Stephan Eicher & Swiss Orchestra & Friends
CHF
About The Programme
Carte blanche for Stephan Eicher and the opening concert the 16th Zermatt Unplugged – not the first time that this Bernese artist has hosted an extraordinary musical journey on the Matterhorn. Pop, classic and alpine heritage are on the program. Stephan Eicher is throwing a party for us and he's inviting such eminent guests as the Swiss Orchestra under the baton of Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer, his faithful accompanist, the pianist Reyn Ouwehand, the soprano singer Cinzia Zanovello, the harpist Noemi Von Felten, and the accordionist Mario Batkovic. The author Martin Suter is also set to make a special-guest appearance. Avant-garde in the 80s with Grauzone and a star in the chanson française sky, Stephan Eicher's artistic output has been characterized by diversity for more than 40 years. The albums Engelberg, Carcassonne and 1000 vies and Eicher's Mani Matter adaptation of Hemmige are all part of Switzerland's collective memory.
Lineup
STEPHAN EICHER
MARTIN SUTER
REYN OUWEHAND, piano
CINZIA ZANOVELLO, soprano
NOEMI VON FELTEN, harp
MARIO BATKOVIC, accordion
SWISS ORCHESTRA
LENA-LISA WÜSTENDÖRFER, conductor
programme
Zermatt Unplugged
Zermatt
How to get there
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
On foot from Zermatt train station to the tent stage
There is an extra train on the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway from Zermatt to Visp/Brig every day (Tuesday to Thursday at 11:35 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 12:45 a.m.)
BY CAR
Zermatt is car-free.
Access for private transport is only allowed as far as Täsch (5 km before Zermatt).
barrier-free access
WHEELCHAIR USERS
In order to give you easy access to your place in the tent and vernissage before the start of the concert, we ask you to book your concert tickets via ticketing@zermatt-unplugged.ch
Garderobe
Cloakrooms are available at the vernissage and in the tent. No jackets or blankets are required for the tent stage; there is sufficient heating in all areas.
evening ticket office
Doors open / late entry
Discount
Stephan Eicher discovered the stage in 1977 with his first band, “Noise Boys”. Two years later, he founded the techno-punk band “Grauzone” – today considered a pioneer of electronic music – together with his younger brother Martin Eicher. It was at this time that Stephan Eicher first went into the recording studio. The result was the single “Eisbär”, which sold 500,000 copies in Germany and Switzerland. In late 1983, he released his first solo album, “Chansons bleues”, which firmly established him in the music world. His big triumph came in 1986 with his album “I tell this night”, from which the single “Two people in a room” quickly became a hit. In March of that same year, Stephan Eicher filled the legendary Olympia concert hall in Paris. “Combien de temps”, the first single from his third album “Silence”, also soon became a classic of his repertoire. From this album onwards, Stephan Eicher revealed further musical facets by devoting himself increasingly to playing with other artists for the sheer joy of making music.
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