Arthur Furer (28 March 1924 – 8 November 2013) was a Swiss musician and composer.
Life
editBorn in Worb, Furer studied at the University of Bern and was solo violist in the Berner Kammerorchester and violinist in the Bern Symphony Orchestra and among others in the chamber ensemble of Radio Bern.[1][2] From 1952 to 1988, he was music teacher at the Municipal Seminar Marzili and directed choirs.[1] In 1955, he was rewarded at the 6th G. B. Viotti "Concorso Internazionale di Musica".[1] In 1966, he was awarded the Pro-Arte Foundation Prize for his own composition, and in 1984 he was awarded the Music Prize of the Canton of Bern.[1] In his own words, he was "associated with a contemporary school".[1][3]
Furer died in Bern at the age of 89.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e [1] on Musinfo, La Base de Données de la Musique Suisse.
- ^ Arthur Furer Nachlass
- ^ Marianne Mühlemann: "Ein Stern im fernsten Blau": Abschied von einem engagierten Berner Musiker: Der Komponist und Pädagoge Arthur Furer ist am Freitag 89-jährig in Bern verstorben. In Der Bund, 12 November 2013.
- ^ Tod des Berner Komponisten Arthur Furer. In the Schweizer Musikzeitung, 12 November 2013.
External links
edit- Literature by and about Arthur Furer in the German National Library catalogue
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