“Cosmos Archaeology: Exploring the Universe Through Art & Science”, as a pre-Chinese New Year special exhibition, co-presented by EPFL Pavilions and Guangdong Science Center (GDSC), was officially opened in the GDSC on January 10, 2025.
The competition «The Most Beautiful Swiss Books» celebrates its seventieth anniversary this year. In January 2014, a five-member jury awarded 22 books as the most beautiful Swiss books of 2013. Subsequently, the book Meret Oppenheim. Worte nicht in giftige Buchstaben einwickeln was awarded the Golden Letter at the international competition «Most Beautiful Books from all over the world» – the highest distinction of its kind. The most beautiful Swiss books will be presented in Leipzig in March 2014 on the occasion of Switzerland participation as host country at the Leipzig Book Fair. The Swiss Federal Office of Culture organizes the competition «The Most Beautiful Swiss Books» on an annual basis. It thereby recognizes excellence in the field of book design and production, as well drawing attention to remarkable and contemporary books by Swiss designers, printers and publishers. The independent, five-member jury presided by Manuel Krebs considered a total of 421 entries and chose 22 books as the most beautiful Swiss books of 2013. In judging the submissions to the competition, the jury takes into account each book's overall concept, graphic design and typography, and pays particular attention to innovation and originality. Further criteria include the quality of the printing and the cover, the binding and the materials used. Swiss entry awarded highest international distinction In Leipzig on 7. and 8. February 2014, the Stiftung Buchkunst conducted its annual competition «Most Beautiful Books from all over the world». Seven jurors from Germany, China, Japan, Austria, Switzerland and the US based their selection on a total of 567 books from 30 countries. These books had previously been awarded in their respective national competitions. Fourteen awards are annually presented: a Golden Letter, a gold medal, two silver medals, five bronze medals and five honorary diplomas. Exhibtion period: Sep. 25-Oct. 22, Beijing Jingren Zhiyu Oct. 28-Nov.15, Chongqing Fangsuo Nov.25-Dec.25, Shanghai Hengshanfang
The dynamic Sino-Swiss guitarist duo Fan Ye and Gilbert Impérial put a modern, innovative touch on their extraordinary musical techniques. Performing a rich repertoire of European, Chinese and Latin American compositions, the duo delights audiences with their virtuoso performances.Mr. Impérial and Mr. Fan, who studied together at Bern University of the Arts, have gained vast experience as soloists and through collaborating with chamber music groups. They began performing as a duo in 2013.
Wednesday, 12.08.2015
– Tuesday, 18.08.2015,
Future star youth Arts Festival
Concert
The Swiss trio of Anamcara (meaning ‘soul friend’) is made up of three young musicians: pianist Florian Gabele, cellist Cécile Grüebler, and violinist Kristina Brita Heinimann. As highly sought-after chamber musicians who have won international acclaim for their musical expressiveness, the trio has been invited to perform at the Future Star Youth Arts Festival to be held in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Beijing this August.
From late August to early September, the band, consisting of Vincent Membrez, Luca Sisera, Norbert Pfammatter and Michael Jaeger, will demonstrate their mastery of the music, improvise and perform at four Chinese cities during the Jazz Improvise Meeting Festival. Along with Chinese and other international jazz musicians and bands, they together will explore the new possibilities of the dynamic jazz music.
As one of the"few outstanding formations of their kind" (Basler Zeitung), the Eos Guitar Quartet has been casting spells on their fans for almost 30 years. Marcel Ege, Martin Pirktl, replaced today by Julio Azcano, David Sautter and Michael Winkler founded the quartet in 1985, taking their name from the Greek word of dawn. With six CDs, programs full of variety and many concerts to count, the four guitarists from Switzerland have won the respect and enthusiasm of critics. Whether it’s classical, jazz, rock, modern avant-garde or flamenco—the Eos Guitar Quartet is comfortable playing in many styles. Since 2011, Eos Guitar Quartet's musicians have also been working as event organ- izers, their IN GUITAR Festival in Winterthur attracts every year a large audience.From Antonio Vivaldi to Astor Piazzola, the Eos Guitar Quartet will charm the Chinese audience next July in many cities with the virtuosity and intensity of their music. They also play repertoires of Swiss composers such as Pierre Favre or Andreas Vollenweider.
