Paul Sacher

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Paul Sacher was a Swiss conductor, patron, and founder of major contemporary music institutions who commissioned and supported many leading 20th-century composers.

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Paul Sacher canonical 16
Dr. Paul Sacher 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swiss person
conductor
human
patron of the arts
birthCountry Switzerland
birthDate 1906-04-28
birthPlace Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt
boardMemberOf Hoffmann-La Roche
linked to: Roche
citizenship Switzerland
commissionedWorkFrom Arthur Honegger
Bohuslav Martinů
Béla Bartók
Elliott Carter
Frank Martin
György Ligeti
Hans Werner Henze
Henri Dutilleux
Igor Stravinsky
Krzysztof Penderecki
Luciano Berio
Michael Tippett
Pierre Boulez
Richard Strauss
Sergei Prokofiev
Witold Lutosławski
deathDate 1999-05-26
era 20th century
fieldOfActivity classical music
contemporary classical music
early music performance
founded Basel Chamber Orchestra
Basler Kammerorchester
Collegium Musicum Zürich
Paul Sacher Foundation
Paul Sacher Stiftung
hasCollectionAt Paul Sacher Foundation
honor membership in various academies of arts and sciences
numerous honorary doctorates
knownFor commissioning contemporary music
promoting early music and contemporary music
supporting 20th-century composers
language German
name Paul Sacher
notableCommission Concerto in D for String Orchestra (Stravinsky)
Divertimento for String Orchestra (Bartók)
Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and Timpani
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Partita for Orchestra (Lutosławski)
Pli selon pli (Boulez, associated support)
notableStudentOrCollaborator Heinz Holliger
Pierre Boulez
occupation conductor
musicologist
patron of the arts
philanthropist
Paul Sacher FoundationLocatedIn Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt
relativeByMarriage Hoffmann-La Roche family
residence Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt

Schönenberg near Basel
spouse Maja Hoffmann-Stehlin
Maja Sacher-Stehlin

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