Current Band/Duo Projects

These are my current duo and band projects.
In my career I have played in and with innumerable formations, some remain, 
new ones are created and some are a beautiful memory.
Duo Flückiger - Ligeti

Esther Flückiger and Lukas Ligeti bring to life a collaboration born out of the meeting of focal points and strident ones in different stylistic domains, in search of new rules and new freedoms in composed and comprovvised music.

La Commedia e la musica

With different backgrounds and different sensibilities, a reader, a musician and an actor humbly approach Dante. The first takes care of the introduction to singing, facilitating its understanding for a more conscious listening and rich in notes.

Duo Pavia - Flückiger

Marcela Pavia e Esther Flückiger are related  by a personal and musical friendship since 20 years in which they have developed a shared research in particular musical territories. In 2009 they launched the project “Flair” Switzerland-Argentina and collaborated together for CD publications, various broadcasts and numerous concerts.

Duo Phiri - Flückiger
Nonku Phiri and Esther: They met in South Africa and afterwards  they worked together for recordings and performances in Italy.  In the moment the project is in Stand-by.
The Thinkers

A transcultural music project by Esther Flückiger, Mabeleng Moholo and Volley Nchabeleng, in which Flückiger’s career from classical to contemporary music, jazz and ethno music enriches the entire listening experience. 

Duo Faraò - Flückiger

The duet debuted together at the Puccini Hall of the Milan Conservatory of Music in 2012 with a free improvisation  and comprovisation project.

Opera 4
OPERA 4 is a quartet of improvisors that includes a collection of Swiss musicians. Their sound is strongly influenced by a traditional jazz formation of woodwinds, bass, singer, and pianist. The music presented in this project/concerts is the result of a dialogue between four individuals who explore a wide range of expressive modes, with very different musical paths being tackled and developed live in real time. An unusual musical ensemble—piano, clarinets, electric basses, and vocals—creates an emotional climax that captures the audience’s attention. The dialogue between the four musicians who cross a wide range of expressive modes, very different musical paths – from classical music to rock, from baroque to radical improvistaion – are adressed and developed live in real time. An unusual formation capable of creating an emotional climax that captures the attention of the audience. Artists Involved: Sabina Meyer (vocal, bass),Hans Koch (reeds, electronics), Paed Conca (clarinet, electronics)