Vita
Daniel Schädeli is a dedicated tuba player and educator. In addition to his work with the Bern Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Gstaad Festival Orchestra and his solo and chamber music activities, his pedagogical work has always been his primary focus. Whether as a guest lecturer in private lessons and masterclasses, workshops, or in his original hometown at the Music School of the Wohlen Region, he has developed various projects over more than 20 years aimed at the targeted musical development of children and young people.
Today, he is a lecturer for tuba and chamber music at the Haute école de musique Vaud Fribourg Valais HEMU.ch.
From 2005 to 2007, he managed a research project on the reconstruction of historical tubas (ophicleides) at the HKB. From 2003 to 2004, he participated with the Lucerne Chamber Brass Ensemble in a research project at the Lucerne University of Music to explore Swiss folk music of the 19th and 20th centuries.
In 2014, his solo CD "Solissimo" was released under the label Musiques Suisses. Composers such as Julien-François Zbinden, Jost Meier, Dominique Roggen, Jean-Luc Darbellay, Daniel Glaus, Thüring Bräm, and Thomas Nidecker have dedicated solo works to him.
He is a prizewinner of various awards, including the Fridl Wald Foundation in Basel, as well as international competitions for chamber music in Geneva, Lucerne, Munich, Passau, and Guebwiller.
Daniel Schädeli studied at the music conservatories of Lucerne, Zurich, and Bern, and completed his studies with honors. Masterclasses with many renowned tuba players and a study visit to Chicago complemented his education.