Daniel Quaiser

Daniel Quaiser (born June 7, 1975 in Adliswil, Switzerland) is a Swiss musician und singer (baritone).

Life and career

Daniel Quaiser 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland

Quaiser was given his first voice, oboe and piano lessons at the Wiedikon High School in Zurich. In 1999, after having passed his school-leaving examination, he studied with Lena Hauser (voice), Martina Bovet (teaching voice), Hans Adolfsen (accompaniment) and Daniel Fueter (lied) at the Zurich University of the Arts. In 2005, he graduated with honors in Voice Education and won the first prize of the Werner und Berti Alter-Stiftung.^[1] Besides, he was given an appointment to teach in the conservatory of Zurich.

With Scot Weir (voice), Paul Suits (accompaniment) and Martin Zeller (chamber music), Quaiser continued studying voice at the Zurich University of the Arts. In 2007, he graduated in Concert Singing. He took master classes with Margreet Honig, Wolfgang Holzmair, Oliver Widmer and Jan Schultsz. His repertoire includes classical, romantic and contemporary songs, song cycles, oratorio and opera arias, as well as pop songs, folksongs and songs written by himself.

Quaiser appeared in concerts, chamber music recitals and lieder recitals. Under the direction of Anna Jelmorini, Pascal Mayer, Stephen Smith, Karl Scheuber and Beat Schäfer, he sang in the vocal ensemble and the chamber choir of the Zurich University of the Arts. With his vocal band Take Heart, he was performing on Schweizer Radio DRS and Schweizer Fernsehen. Concerts and CD recordings with own written songs followed. 2008 14 Lieder von der Liebe: Theater Stok, Zurich; Villa Boveri, Baden. 2009/2010 Menschenkinder: Kulturhaus Helferei, Zurich; Praxiskeller, Rothrist; Reformierte Kirche, Adliswil; Zunfthaus zur Waag, Zurich. 2011 Sonne und Wind in preparation.

Discography of own written songs

• 14 Lieder von der Liebe, iMusician Digital, 2008
• Menschenkinder, iMusician Digital, 2009
• Sonne und Wind, iMusician Digital, Release November 2011

References

• Züri Nachrichten, 'Ein Adliswiler erobert Zürich' Züri Nachrichten Nr. 39, 2010-10-01
• Dylan Reichenberg, 'Menschenkinder' Zürcher Theater Zeitung Nr. 10, 2009-10-01
• Hans Lenzi, 'Einer, der sich ein Herz fasste' Zürichsee-Zeitung, 2007-12-27

Notes

1. ^ Award for the best music pedagogoic graduation at the Zurich University of the Arts. Werner und Berti Alter-Stiftung

External links

• www.danielquaiser.wg.vu - Official Website
• www.youtube.com/danielquaiser - Official YouTube
• www.myspace.com/danielquaiser - Official MySpace

Persondata
Name	Quaiser, Daniel
Alternative names
Short description	Swiss musician, singer, baritone
Date of birth	June 7, 1975
Place of birth	Adliswil, Switzerland
Date of death
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