25 Years of Flute Events in Boswil – Flautando 2025

Celebrating: 10 Years of “New Flute Generation Switzerland” and 15 Years of “Flautando Boswil”

Flautando Boswil 2025 celebrates 25 years of flute events in Boswil, with a special theme: “Looking Back to the Future.”

FLAUTANDO Boswil 2025

Flautando Boswil 2025 marks the 25th anniversary of flute events in Boswil, Switzerland, with the special theme: “Looking Back to the Future.” This prestigious gathering celebrates two significant milestones—10 years of “New Flute Generation Switzerland” and 15 years of “Flautando Boswil.” It promises a weekend of engaging masterclasses, pedagogical workshops, and insightful roundtable discussions, all culminating in the highly anticipated Saturday evening concert.

Importance of the Event

For the past 25 years, Boswil has been a central hub for the global flute community. It has hosted renowned flutists from around the world, offering an unparalleled opportunity for musicians to gather, learn, and perform. Held at the historic Künstlerhaus Boswil, a venue famously linked to Marcel Moyse’s masterclasses, the event continues the rich tradition of flute excellence. Flautando Boswil serves as both an educational and inspirational gathering for flutists of all levels, providing a platform for professional development and lasting connections.

The event’s highlight is the Saturday evening concert, featuring stellar performances by Quintessenz – Flute Quintet and other internationally acclaimed flutists. Participants will leave the event with new insights, skills, and memories that will resonate long after the weekend.

Artists

Stefan Keller

The special thing about Stefan Keller’s work with the flutes is his versatility. On the one hand stylistically, on the other hand in terms of the instruments. In addition to his great interest in baroque, classical and contemporary music, he works extensively with improvisation in all its forms. Keller likes to combine his instruments with live electronics and loops to explore completely new worlds of sound. Masterclasses with Sir James Galway, Aurèle Nicolet, Robert Dick and many others completed his training. As FLAUTANDO – Boswil project manager, he has been inviting international flute stars to Boswil, the place of the flute, for twenty-five years. Keller travels internationally as a low-flute and improv specialist and has been honoured as a “Pro Argovia Artist” with his trio “Keller & Friends”.www.flutetrends.ch

Quintessenz – Flute Quintet

What happens when five flautists from Preußen, Hungary, Bavaria and France meet in the glamorous Saxon music metropolis of Leipzig? The result is a lively, spirited, imaginative, high-calibre professional flute ensemble – QUINTESSENZ!

Quintessenz has been playing together since 1996 – and in this line-up since 2020! The enthusiasm for the sound of the flute unites them as it did on the first day, and the diversity of their line-up constantly fuels their creativity and joy of playing.

The five flautists are professionally at home in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig, the Staatskapelle Halle/Saale, the Lower Saxony State Orchestra Hanover and at the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre. Here you will find inspiration for playing together and have already incorporated a number of ‘favourite pieces’ from your daily work into the Quintessenz repertoire.

Jérémie Abergel was born in Paris. He completed his studies in Germany in various cities such as Berlin, Freiburg and Frankfurt. He soon made a name for himself as a chamber musician and orchestral substitute in orchestras such as the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and the MDR Symphony Orchestra. He had a temporary contract at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. After a brief engagement in Chemnitz, he has been under contract as a solo piccoloist at the Hanover State Opera since 2019. He has also been a member of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra and the Leipzig flute ensemble Quintessenz since 2019.

Anna Garzuly was born in Szombathely, Hungary. She studied in Budapest, Munich and New York. From 1995 – 2008 she was deputy principal flute and from 2008 – 2017 principal flute in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. University of Music in Leipzig. In 2019, she was also appointed professor of flute at the University of Music in Weimar. She has been a professor of flute in Leipzig exclusively since 2024. She has won prizes at renowned international competitions such as Scheveningen, Kobe, Budapest and Geneva. She has performed as a soloist with various orchestras, in Leipzig with the GWH Orchestra under Herbert Blomstedt and Riccardo Chailly. She is a member of various chamber music ensembles and a much sought-after chamber music partner (Linos and Sabine Meyer ensembles).

Manfred Ludwig was born in Erding. He first completed his studies as a junior student at the R. Strauss Conservatory with Philippe Boucly and from 2004 at the Hanover University of Music and Theatre with Andrea Lieberknecht and Gudrun Hinze. From 2008 he was an academy member of the Bavarian State Orchestra at the Munich State Opera. After several years of temporary contracts at the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig in the position of deputy principal flautist, he was appointed there permanently as second flautist in January 2013. He has been a member of ‘Quintessenz’ since 2016.

Bettine Keyßer was born in Potsdam and studied flute in Berlin and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She is deputy principal flute of the Staatskapelle Halle. She has performed as a soloist with her orchestra and plays in chamber ensembles in a variety of genres, including jazz. She is a co-founder of the Halle Wind Quintet and has been a member of the Leipzig flute ensemble Quintessenz since 2000.

Christian Sprenger received his first engagement in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra while still studying in his native city of Berlin. In 1995 he became principal flute in the symphony orchestra of the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk. He is also a sought-after chamber musician in various renowned ensembles and chamber orchestras (Leipzig String Quartet, Gewandhaus Wind Quintet and String Quartet, Camerata Salzburg, etc.) As a soloist, he has also performed concertos for flute and bass flute under conductors such as Fabio Luisi, Michael Sanderling, Kritjan Järvi, Marcello Viotti and others.

Tonino Riolo

Tonino Riolo graduated with the highest honours in piano and chamber music. Among his teachers were Maria Ioppolo, Roberto Bianco, Bruno Mezzena and Michele Marvulli. After winning 1st prize at the “Carlo Maria Soliva” International Competition, he took part in various famous festivals in Italy, Germany and Belgium, both as a soloist and chamber musician. In 1996 he was presented as “Artist of the Year of the New Generation” at the Koblenz International Music Festival. Tonino Riolo works as a répétiteur at the Hochschule für Musik Basel in Felix Renggli’s flute class.

Don’t Miss This Event

This is a rare opportunity to be part of a milestone celebration in the flute world. Flautando Boswil 2025 will continue its legacy of promoting excellence in flute performance and education while fostering a sense of community among musicians.