Paul Sacher
Paul Sacher born the April 28th 1906 with Basle and dead the May 26th 1999 in this same city, was a Leader and a Industriel Suisse.
At twenty years, it forms its clean Chamber orchestra amateur. Four years later, he marries Maja Stehlin, heiress of the majority of the actions of the group Roche. In 1941, Sacher founds the Collegium Musicum with Zurich.
It directs then several hundreds of Concert S. Its recordings most known are those of the Symphonia concertante Frank Martin and Second Symphony of Arthur Honegger. In 1986, it creates the Paul-Sacher Foundation and becomes an important musical personality in Suisse.
Parallel to its musical activities, he also played a big role in the economic life of the country of which he was one of most powerful actors the. With its death, it held the greatest fortune of Switzerland and Europe.
He appreciated also much the Art and côtoyait some famous artists like Jean Tinguely, met via his wife.
The Name of Sacher
Mstislav Rostropovitch ordered in 1976 a cycle of twelve works for violoncello with twelve different type-setters having for topic the " nom" BAG: mi, C, if, semi, D) in homage to Paul Sacher.
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