Canton Schwyz honors Stefan Albrecht
The canton of Schwyz awards the musician, conductor and lecturer Stefan Albrecht the 2024 Recognition Prize. At the same time, the Mauz Music Club Einsiedeln and musician Pirmin Huber receive sponsorship awards.
Albrecht studied at the Academy for School and Church Music in Lucerne, graduating in 1987 with professional diplomas in organ and choir conducting. After a further year of study in Vienna, he obtained his concert diploma for organ with distinction in 1991 under Monika Henking at what is now the Lucerne School of Music, where he has been a lecturer in conducting (choral conducting) and score playing since 1989. In 1996, Stefan Albrecht took over from his father Roman Albrecht and has been working as a church musician in the parish of Ingenbohl-Brunnen ever since. He conducts the Singkreis Brunnen, the Allegro children's choir, the Schwyz-Brunnen orchestra, the Brunnen orchestra, the Urschweizer Kammerensemble and, since 1992, the Engadiner Kantorei. He also conducted the Schwyz Youth Orchestra from 2015-2023.
The Mauz Music Club, which has existed since 2017 under the direction of André Kälin and Astrid Gerber, is a concert and cultural venue in Einsiedeln. Pirmin Huber studied jazz at the Lucerne School of Music and has established himself in contemporary new Swiss folk music and electronic music.
Stefan Albrecht receives a prize of 10,000 francs. The cultural sponsorship prizes for the Mauz Music Club and Pirmin Huber are endowed with 5,000 francs each.
