2023

Press Pictures

Swiss Grand Award for music 2023

Erik Truffaz plays the trompete in a garden.
Erik Truffaz: The great trumpet lyricist
© Vincent Guignet

Special Prizes for music 2023

A collage of portraits, showing the fourteen team members of Helvetiarockt.
Helvetiarockt: Fighters for diversity and equality
© Danielle Liniger
In the background, four musicians sit on chairs, playing their instruments. In the foreground, three female performers dance in a ray of light.
Kunstraum Walcheturm: Urban headquarters of constant experimentation
© Kunstraum Walcheturm
A live shot of Pronto performing. He holds a microphone with his right hand, the left hand resting on his chest.
Pronto: With him, Swiss German becomes an international language
© Tim Schilling

Swiss music prizes 2023

Carlo Balmelli conducts with the baton raised.
Carlo Balmelli: Ambassador of Swiss wind music
© Remo Froehlicher
Portrait of Mario Batkociv sitting on a chair, looking directly into the camera. In the background a multitude of different instruments.
Mario Batkovic: Multifaceted visionary
© Rob Lewis
Portrait of Lucia Cadotsch. She looks into the camera through a veil of light.
Lucia Cadotsch: Outstanding voice of European jazz
© Dovile Sermokas
Portrait of Sonja Moonear. She sits on a stool, leaning forward in a relaxed manner, smiling a broad smile looking directly towards the camera.
Sonja Moonear: Shaper of Swiss DJ and club culture
© Julius Gnoth
The four band members of Ensemble Nikel standing in front of a brick wall.
Ensemble Nikel: Innovators of chamber music
© Amit Elkayam
Portrait of Katharina Rosenberger. She stands in front of a concrete wall and looks into the camera with a slightly reserved smile.
Katharina Rosenberger: A composer who sharpens our senses
© Hans Gut
Portrait of Saadet Türköz. She is standing in front of a wall ornamented with tiles.
Saadet Türköz: World-renowned vocal artist
© Zeynep Özkanca

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