Biography

Marie-Lise Schüpbach was born in Zurich. She studied oboe with Heinz Holliger in Freiburg im Breisgau, where she graduated with honor. Her orchestral career began at the Cologne Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester. From 1979 to 2017, she held the position of solo English horn at the BR symphony orchestra in Munich.

Never out of touch with her home country, Marie-Lise Schüpbach was a member of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra for many years. In 2008, together with colleagues of the BR-Symphony Orchestra, she founded the chamber music festival „erstKlassik am Sarnersee“.

The artist regularly performs chamber concerts with Heinz Holliger and Andrea Bischoff. She has toured Switzerland several times with the Swiss Chamber Soloists.

Marie-Lise Schüpbach is featured on the album “Zwiegespräche” (“Dialogues”), recently released by ECM.