Christian Buxhofer is dead
The "Bünder Tagblatt" newspaper reports that Christian Buxhofer, the former editor-in-chief of the newspaper, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday night. As president and managing director of the Arosa Culture Association, he was one of the driving forces behind the music festivals and course weeks in the town.
Buxhofer gave up the management of the editorial office in Chur less than a year ago in order to work more as a journalist, the "Bünder Tagblatt" continues. The deceased left behind a wife and a son.
Christian Buxhofer was born in Chur in 1961. He worked as a primary school teacher in Arosa for three years before switching to journalism. He has also been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Chur Theater since 2010.
Arosa Kultur organizes concert series and, since 1987, the Arosa Music Course Weeks. According to its own description, it is the largest music festival of its kind in Europe. For its anniversary in 2011, the program was expanded to include additional master classes, which take place every September under the title Arosa Music Academy.
