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The brassy discordant noise of a Guggenband in Basel (pictured), the onion market in Bern, traditional Alpine wrestling in mountain hamlets or even watching cows with colourful headdresses coming home from their high summer pastures are just a few of the examples of customs and traditions that attract tourists and locals alike. Just as each region…
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The cycle is crowned by the unfinished tenth symphony, composed at a time of emotional turmoil for Gustav Mahler after the discovery of his wife’s affair. The CD comes out on November 19. Zinman, 74, the American in charge of the Tonhalle for the past 15 years, was jubilant as he marked the final recording…
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The Musikverein in Vienna manages to have perfect acoustics no matter how big or small the audience, but how it happens is a mystery, Piemontesi tells swissinfo.ch. Lucerne’s concert hall also does the same, but through state-of-the-art architecture. Piemontesi has been on a classical concert tour of Britain to mark winning this year’s Swiss Ambassador’s…
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Her hometown near Basel might soon be looking for a new bus driver, if the TV success opens the right doors, Wirz is ready to quit, and fulfill her lifetime dream of becoming a professional singer.
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