“Art for Ages” project receives an award
Last November, the Gerbert Rüf Foundation (Basel) granted a very important grant to the Divisione Ricerca e Sviluppo of the Cosnervatorio della Svizzera italiana (University School of Music) for the…
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A Diapason d’or for Giulia Nuti
The Divisione Ricerca e Sviluppo is proud to announce that one of the members of the team, harpsichord player Giulia Nuti, has received a prestigious “Diapason d’Or” as well as…
A new change to the Research Fridays series schedule
It is very sad for us to announce yet another change to this year’s Research Fridays series. Due to an overlapping of different activities and to the challenging task of…
A change in the Research Fridays series schedule
The DRS announces a change in the Research Fridays series for next month. In the first place, the talk of Dr. Andrew McPherson will take place on Friday, April 11th…
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Performance Space
Investigating the interplay between audiences, performers, and performance venues Enjoying an accomplished performance, delivered in a renowned venue, constitutes a much cherished cultural experience. But what are the features of…
Fitness training to improve musicians’ health, wellbeing and performance
This research consists of a Doctorate program’s proposal and will develop fitness assessments and exercise programmes tailored to specific instrumental groups, thereby complementing the more general research already undertaken in…
The Trilogy of Intentions: Between composer, performer and audience
In creating an interpretation of a piece of music, the performer must make choices in how to perform each part of the piece from the vast number of possibilities made…
Authenticity in performance: “a style that grew out of the music itself”
Research has shown that audiences tend to prefer interpretations they know well. This project will investigate the complexities of producing composer-appropriate sound environments as well as performance practices to achieve…