BIOGRAPHY
EXPERIENCE / FOCUS
Here a little insight into my life
Dominique Bircher is currently studying at the Bern University of the Arts in Adam Walker's class. She completed her bachelor's degree there in February 2023 and passed with distinction. Her graduation concert included the premiere of Céline Fankhauser's "Morteratsch" for flute and orchestra. After graduating from the Gymnasium Thun, specialising in mathematics, she studied for a year at the PreCollege of the Basel Music Academy.
Dominique is a two-time winner of first prize in the Swiss Youth Music Competition. She was a member of the Arabesque Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Bern Conservatory, with whom she toured Italy as a soloist in summer 2022. In 2023 she won the position for second flute with a commitment to solo flute with the Bern Chamber Orchestra.
In 2023, she was given the great honour of receiving the Cultural Promotion Award from her home town of Thun.
"Dominique Bircher's flute playing combines musical skill with a love of experimentation and a high level of personal commitment." – Jury for the Thun Culture Award
Dominique Bircher is currently studying at the Bern University of the Arts in Adam Walker's class. She completed her bachelor's degree there in February 2023 and passed with distinction. Her graduation concert included the premiere of Céline Fankhauser's "Morteratsch" for flute and orchestra. After graduating from the Gymnasium Thun, specialising in mathematics, she studied for a year at the PreCollege of the Basel Music Academy.
Dominique is a two-time winner of first prize in the Swiss Youth Music Competition. She was a member of the Arabesque Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Bern Conservatory, with whom she toured Italy as a soloist in summer 2022. In 2023 she won the position for second flute with a commitment to solo flute with the Bern Chamber Orchestra.
In 2023, she was given the great honour of receiving the Cultural Promotion Award from her home town of Thun.
"Dominique Bircher's flute playing combines musical skill with a love of experimentation and a high level of personal commitment." – Jury for the Thun Culture Award
INSPIRATION
During your studies, you'll encounter an incredible number of new experiences. You have to make sure that your own inspirations and motivations remain. I want to dedicate myself to everything I do with 100 percent conviction. These are my inspirations:
Great practice inspiration
In my bachelor's thesis, I focused on practicing. Christian Pohl's book has been a long-term inspiration. (Christian A. Pohl, Piano Methodology, Edition Peters, 2022)
