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Silhouette cut-outs are a traditional art form in Switzerland, but many artists have brought modern techniques to the craft. A new book from Mondo Editions – “Schweizer Scherenschnitte – von der Tradition zur Moderne” takes a look at the development in Swiss cut-out artistry.
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The temperature of the water at the city’s Bains des Pâquis on New Year’s Day was officially four degrees Celsius. The brave swimmers were rewarded afterwards with a glass of champagne. Taking the plunge in extreme conditions is a tradition in Geneva. A few weeks ago, around 700 swimmers dived into the Rhone River for…
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Binsack arrived at her goal on December 28, her sponsor announced on Monday. It had taken her 454 days to cover 27,000 kilometers by bike and ski. She left Switzerland on September 1 2006. The purpose of her “Expedition Antarctica” was to attract attention to such global problems as poverty, the destruction of the environment…
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It is the 11th time that the Canadian team, whose members mainly play in the Swiss championship, have won the trophy in the 81 years of the tournament’s existence. They were the beaten finalists in the last two years. The game’s three goals all came within a few moments of each other. Scoring was opened…
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The “Hinkende Bot”, or “Limping Messenger”, is one of several almanacs that have survived the passage of the years. They are the relic of a very different past, when most people lived on the land, when society was rigidly stratified, and when the population was much less mobile than today. They are by nature conservative,…
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Rega spokesman Gery Baumann said 40 missions were flown on Friday, 22 on Saturday and 20 on Sunday. Since November 1, the non-profit foundation has flown on 311 missions, two to three times more than in previous years. Rega said one of the reasons for the increase was the early start to the season after…
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Dmitrij Kitajenko Born in St. Petersburg in 1940, Dmitrij Kitajenko studied at the Glinka School of Music and the conervatories of St. Peterburg and Moscow. Kitajenko first earned international acclaim as a prizewinner at the first Herbert von Karajan Competition in Berlin. During 14 years he was the principal conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic (1976-1990).…
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Production information Swiss View. Folk Music from Switzerland. Musica Helvetica Series SRI CD 003.2/004.2 SV. Produced for SRI by Christian Strickler, Patrick Linder and André Scheurer.
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Dmitrij Kitajenko Born in St. Petersburg in 1940, Dmitrij Kitajenko studied at the Glinka School of Music and the conervatories of St. Peterburg and Moscow. Kitajenko first earned international acclaim as a prizewinner at the first Herbert von Karajan Competition in Berlin. During 14 years he was the principal conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic (1976-1990).…
