Conductor/Composer

David Philip Hefti

As both composer and conductor, David Philip Hefti is one of the most renowned and most successful Swiss musicians. He was born in St. Gallen in 1975 and studied composition, conducting, clarinet and chamber music at the music academies of Zurich and Karlsruhe. As both conductor and composer, Hefti has worked with numerous orchestras and ensembles including the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, the Bavarian State Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Bavarian Radio, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, the Tokyo Sinfonietta, the Berlin Baroque Soloists, the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, the Ensemble Modern, the Amaryllis Quartet and the Leipzig String Quartet.

Videos

Concerts

2.3.26
Hamburg
Elbphilharmonie
Details

https://www.kammermusikfreunde.de

David Philip Hefti: new work for violin and cello
world premiere

Hellen Weiß, violin / Gabriel Schwabe, cello

8.3.26
Wettingen
Aula Margeläcker
Details

https://w-kk.ch

David Philip Hefti: Gesänge der Sehnsucht – string quartet no. 8

Amaryllis Quartett

30.4.26
Bern
Konservatorium
Details

https://camerata-variabile.ch

David Philip Hefti: new work for flute, bassclarinet, violin and cello (world premiere)

Camerata Variabile: Isabelle Schnöller, flute / Karin Dornbusch, bassclarinet / Helena Winkelman, violin / Stephanie Meyer, cello

1.5.26
Zürich
St. Peter
Details

https://camerata-variabile.ch

David Philip Hefti: new work for flute, bassclarinet, violin and cello (world premiere)

Camerata Variabile: Isabelle Schnöller, flute / Karin Dornbusch, bassclarinet / Helena Winkelman, violin / Stephanie Meyer, cello

2.5.26
Basel
Paulus Kirche
Details

https://camerata-variabile.ch

David Philip Hefti: new work for flute, bassclarinet, violin and cello (world premiere)

Camerata Variabile: Isabelle Schnöller, flute / Karin Dornbusch, bassclarinet / Helena Winkelman, violin / Stephanie Meyer, cello

3.5.26
Basel
Dorfkirche Riehen
Details

https://www.schubertiaderiehen.ch

David Philip Hefti: Ans Ende der Zeit – string quartet no. 7

Amaryllis Quartett

3.5.26
Schaffhausen
Rathauslaube
Details

https://camerata-variabile.ch

David Philip Hefti: new work for flute, bassclarinet, violin and cello (world premiere)

Camerata Variabile: Isabelle Schnöller, flute / Karin Dornbusch, bassclarinet / Helena Winkelman, violin / Stephanie Meyer, cello

5.5.26
Zürich
Tonhalle
Details

https://zko.ch

David Philip Hefti: new work for string orchestra
world premiere

Zürcher Kammerorchester / Willi Zimmermann, play & conduct

30.5.26
Basel
Don Bosco
Details

https://liedbasel.ch

David Philip Hefti: neu song cycle for baritone and piano to poems by Dragica Rajcic (world premiere)

Jonathan McGovern, baritone / Judit Polgar, piano

4.6.26
Winterthur
Kirchgemeindehaus Liebestrasse
Details

https://zurichchambersingers.com

David Philip Hefti: new work for a cappella choir
world premiere

Zurich Chamber Singers / Christian Erny, conductor

5.6.26
Hamburg
Elbphilharmonie
Details

https://www.elbphilharmonie.de

David Philip Hefti: new work for a cappella choir

Zurich Chamber Singers / Christian Erny, conductor

6.6.26
Bremen
Sendesaal
Details

https://sendesaal-bremen.de

David Philip Hefti: new work for a cappella choir

Zurich Chamber Singers / Christian Erny, conductor

22.3.24
Zurich
Citykirche St. Jakob
Details
1.5.24
Prague
Czech Museum of Music
Details

https://stradivarifest.com/stradivariquartett/

David Philip Hefti: string quartet no. 8
world premiere

StradivariQuartett

9.6.24
Zurich
Walcheturm
Details

https://www.kubusquartett.com

David Philip Hefti: Concubia nocte – music for the second nocturnal vigil
(String quartet No. 5)

Kubus Quartett

13.6.24
Bern
Schloss Holligen
Details

https://www.kubusquartett.com

David Philip Hefti: Concubia nocte – music for the second nocturnal vigil
(String quartet No. 5)

