The
winners
of the 16th Uttwil Master Classes are:
Aude Van der Keere
(piano),
Varvara Vasylieva
(violin), and
Ella Wimbiscus
(cello). They will perform in the Young Masters Winners' Concert on
June 7, 2026
, at the Konzil Konstanz together with the Bodensee Philharmonie under the baton of Eckart Manke.
Elena Meyer
(violin) and
Clara Strobel
(piano) will perform at the Seeburg Concerts Uttwil in 2027.
Program 1. closing concert
Program 2. closing concert
Phota album UM 2025 Kurswoche
Master
Eduard Brunner
was born in Basel in 1939, und he siudied both in his notive cily ond with Louis Cahuzac in Paris. He is the principal clarinet of the Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Broadcasting Company.
Eduard Brunner's international concert activities as a soloist includes, among other things, chamber music concerts with Gidon Kremer, Alfred Brendel, Heinz Holliger, and the Amadeus Quartet as well as performances with large orchestras and chamber music orchestras. Moreover, he is a regular quest performer of the festivals in Salzburg, Vienna, Warsaw, Lucerne, Lockenhaus etc.
Eduard Brunner is an advocate of modern music und commissions leading composers to write pieces for him. Thanks to his initiative, significant compositions of modern clarinet literature were created, e.g. by Lachenmann, Yun, Francoix, Denisov, Bloch, Meyer etc.
He has also mode numerous recordings as soloist and chamber music player with important orchestras, quartets, and musicians such as Kremer, Brendel, Holliger, Nicolet, Oppitz, etc.
