JAVIER HAGEN ::::: FORUM WALLIS (Swiss Contemporary Music Festival)

Forum Wallis is a Swiss Contemporary Music Festival based in Valais/Switzerland. Forum Wallis is organised by the newest local ISCM section in Switzerland, IGNM-VS, administered by its founder Javier Hagen. Forum Wallis is dedicated to Contemporary Music in toto, but also focusses on the works of living Swiss and Valaisan composers and performing artists. The festival can look back on an exceptional history, with hundreds of premières, spectacular productions and numerous composers featured from across the globe. Among the highlights of its first decade have been Stockhausen's 'Helicopter String Quartet' performed by the Arditti Quartet with André Richard and Air Glaciers over the Swiss Alps in 2015, Heinz Holliger's 'Alpcheer' in 2010 with the original sCHpillit, 2016’s performance by the Pendulum Choir as well as guest appeareances by Ensemble Modern, Klangforum Wien and Ensemble recherche. Exhibitions have presented the work of world renowned artists such as Valentin Carron and Günther Uecker. Javier Hagen represented Forum Wallis as board member of both Swissfestivals and ISCM Switzerland, board member of the European Conference of Promoters of New Music ECPNM and as Swiss deputee at the European Festivals Association EFA. http://forumwallis.ch

festival posters by CH.H.Grafik, Naters

producing KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN'S
HELIKOPTER-STREICHQUARTETT
together with André Richard, Air Glaciers,
TPC and the Arditti String Quartet,
FORUM WALLIS 2015