Kubus Quartett

15.6.24
Lucerne
Neubad
Details

https://www.kubusquartett.com

David Philip Hefti: Concubia nocte – music for the second nocturnal vigil
(String quartet No. 5)

Kubus Quartett

16.6.24
Basel
BauArt
Details

https://www.kubusquartett.com

David Philip Hefti: Concubia nocte – music for the second nocturnal vigil
(String quartet No. 5)

Kubus Quartett

20.6.24
Basel
Stadtcasino
Details

https://stradivarifest.com/stradivariquartett/

David Philip Hefti: string quartet no. 8

StradivariQuartett

23.6.24
Zurich
Kaufleuten
Details

https://stradivarifest.com/stradivariquartett/

David Philip Hefti: string quartet no. 8

StradivariQuartett

21.9.24
Saarbrücken
Hochschule für Musik Saar
Details

https://www.flutefestival.de

Sternenregen – mosaic for solo flute

world premiere

Philipp Jundt, flute

28.9.24
Bautzen
Bischof-Benno-Haus
Details

Bischof-Benno-Haus

Ans Ende der Zeit – string quartet no. 7

Amaryllis Quartet

30.9.24
Berlin
Konzerthaus
Details

https://www.konzerthaus.de

David Philip Hefti: Ans Ende der Zeit – string quartet no. 7

2x hören
Amaryllis Quartett / Christian Jost, host / David Philip Hefti, composer

3.12.24
Berlin
Kulturhaus Schwartzsche Villa
Details

https://www.berlin.de

David Philip Hefti: Rückert-Lieder – Gustav Mahler / arr. David Philip Hefti
for high voice and string quartet

Alinea Quartet / Lea Kohnen, soprano

6.12.24
Berlin
Pierre Boulez Saal
Details

https://www.boulezsaal.de

David Philip Hefti: Fünf Szenen für Gustav – string quartet no. 6

David Philip Hefti: Rückert-Lieder – Gustav Mahler / arr. David Philip Hefti
for high voice and string quartet

Mojca Erdmann, soprano / String quartet of the Staatskapelle Berlin

19.12.24
Shanghai
tbc
Details

David Philip Hefti: Gesänge der Sehnsucht – string quartet no. 8

StradivariQuartett

22.12.24
Beijing
National Centre for the Performing Arts
Details

David Philip Hefti: Gesänge der Sehnsucht – string quartet no. 8

StradivariQuartett

15.2.25
Seoul
Seoul Arts Center
Details

Seoul Arts Center

David Philip Hefti: Sternenregen – mosaic for solo flute

Philipp Jundt, flute

22.2.25
Napoli
Conservatorio di Musica San Pietro a Majella
Details

www.sanpietroamajella.it

David Philip Hefti: Sternenregen – mosaic for solo flute

Philipp Jundt, flute

10.5.25
Zug
Theater Casino
Details

https://zugersinfonietta.ch

David Philip Hefti: new work for orchestra
world premiere

Zuger Sinfonietta / Daniel Huppert, conductor

11.5.25
Cham
Lorzensaal
Details

https://zugersinfonietta.ch

David Philip Hefti: new work for orchestra
world premiere

Zuger Sinfonietta / Daniel Huppert, conductor

29.5.25
Zürich
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Details

ZHdK

David Philip Hefti: Éclairs – moments in sound for ensemble

David Philip Hefti: Wunderhorn-Musik – 7 sound pictures for violin and ensemble

+works by Rudolf Kelterborn and students

Ensemble of the ZHdK / Students of the conducting class Prof. Christoph-Mathias Müller

7.6.25
Boston
Goethe-Institut
Details

https://www.goethe.de

Works by David Philip Hefti, John Aylward a.o.

