VIOLIST
Born in Zurich, Switzerland. He studied with Georges Janzer and Bruno Giuranna.
Winner of the Soloist's Prize 1976 of the Swiss Musician's Association. He performs as a soloist with conductors such as Erich Leinsdorf, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Armin Jordan, Myung-Whun Chung, Eliahu Inbal. Chamber music partner of Martha Argerich, Felicity Lott, Bruno Canino, Heinz Holliger, Antony Pay, Mischa Maisky, Aurรจle Nicolet, the Sine Nomine, Smetana and Prazak Quartet.
Schiller is a member of the New Zurich String Quartet 1973-1988, Ensemble MOBILE and the ARIA String Quartet 1993-2004. Presently he is a violist with the Quatuor Schumann, Geneva, and the lucerne string trio. He has numerous CD recordings with these groups and as a soloist. Extended tours in Europe, Scandinavia, Israel, North and South America, Africa and the Far East.
He is a Viola and Chamber Music professor at the Zรผrcher Hochschule der Kรผnste. Schiller holdsย master Classes in Europe, North and South America. He is jury member at International Competitions and he conductsย Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.
In 2016 he is awarded the ยซGolden Bowยป by the Foundation Swiss School of Violin making in Brienz.
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