Central Swiss Cultural Foundation honors Romans
The Central Switzerland Cultural Foundation is awarding the 2020 Central Switzerland Culture Prize to Fabian Römer. In doing so, the Board of Trustees is honoring an exceptional musician and film composer who is one of the best in his field in Europe
The Board of Trustees of the Central Switzerland Cultural Foundation, consisting of the Directors of Education and Culture of the cantons of Central Switzerland, honors Fabian Römer with this award and prize money of CHF 25,000 as an "outstanding personality who has created a significant body of extraordinary film compositions with impressive creativity and empathy". His work is highly regarded in Switzerland and Europe.
Fabian Römer was born in Zurich in 1973 and grew up in Freienbach on Lake Zurich. After graduating from the cantonal school in Schwyz, he studied music (SMPV Zurich), majoring in violin with Slobodan Mirkovic, as well as piano and composition. In 1995 he co-founded the recording studio GYSKO Soundlab in Pfäffikon SZ. In the same year, he composed his first film score for the French feature film "Les Egarés" by director Gabriel Le Bomin. In 1998, he moved to Munich, where he still lives with his family. He teaches film music at the music academy there. Above all, however, he is a well-known European film composer and highly respected in the industry.
