Thomas Pfiffner succeeds Sylvester Vieli
The Board of Trustees has appointed the current Director of the Musikkollegium Winterthur, Thomas Pfiffner, to succeed Sylvester Vieli as of April 1, 2014.
Sylvester Vieli, who has worked for the Foundation since 1990 and was its Managing Director from 1992, is retiring. He has shaped the Foundation since its inception and played a key role in establishing it as one of the leading international institutions for the promotion of highly talented young musicians. According to the Foundation, it is thanks to his great professional, organizational and promotional skills that the Foundation's sponsored concerts, the International Orpheum Music Festival for the promotion of young soloists, the extra concerts and follow-up sponsorship programmes now enjoy an excellent reputation among audiences, experts, sponsors and artists.
Thomas Pfiffner will take up his new position on April 1, 2014. Until summer 2014, he will be at the Music College will continue to be available for artistic planning in order to facilitate the succession of the artistic directorship in the best possible way. Foundation President Hans Heinrich Coninx already worked with Thomas Pfiffner when he was Managing Director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra. According to a statement from the foundation, he is delighted that Pfiffner has chosen Orpheum: "Thanks to his experience and broad network in the world of classical music, he is an ideal choice for our management team. He will continue our core idea of sponsoring concerts, but will also break new ground, as he has done so impressively at each of his previous professional stations".
