Cyrill Schurch is from Lucerne, Switzerland. He received his Bachelor
and Master degrees in piano performance and composition from the
Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. After a year of
postgraduate studies with David Del Tredici at the CUNY Graduate
Center in New York City in 2002, he has obained his PhD at King's
College London in 2008. Cyrill teaches composition, theory and piano
in Zug, Switzerland.
He has been studying piano with John Perry, Konstantin Scherbakov,
Nancy Weems, and Colin Stone. His composition teachers have included
Robert Nelson, George Tsontakis, Sidney Hodkinson, David Del Tredici,
and Robert Keeley.
Cyrill is active as a pianist and composer, as well as an accompanist.
He has collaborated with numerous ensembles, premiered many new
pieces, and has given solo recitals in Europe and overseas. His music
is frequently performed and has received numerous awards, most
recently from the UBS cultural foundation. A selection of his
compositions are published by EMR Editions in Switzerland.
Elenco delle opere
Hors-d'oeuvre (1996)
Strumentazione: für Tuba und Klavier
Durata: 5' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308 CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Suite (1996)
Strumentazione: für Klavier
Durata: 12' 00" Manuscritto
Scherzo (1997)
Strumentazione: für Blechbläserquintett (Hn, 2 Tr, Pos, Tb)
Durata: 6' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308 CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Sonate (1997)
Strumentazione: für Tuba und Klavier
Durata: 17' 00"
Editions Marc Reift
Case postale 308 CH-3963 Crans-Montana
Trio (1998)
Strumentazione: für Violine, Cello und Klavier
Durata: 22' 00" Manuscritto
Messe (1998)
Strumentazione: für gemischten Chor, Solisten (SATB), Orgel und Blechbläserquintett (2 Tr, Hn, Pos, TB)
Durata: 35' 00" Manuscritto
Three Seasons (1999)
Strumentazione: für Bariton und Klavier
Testo: Rainer Maria Rilke, Georg Trakl, Else Lasker-Schüler
1. Herbst (Rainer Maria Rilke) 2. Ein Winterabend (Georg Trakl) 3. Frühling (Else Lasker-Schüler)
Durata: 12' 00" Manuscritto
Sonate (2000)
Strumentazione: für Flöte und Klavier
Durata: 14' 00" Manuscritto
Drei Stücke nach Gedichten von Georg Trakl (2000)
Strumentazione: für gemischten Chor a cappella
Testo: Georg Trakl
Rondel - Sonniger Nachmittag - Im Park.
Durata: 8' 00" Manuscritto
Zwei Stücke (2000)
Strumentazione: für Frauenchor und Klavier
Testo: Dylan Thomas
Nach zwei Gedichten von Dylan Thomas. Auch Version für gemischten Chor.
Durata: 6' 00" Manuscritto
Yoga (2001)
Strumentazione: für Flöte, Klarinette, Horn, Klavier, Perkussion, Violine, Cello
Durata: 6' 00" Manuscritto
Fünf Stücke (2002)
Strumentazione: für Flöte, Oboe, Violine, Cello und 2 (akustische) Gitarren
Durata: 10' 00" Manuscritto
Fantasie (2003)
Strumentazione: für Klavier und Kammerorchester
Durata: 11' 00" Manuscritto
Ceilings (2003)
Strumentazione: für Tuba und Tape
Durata: 5' 00" Manuscritto
Loop (2004)
Strumentazione: für Querflöte, Klarinette, Harfe, Streichquartett
Durata: 8' 00" Manuscritto
Trio (2004)
Strumentazione: für Klarinette, Cello und Klavier
Durata: 15' 00" Manuscritto
Sonate (2005)
Strumentazione: für Trompete und Orgel
Durata: 10' 00" Manuscritto
Stufen (2005)
Strumentazione: für Chor und Kammerharmonie (2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Kl, 2 Fg, 2 Hn, Kontrabass)
Durata: 7' 00" Manuscritto
Tryptich (2006)
Strumentazione: für Orchester
Durata: 14' 00" Manuscritto
Minus One (2007)
Strumentazione: für Klarinette und Cello
Durata: 12' 00" Manuscritto
Etüden (2008)
Strumentazione: für Klavier
Durata: 20' 00" Manuscritto
Plasticity (2009)
Strumentazione: für Querflöte, Klarinette, Violine, Cello, Klavier und Perkussion
Durata: 8' 00" Manuscritto
Klangspaziergang (2010)
Strumentazione: für Blasinstrumente (ad lib.)
Durata: 60' 00" Manuscritto
Konzert (2011)
Strumentazione: für Saxophon und Streichorchester
Durata: 18' 00" Manuscritto
Turbulence (2012)
Strumentazione: für 8 Flöten
Durata: 6' 00" Manuscritto
Ballet hypothétique (2013)
Strumentazione: für eine beliebige Anzahl Klaviere
Durata: 26' 00" Manuscritto
Discografia
David Leclair (Grammont Porträt Nr. 104, 2007)
Opere:
Schürch, Cyrill: Hors-d'oeuvre (1996) Con più opere di: David LeClair, Eddy Debons, Daniel Schnyder, Paul Hindemith