Switzerland Honours the Greats
The Swiss Music Prizes are a collection of fifthteen awards handed out each year by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture to celebrate the achievements of artists and composers from all corners of the Swiss music world. This year’s winner of the Swiss Grand Award for Music, the highest official accolade a musician can receive […]
Bridge Building @ Label Suisse Festival Lausanne, 18 – 20 September 2020
Another festival still taking place this year is Label Suisse in Lausanne. The free festival aims to represent Swiss music in all its abundant stylistic and linguistic variety. The music programme is as exciting as ever and includes performances by Camilla Sparksss, Klaus Johann Grobe, Hyperculte, Nik Bärtsch, Crimer, La Gale, Blind Butcher, Kety Fusco, Erik Truffaz […]
Label Suisse Festival, 14 – 16 September 2018, Lausanne Switzerland
Label Suisse is a free festival organised in corporation with Swiss Music Export, Fondation CMA and a number of other funding organisation with the aim to represent Swiss music in all its abundant stylistic and linguistic variety. Promising a 360 degree programme, the festival reflects all types of music, from rock, pop, folk and electro […]
Swiss Music Prize 2018 Award Ceremony
The highlight of the Label Suisse festival is the award ceremony for the Swiss Music Prize 2018 by the Federal Office of Culture. Chosen by a jury consisting of seven musicians, critics and promoters, this year’s main award of sFr. 100’000.- goes to the truly legendary Irène Schweizer. Strongly influenced by the Blue Notes, a […]
