andante -Finale 17’

• Sophie DuFeutrelle *1955 “L’Ombre du Blanc” 5”

• Clémence De Grandval (1828-1907) “Trio de Salon” 8”

• Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) “Trio » – Presto-Andante-Rondo 13”

40 minutes

Originalité du projet

Expanding the flute chamber music repertoire has always been a passion of ours and remains at the heart of our artistic identity. We are especially inspired by works originally written for other instrumentation and find joy in reimagining them through our unique trio of flute, piccolo and piano.

Lien avec l’identité du Golden Flute Classic et/ou du label « Signature Genève 2027 »

Sharing new repertoire ideas and possibilities with the Flute Community!

Pédagogie

In one sense, our project can motivate flutists approach the repertoire with curiosity and to explore new possibilities for their instrument.

biographies

Sarah Rumer

Sarah Rumer konzertiert als Soloflötistin des Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in den grossen

internationalen Konzertsälen, etwa dem Concertgebouw Amsterdam, der Berliner Philharmonie, dem Musikverein Wien, der Suntory Hall Tokyo oder dem Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. Vor ihrem Engagement in Genf 2004 erwarb sie erste Orchestererfahrung in der Orchesterakademie des Opernhaus Zürich und war Soloflötistin des Mozarteum-Orchesters Salzburg und des Philharmonischen Orchesters Graz. Daneben spielte sie u.a. in der Wiener Staatsoper und bei den Wiener Philharmonikern sowie als Gast-Soloflötistin etwa beim Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, den Radio-Orchestern von Frankfurt und Berlin sowie verschiedenen Ensembles für Neue Musik. Im Laufe der Jahre arbeitete sie dabei mit Dirigenten wie Jonathan Nott, Marek Janowski, Daniele Gatti, Daniel Harding, Riccardo Muti, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Franz Welser-Möst, Heinz Holliger und Philippe Jordan.

Als Preisträgerin renommierter internationaler Wettbewerbe – darunter der « Carl Nielsen »-Wettbewerb in Odense, der Internationale Instrumentalwettbewerb Markneukirchen und der Flötenwettbewerb von Kobe, wo ihr auch ein Spezialpreis für ihre Mozart-Interpretation zugesprochen wurde – entwickelte sie eine rege Konzerttätigkeit als Solistin und Kammermusikerin, welche sie unter anderem zu den Festivals von Verbier und Luzern führt sowie nach Italien, Deutschland, Spanien, Portugal, Frankreich, China, Japan und Korea. Verschiedene

CD-Aufnahmen bei JPC (Ries Notturni), Solo Musica (Cavicchi) und Prospero Classics (Slavonic Journey, Françaix & Poulenc: chamber music) dokumentieren diese Arbeit.

Sarah Rumer ist offen für Musik aller Epochen und neugierig, ihren musikalischen Horizont stets zu erweitern. So umfasst ihr Repertoire Solowerke von Hotteterre, Telemann und Bach bis zu Komponisten der jüngsten Zeit, Solo-Konzerte von Vivaldi bis Widmann und Dalbavie, Sonaten- und Kammermusikrepertoire und immer wieder auch genre-übergreifende Werke wie etwa vonRavi Shankar oder Ian Clark.

Geboren 1978 in Zürich studierte sie Flöte bei Felix Dorigo und Günter Rumpel sowie Gesang bei Verena Piller und Rudolf Hartmann an der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste und setzte ihr Studium in Wien bei Dieter Flury (Soloflötist der Wiener Philharmoniker, Professor an der Kunstuniversität Graz) fort. Meisterkurse bei Michael Kofler, Wolfgang Schulz, Peter-Lukas Graf und Aurèle Nicolet sowie Studien in Traverso und Aufführungspraxis ergänzten ihre Ausbildung.

Seit 2011 lehrt Prof. Sarah Rumer an der Musikhochschule Luzern und gibt Meisterkurse in Europa und Asien, insbesondere jeden Sommer seit 2012 im Rahmen der Meisterkurse Rheinau, deren künstlerische Leitung sie seit 2023 innehat.

Sie lebt mit ihrer Familie bei einem Kater in einer umgebauten Uhrenfabrik in Genf.

Pamela Stahel

Pamela Stahel grew up in a musical family in the USA. Following her studies, she guested with several American orchestras before relocating in Switzerland, Ms. Stahel enjoyed an active freelancer career before joining the Zurich Opera Orchestra, where she performed for more than 30 years.

She has the pleasure to work with conductors such as Gianandrea Noseda, Fabio Luisi, Zubin Mehta & Franz-Welser Möst as she continues to perform regularly as an Orchestra musician. A passionate chamber musician, Ms.Stahel engages in projects with diverse ensembles involving premieres of contemporary and crossover works.

Devoted to furthering young musicians; she was lecturer of piccolo at the Zurich University of the Arts. Today she enjoys holding masterclasses at international music festivals and educational institutions. She has been invited to perform at the NFA Flute Convention USA as well as at festivals such as the Rheinau Summer Academy in Switzerland, Porto Flute Festival, Syrinx Flute Festival, Brugge Piccolo Days, The Global Artist & the International Piccolo Festival.

Ms. Stahel is a Haynes Artist as well as a Burkart Artist, performing on a Limited Edition XXV, Deluxe Model Lillian Burkart Piccolo.

 Igor Longato

Igor Longato was born in Lugano into a family of musicians and studied piano, organ, composition, choral conducting and orchestral conducting. He graduated with distinction from the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory in Milan and continued his studies at the Mozarteum Salzburg, the CIEM Mozart Académie in Lausanne and the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – School of Music, where he obtained a Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting. Among the teachers who most strongly influenced his artistic development are Ralf Weikert, Alois Koch, Manfred Huss, Fausto Zadra, Boris Bloch and Hubert Harry.

His international career gained momentum after winning First Prize in Chamber Music at the “Gioventù Musicale – Jeunesse Musicale” competition in 1993. Since then, he has appeared as pianist, conductor and chamber musician throughout Europe, the United States and Asia, earning the appreciation of audiences and critics alike.

He has collaborated with ensembles and orchestras including the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra (USA), Filarmonici di Verona, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, I Virtuosi Italiani, I Solisti della Scala, the Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra, Burgas Philharmonic Orchestra, Ruse Opera Orchestra, the State Philharmonic Orchestra of Belarus, Collegium Musicum Luzern, Alpen Sinfonie Orchester and the Kiev Soloists. As a soloist, he has performed concertos by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin and Piazzolla.

Alongside his concert activity, he has developed extensive expertise in vocal and operatic repertoire, collaborating with internationally renowned singers such as Luciana Serra, Barbara Frittoli, Bruno Pola, Massimo Cavalletti and Anna Pirozzi. His work in opera began in the late 1990s as a répétiteur for major productions, including Kurt Weill’s Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and Igor Stravinsky’s Les Noces.

Owing to his experience in choral conducting, he has frequently been invited by Diego Fasolis to assist in preparing the RSI Choir for recordings, concerts and auditions. Among his most distinguished collaborations are the preparation of the Lucerne Festival Academy Choir for Luciano Berio’s Coro under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle and his work as pianist in Bernard Haitink’s conducting masterclasses at the Lucerne Festival.

Igor Longato has been invited on several occasions to perform at official events attended by Presidents of the Swiss Confederation. Until 2021 he served as répétiteur at Lucerne Theatre and currently teaches at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – School of Music.