Louis Schwitzgebel sits in a living room on a dark blueish-green velvet chair wearing a light yellow sweater. In the background there is a dining table and dining chairs. He smiles into the camera.Louis Schwitzgebel sits in a living room on a dark blueish-green velvet chair wearing a light yellow sweater. In the background there is a dining table and dining chairs. He smiles into the camera.Louis Schwitzgebel sits in a living room on a dark blueish-green velvet chair wearing a light yellow sweater. In the background there is a dining table and dining chairs. He smiles into the camera.Louis Schwitzgebel sits in a living room on a dark blueish-green velvet chair wearing a light yellow sweater. In the background there is a dining table and dining chairs. He smiles into the camera.

Creative Heads: Louis Schwizgebel - pianist

Creative Heads: Louis Schwizgebel - pianist

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June 2022

Born into a family of artists from Switzerland and China, Louis Schwizgebel’s performances are steeped in imagination and rich in colour and musical insight. A refined pianist, Louis is repeatedly hailed for the clarity of his playing and his exceptional finger work.

Louis Schwizgebel started playing the piano at the age of six after seeing a friend play Für Elise by Beethoven at achildren’s birthday party. A few years later he started to play concerts in Switzerland and continuously dedicated himself to the piano, eventually studying in Conservatories and Universities in Switzerland, Germany, the US and the United Kingdom. While still in his teens he won prestigious international competitions such as the Geneva International Music Competition and the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York. Today he plays with orchestras across the world. In this episode of Creative Heads, Schwizgebel speaks abouthis journey of becoming a pianist and shares some interests beyond playing thepiano.

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“To play a piece, a famous piece that has been played a million times is, of course, some pressure, but being a performer comes with lots of pressure. The pressure of performing in front of an audience and especially the pressure one puts on oneself are part of this. But if the musician’s attitude is to share this beautiful music and move the audience, to communicate something - the experience is then so much more positive.”

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