Matthias Ziegler
| Matthias Ziegler | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 13, 1955 Bern, Switzerland |
| Genres | Contemporary, jazz, electronic music, classical |
| Instruments | Flute, alto flute, bass flute, contrabass flute |
| Associated acts | Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Andreas Vollenweider |
Matthias Ziegler (b. Bern, Switzerland, February 13, 1955) is a Swiss flautist and professor of flute who specializes in contemporary music for various sizes of flute (including flute, alto flute, bass flute, and contrabass flute).
Early life and career[]
Ziegler started playing with recorder at the age of four and by the age of nine decided to practice playing a flute. Two years prior to it, his grandparents took him to a flute and organ concert, with the fascination with the flute arose from there. Ziegler plays 's Louis Lot, especially during collaboration with and , who plays Alto flute. His choice of this instrument came after long studying at Zurich Conservatory and eventually making his mind on Jack Moore's flute. In Conservatory he studied under various teachers and music pedagogues, including; William Bennett, Geoffrey Gilbert, André Jaunet, and .[1]
Ziegler has toured with Andreas Vollenweider and George Gruntz, and performed with Pierre Favre and Mark Dresser. In a classical context, he was formerly the solo flautist for the Zurich Chamber Orchestra.[2]
Playing style[]
Ziegler's original works for flute instruments feature numerous extended techniques. In order to allow for the production of a buzzing timbre, he has installed small PET film membranes similar to the dimo used on the Chinese dizi on several of his instruments; he calls flutes so equipped "matusiflute." In addition, he plays quarter tone flutes.
Ziegler is also proficient with jazz and improvised music, and frequently performs in an electroacoustic setting. He amplifies his flutes with microphones installed directly into the instruments, and utilizes electronic loop devices (LOOP delay, Echoplex, Echoloop) to allow him to layer sounds. About his work, he states: "All sounds (key noise, winds, tongue stops) usually neglected on the flute are amplified. There is a whole orchestra inside the flute, which allows me to play solo-polyphonic music."[2] Noting a similarity in tone between his large flutes and the viola da gamba, he also performs Renaissance music originally composed for viola da gamba.
He lives in Stäfa, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland, and has toured the United States, Japan, Australia, South America, and Israel.
Discography[]
- 1999 - Uakti: New Music for Flute. New Albion Records.[2]
References[]
- ^ Mark Xiao (September 14, 2018). "Interview with Matthias Ziegler". Flutes and Flutists. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "World Renowned Flutist Matthias Ziegler Performs Sunday Evening Guest Artist Concert". March 16, 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
External links[]
- Matthias Ziegler official site
- Matthias Ziegler page from Elision Fields site
- Matthias Ziegler
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