Cluster: Swiss Identity

Rock In Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 30, 2011 This programme covers developments from the days of “Beatlemania” and “Flower Power” to the exploration of electronic sound. Musical content: 1. NH3 Band: Rock In CH(Fischer / Meyer / Huber) 2. Les Sauterelles: Heavenly Club(Antener / Vescoli) 3. Jazz Rock Experience: Street People(Spoerri) 4. Shivananda: Shiva’s Smiling(Baebi) 5. Rumpelstilz: Kiosk(Hofer) 6. Krokus: Tokyo Nights(Naegeli /…

Growing cybercrime menace hits unwary firms

This content was published on Nov 29, 2011 Cybercrime ranked as the second biggest threat of fraudulent activity for Swiss firms this year and is forecast to be the biggest security problem they face in the next 12 months. While Switzerland is no more exposed to corporate criminal attacks over the internet than any other comparable country, it is particularly sensitive given the strength…

Demographics

Picture me

This content was published on Nov 29, 2011 Young, trendy and very self-assured, today’s youth know how to get attention. They are totally at ease when dealing with images, having grown up with smartphones and Facebook. For their book “Neue Menschen” (New People), photographers Rico Scagliola and Michael Meier captured many young Swiss digital natives. The border between reality and fantasy is thoroughly…

Martin Dahanukar: Scent of Jungle

This content was published on Nov 29, 2011 Dharavi Ballad Martin Dahanukar

Culture

International Hits

This content was published on Nov 29, 2011 These programme spans the years from before the Second World War to the 1970s. Musical content: 1. Gilles et Urfer: Les trois cloches(Gilles) 2. Joe and Willy Schmid: Nach em Räge schynt d’Sunne(Arthur Beul) 3. Pierre Dudan: Clopin-clopant(P. Dudan) 4. Paul Burkhard: Oh mein Papa(P. Burkhard)With the German-Swiss Radio Light Orchestra 5. Anita Traversi: Ti…

Swiss cities rate high in quality of life

This content was published on Nov 29, 2011 Vienna was first, followed by Zurich and then Auckland in a 2011 ranking by human resource consultancy firm Mercer. Geneva and Bern figured at eighth and ninth respectively. In a new ranking of personal safety, Luxembourg was found to be the most safe, with Bern, Helsinki and Zurich in a three-way tie for second place.…

Culture

Schubert: Symphony No. 7 “Unfinished”, Rondo, Concerto, Polonaise. Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. Andreas Janke, violin. David Zinman, direction

This content was published on Nov 28, 2011 Allegro moderato. From Symphony No. 7 Tonhalle Orchestra; D, Zinman, dir

Culture

ART: Pierre Bonnard

This content was published on Nov 28, 2011 A retrospective of works by French artist Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947), shows 60 paintings on loan from international museums and private collections. The exhibition demonstrates the artist’s splendid and intense use of colour with small brushmarks. The paintings depict scenes of bathers, the artist’s garden, everyday occurrences and the hustle and bustle of Paris.

Film maker learns new lessons in Ghana

This content was published on Nov 28, 2011 The actor, director and producer who was brought up in Ghana, Germany and Switzerland, told swissinfo.ch An African Election was the beginning of his journey back to the Africa of his childhood, a free and happy time, which all came to an abrupt end after his return to Switzerland. Merz, who was in London to…

Demographics

Sascha Hardegger of Rega

This content was published on Nov 28, 2011 Sascha Hardegger of Rega

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