Matthias Ziegler is one of the most versatile and innovative flutists of his generation. His list of engagements belongs as much to the traditional flute repertoire and contemporary music as to cross-border musical concepts between classical and jazz. Appropriately his concerting activities are equally multifaceted with solo performances on his self-developed instruments, concerts with the percussionist Pierre Favre, appearances with George Gruntz, tours with the American bassist Mark Dresser and collaboration with the 'Collegium Novum Zürich'.
Concert tours have led him to North America, Japan, Australia, South America, and Israel. Numerous CD recordings in the fields of jazz and classical music document the diversity of his musical interests.
Matthias Ziegler is a tutor for the transverse flute and improvisation at the 'Musikhochschule Winterthur Zürich' and artistic director of 'Palladio Musik & Raum', a project series whereby architecurally interesting sites are sought out and used as the backdrop for performances.
In the search for new sounds Ziegler has vastly expanded the expressive potential of the conventional flute and the electro-acoustically amplified contrabass flute. Inspired by the novel sound world of these instruments composers such as the Swiss Michael Jarrell, George Gruntz and Mathias Rüegg, the Tadjik Benjamin Yusupov and the American Mark Dresser have written flute concerts for Matthias Ziegler
Matthias Ziegler plays a quarter tone flute with the 'Brannen-Kingma System', an alto flute and a bass flute from Eva Kingma (Holland), a contrabass flute from Kotato & Fukushima (Japan) and his self-developed Matusi Flute.
Work list
Ghashghai (1997)
Instrumentation: for flute solo
Duration: 6' 00" Manuscript
Maschad (1998)
Instrumentation: for bass flute solo
Duration: 4' 00" Manuscript
Uakti (1998)
Instrumentation: for bass flute, contrabass flute and flute solo
Duration: 11' 00" Manuscript
Mimi (1999)
Instrumentation: for alto flute solo
Duration: 5' 00" Manuscript
Quarters (1999)
Instrumentation: for flute solo
Duration: 6' 00" Manuscript
Rättägt (1999)
Instrumentation: for flute solo
Duration: 5' 00" Manuscript
Ballade (1999)
Instrumentation: for flute solo
Duration: 7' 00" Manuscript
Shaken not Stirred (2006)
Instrumentation: for song, flutes and electronics
Duration: 7' 00" Manuscript
Why Dreams Like Loose Water... (2006)
Instrumentation: for voice, flutes and electronics
Duration: 4' 00" Manuscript
Watermouth (2006)
Instrumentation: for voice, flutes and electronics
Duration: 4' 00" Manuscript
Tidal Speed (2006)
Instrumentation: for voice, flutes and electronics
Duration: 6' 00" Manuscript
Pacific Accident (2006)
Instrumentation: for voice, flutes and electronics
Duration: 7' 00" Manuscript
Inflow Tune (2006)
Instrumentation: for voice, flutes and electronics
Duration: 9' 00" Manuscript
Hydrological - Groove (2006)
Instrumentation: for voice, flutes and electronics
Duration: 3' 00" Manuscript
Critical Velocity (2006)
Instrumentation: for voice, flutes and electronics
Duration: 10' 00" Manuscript
Birsay (2006)
Instrumentation: for voice, flutes and electronics
Duration: 6' 00" Manuscript
Voices and Tides (2006)
Instrumentation: for song, flutes and electronics
Duration: 10' 00" Manuscript
Melodram (2006)
Instrumentation: for song, flutes and electronics
Duration: 4' 00" Manuscript
Drops 2 (2006)
Instrumentation: for song, flutes and electronics
Duration: 5' 00" Manuscript
Les Choses perdues (2006)
Instrumentation: for song, flutes and electronics
Duration: 5' 00" Manuscript
La Chanteuse funambule (2006)
Instrumentation: for song, flutes and electronics
Duration: 5' 00" Manuscript
Vom Scheiden der Wege (2011)
A radio play
Instrumentation: for flute, clarinet and piano
Duration: 14' 00" Manuscript
Discography
Grammont Sélection 2 (Musiques Suisses Nr. MGB CTS-M 120, 2009)