The Swiss saxophonist and composer Juliane Rickenmann began her music career at an early age. She was 18 when she began her international career; she travelled to Australia and managed to finance her trip by playing in the street and in jazz clubs of Melbourne. She then continued her musical journey to Japan and New York where she met and co-operated with numerous international artists. In 2000, after several international musical tours and experiences, Juliane came for the first time to China, precisely in the southwest city of Chengdu where she got hired as saxophonist for two years. She will be back in China in June 2015 with her new album « EMEI » - homage to the Mount Emei in Sichuan. She will play with her group J. Richenmann 4tet together with Ornella Ponnaz (piano), Pierre Kuthan (bass) and Giacomo Reggiani (percussion). « EMEI » invites the listeners to discover various kind of music which inspired Juliane during her stay in China. It refers to the Mount Emei, one of the 4 sacred Buddhist Mountains in China with a massive ten-faces statue of Buddha Samantabhabra on its summit mounted on the back of a giant white elephant. When Juliane climbed Emei and reached the Golden Summit, she was profoundly touched by his radiance and energy. She later decided to name her son and her new album “Emei”.
Swiss conductor Emmanuel Siffert is at the moment Principal Conductor at the San Juan Symphony Orchestra in Argentina, he has been Principal Conductor of the European Chamber Opera, London; Swiss Chamber Orchestra, Aosta Symphony Orchestra, Italy and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador and is appointed as Principal Guest conductor, starting in 2012, for the Wales Concert Orchestra, as well he conductis regulary ballets at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires.On 11 June, he conducts China National Symphony Orchestra to play a concert of Chinese composer Wang Xilin's works.
Tuesday, 09.06.2015
– Thursday, 18.06.2015,
Pro Helvetia
Countries; Theater
Supported by Pro Helvetia Shanghai, Black Out, choreographed by Swiss choreographer Philippe Saire, is an elegy to our darker side and an appeal for self-contemplation.
Saturday, 30.05.2015
– Monday, 08.06.2015,
Pro Helvetia
Countries; Exhibition
MoCA Pavilion will present the new project from 30th May：Orbit 2046 Together we will travel to the future - A solo project by Urs August Steiner.This project is supported by Swiss Art Council Pro Helvetia Shanghai’s Artist in Residency project,in collaboration with MoCA Shanghai. As is characteristic of Urs August Steiner’s work, Orbit 2046 makes reference to the fantasies of cinema. Taking inspiration from Wong Kar-wai’s 2004 film, 2046, in which a train hurtles inexhaustibly through time, the work explores the postmodern complexities in establishing a grounded reality.
On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Switzerland and China, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Guangzhou, in co-operation with the Swiss Foundation for Photography in Zurich, is showing the exhibition “CHINA BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW” with 65 photographs by the Swiss photographer Fernand Gigon from the 1950s.
Besides getting a glimpse of the diverse Swiss cultures, visitors to the event organized by the Consulate General of Switzerland in Guangzhou will also acquire practical knowledge of Switzerland as an attractive investment location, appealing travel destination and leading country in energy utilization following three seminars on trade, travel and energy.
The exhibition will show work and projects by Venezuelan-born, Swiss-based architect Christian Kerez who seeks to elucidate his particular approach, which emphasises how architecture does not exist in and of itself, but is rather a reflection of a practice of questioning, and of working with the unexpected. At its core, the things we take for granted must be seen again, in a new light. The exhibition will present examples of his designs together with his photography and video works, among them models of a high-rise in Zhengzhou, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Leutschenbach School, House with one wall.
