A new repertoire of symphonic music is being created under the "Œuvres Suisses" label: Eleven professional Swiss orchestras have committed to performing three world premieres of Swiss works over the next three years.
Pro Helvetia supports each orchestra participating in "Œuvres Suisses" with CHF 50,000 per year for the entire duration of the project. This gives the professional orchestras more leeway to plan tours abroad and implement projects for young talent and education.
All premieres will be recorded by Radiotelevisione svizzera di lingua italiana (RSI), Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) and Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). In addition to broadcasts on the radio programs, it is planned to release a CD box with all the works once the project is complete.
Participating in the project are: Bern Symphony Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Sinfonieorchester Basel, Sinfonie Orchester Biel, Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Zürcher Kammerorchester.