Ecce-Ensemble and members of the Berlin Philharmonic
David Philip Hefti, conductor

28.7.25
Puplinge
Église de Puplinge
Details

https://www.puplinge-classique.ch

Quatuor Amaryllis & Finghin Collins

LES GRANDS QUATUORS

De Mozart à Piazzolla

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Quatuor en ré mineur, op. 10 n° 2

Allegro, Andante, Menuetto allegretto, Allegretto ma non troppo

en alternance avec

Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Trois tangos pour quatuor (arr. David Philip Hefti)

Oblivion, Soledad, Libertango

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Quintette pour piano en fa mineur opus 34

Allegro non troppo, Andante, Scherzo, Finale

30.7.25
Puplinge
Église de Puplinge
Details

https://www.puplinge-classique.ch

Quatuor Amaryllis & Ensemble Puplinge Classic

PLACE À L'ORCHESTRE

Ensemble du Festival

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Adagio pour cordes    

David Philip Hefti (1975- )

Adagietto pour orchestre à cordes

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Adagio et Fugue en do mineur, KV 546    

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Quatuor "La Jeune Fille et la Mort", arr. Gustav Mahler

Allegro, Andante con moto, Scherzo, Presto

22.8.25
Brühl
Schloss Augustusburg
Details

https://www.schlosskonzerte.de

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Sinfonie g-Moll Hob. I:39

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Sinfonie Nr. 25 g-Moll KV 183

David Philip Hefti (*1975)
Uraufführung – Kompositionsauftrag des Haydn-Festivals

23.8.25
Murten
Deutsche Kirche
Details

https://murtenclassics.ch

David Philip Hefti: Éclairs – moments in sound for ensemble

David Philip Hefti: Wunderhorn-Musik – 7 sound pictures for violin and ensemble

+works by Rudolf Kelterborn and students

Ensemble of the ZHdK / Students of the conducting class Prof. Christoph-Mathias Müller

24.8.25
Murten
Deutsche Kirche
Details

https://murtenclassics.ch

David Philip Hefti: Éclairs – moments in sound for ensemble

David Philip Hefti: Wunderhorn-Musik – 7 sound pictures for violin and ensemble

+works by Rudolf Kelterborn and students

Ensemble of the ZHdK / Students of the conducting class Prof. Christoph-Mathias Müller

9.10.25
Napoli
Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella
Details

https://www.sanpietroamajella.it

David Philip Hefti: Sternenregen – mosaic for solo flute

Philipp Jundt, flute

16.10.25
Székesfehérvár
ARSO székház
Details

https://arso.hu/

Conductor: David Philip Hefti

Soloists: Ilosfai Csenge, Csonka Emil, Kárász András, Pálfalvi Tamás

David Philip Hefti: Fünf Concertini (excerpts)

Horváth Balázs: Quasi cianona metrica

Zombola Péter: Epitaphium

Olsay Endre: Sinphon

Tihanyi László: Két képzeleti párbeszéd

7.11.25
Shanghai
Shanghai Concert Hall
Details

https://www.shanghaiconcerthall.org

David Philip Hefti: Kadenz und Interludien – zur Sonate in a-moll für Flöte solo (Wq 132) von C. P. E. Bach

David Philip Hefti: 12 Fantasien – für Flöte solo

David Philip Hefti: Sternenregen – Mosaik für Flöte solo

Philipp Jundt, Flöte

14.11.25
Lübeck
Haus Eden
Details

https://www.edenluebeck.de

David Philip Hefti: Gesänge der Sehnsucht – string quartet no. 8

Amaryllis Quartett

15.11.25
Bremen
Sendesaal
Details

https://sendesaal-bremen.de

David Philip Hefti: Gesänge der Sehnsucht – string quartet no. 8

Amaryllis Quartett

16.11.25
Hamburg
Laeiszhalle
Details

https://www.elbphilharmonie.de

David Philip Hefti: Gesänge der Sehnsucht – string quartet no. 8

Amaryllis Quartett

7.12.25
Stuttgart
Liederhalle Beethovensaal
Details

https://www.staatsoper-stuttgart.de

David Philip Hefti: Final(ment)e – 'Beziehungsweisen' for two trumpets and orchestra

Alexander Kirn & Lennard Czakaj, trumpets / Staatsorchester Stuttgart / Cornelius Meister, conductor

8.12.25
Stuttgart
Liederhalle Beethovensaal
Details

https://www.staatsoper-stuttgart.de

David Philip Hefti: Final(ment)e – 'Beziehungsweisen' for two trumpets and orchestra

Alexander Kirn & Lennard Czakaj, trumpets / Staatsorchester Stuttgart / Cornelius Meister, conductor

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