Reto Bieri Director of the Davos Festival
The Board of Trustees of the Davos Festival Foundation has elected the Swiss musician Reto Bieri as the new artistic director of the Davos Festival - young artists in concert. He will take up his post on September 1, 2013.
Bieri takes over from Graziella Contratto, who will present her last festival program in Davos in August 2013. According to the festival's press release, he won out over more than fifty applicants.
Born in Zug, clarinettist Bieri studied at the Musikhochschule in Basel and at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He has been a professor of chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik in Würzburg (Germany) since 2012. He performed as a young artist during Thomas Demenga's directorship and in 2010 on the occasion of the anniversary of the Davos Festival.
The Davos Festival - young artists in concert is a platform for young, highly talented musicians from all over the world. The 28th edition will take place from August 3 to 17, 2013 - under the theme "serendipity".
