VINCENT FLÜCKIGER

Vincent Flückiger was born in Fribourg in Switzerland. He first studied electrical guitar before showing interest for the historically informed performance practice and devoted himself to the study of the lute and other plucked instruments.

He studied with Jonathan Rubin and Christine Gabrielle at the Centre de Musique Ancienne de Genève, where he graduated in 2003 and studied then till 2008 at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel with Peter Croton and Hopkinson Smith.

Vincent Flückiger works with many different ensembles specialised in the practice of ancient instruments as, for instance, Les Ombres, La Chapelle Ancienne, the ensemble Turicum, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Al Ayre Espagnol, the ensemble Stravaganza and the orchestra Les Passions de l’Ame, which led him to play in many festivals in Europe, North America and Australia.

He also plays electric guitar in the jazz-fusion band Heima, works with electronic music and composes. He recorded discs for the labels «Harmonia Mundi», «Mirare», «k617», «Capriccio» and «Unit Records».