Music prizes 2019 of the canton of Bern
The 2019 Music Prizes of the Canton of Bern, each worth CHF 15,000, go to oboist Katharina Suske, multi-instrumentalist Resli Burri, the contemporary music ensemble proton bern and the ambient black metal band Darkspace.
Oboist Katharina Suske is a founding member and current artistic director of the Freitagsakademie and laid the foundations for today's baroque music scene in the city and canton of Bern. Suske is in demand locally, regionally and internationally as a soloist, lecturer and music educator.
Born in Brazil and living in Worb, multi-instrumentalist Resli Burri has played with Patent Ochsner and Housi Wittlin, among others. He has been on the road with the music-comedy group Les trois Suisses since 1993. Burri has also composed music for Circus Monti as well as for films and other theater productions.
Founded in 2010, the instrumental ensemble Proton specializes in contemporary classical music and its world premieres. To date, the nine musicians in the core formation have performed 116 concerts. They have performed 262 works by a total of 174 composers, including 165 world premieres.
The Bernese ambient black metal band Darkspace is an integral part of the international metal scene, known for its own atmospheric sound aesthetics and dense and complex live atmosphere.
Jazz drummer, composer and performer Nicolas Wolf is being honored with the Coup de cœur 2019 prize for young talent in the amount of CHF 3,000. He appears in various formations: as a bandleader, soloist, sideman, theater and film musician, performance artist, swing drummer in big bands and guitarist in rock clubs throughout Europe.
