Organ Biography > Places and Organs > Switzerland
Locations and Organs in Switzerland
- Basel
- Bern
- Biel
- Brusio
- Chur
- Einsiedeln
- Freiburg
- Geneva
- La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Lucerne
- Neuchâtel
- Payerne
- Porrentruy
- Rorschach
- Schaffhausen
- Sion
- Solothurn
- St. Gallen
- Winterthur
- Zürich
Building Status Key:
- Demolished
- Moved
- New Use
- Present
- Rebuilt
- Ruin
- Unknown
Names for Switzerland
- Benno Ammann (1904-1986) (Born)
- Georg Arnold (Born)
- Georges Arnoux (1891-1972) (Died)
- Georges Athanasiades (1929-) (Born, Organist)
- Matthias Bamert (1942-) (Born)
- Josef Bannwart (1938-) (Born, Organist)
- Paolo Baratto (1926-) (Born)
- Zeno Beck (1923-) (Born, Organist)
- Philippe Bellenot (1830-1928) (Died)
- Rev. Alfred Bichsel (1909-1992) (Born)
- Agathon Billeter (1834-1881) (Born, Organist)
- William Blank (1957-) (Born)
- Rev. Ludwig Bonvin (1850-1939) (Born)
- T. Bovet (Born)
- Whewall Bowling (1860-1888) (Died)
- Claudio Cavadini (1935-) (Born)
- Charles Chaix (1885-1973) (Died)
- Antoine Chenaux (1899-1991) (Born)
- Willem Coenen (1837-1918) (Died)
- E. Delaye-Fuchs (Lived)
- François Delor (1941-) (Born)
- Jean Derbès (1937-1982) (Born)
- Joseph Deschermeier (1865-) (Born)
- Karl Detsch (Lived)
- Theodor Diener (1908-1983) (Born)
- Josef Dobler (1875-1932) (Born, Died)
- Jämes Doriot (1905-1997) (Born)
- Frédéric Dulin (1958-) (Born)
- André Dumesnil (Lived)
- Roland Erismann (1947-) (Born)
- Giudo Fässler (1913-1995) (Born, Died)
- R. Feldman (Lived)
- Elsbeth Forrer (Lived)
- Peter Förtig (1934-) (Born)
- Josef Frei (1872-1945) (Born, Organist)
- Jürg Frey (1953-) (Born)
- Sophie von Frisching (1793-1854) (Born)
- Paul André Gaillard (1922-1992) (Born, Died)
- L. Ganter (Lived)
- Albert Gantner (1916-1983) (Born)
- Ulrich Gasser (1950-) (Born)
- Eric Gaudibert (1936-2012) (Born, Died)
- Hans Gelbke (1875-1944) (Born)
- Dominique Gesseney-Rappo (1953-) (Born)
- Christian Giger (1959-) (Born)
- Johann Melchior Gletle (1626-1683) (Born)
- Theo Gmur (c1858-) (Born)
- Samuel Grandjean (Lived, Organist)
- Renato Grisoni (1922-2012) (Died)
- Armand Gros (1908-1995) (Born, Organist)
- P. Hagmann (Lived)
- Hermann Haller (1914-2002) (Born, Died)
- Dominic Hassler (Lived, Organist)
- Christopher Headington (1930-1996) (Died)
- Emil Heer (1926-1994) (Born, Organist)
- Michael Heisch (1963-) (Born)
- Francesco Hoch (1943-) (Born)
- Heinz Holliger (1939-) (Born)
- Josef Holtz (1930-1995) (Organist)
- Michel Hostettler (1940-) (Born)
- Alfred Hottinger (1867-1945) (Born)
- Dr Hans Huber (1852-1921) (Born)
- Emmanuele Jannibelli (Lived, Organist)
- Sister Leonore Jenny (1923-) (Born)
- Christian Joss (1880-1917) (Born)
- Patricia Junger (1951-) (Born)
- Hans Kayser (1891-1964) (Died)
- Friedrich Klose (1862-1942) (Died)
- Ignaz Kronenberg (Lived)
- Reinhold Laquai (1894-1957) (Died)
- Brita Leutert-Falch (1966-) (Born)
- Ludwig Liebe (1819-1900) (Died)
- J. M. Loicq (Lived)
- Henri Lutz (1864-1928) (Died)
- Grimoaldo Macchia (1972-) (Organist)
- Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) (Died)
- Mathis Orgelbau AG (Organ builder)
- Otto Maurer (1898-1959) (Born, Died)
- Hermann Meier (Lived)
- Hannes Meyer (1939-) (Born, Organist)
- René Meyer (1949-) (Born)
- Jean François Michel (1957-) (Born)
- Luigi Molfino (1916-2012) (Born)
- Gregor Müller (1934-1999) (Born)
- Thomas Müller (1953-) (Born)
- Valentin Müller (1830-1905) (Died)
- J. J. Nater (1826-1906) (Born, Organist)
- Walter Robert Nef (1910-) (Born)
- Louis Niedermeyer (1802-1861) (Born)
- Remigio Nussio (1919-2000) (Born)
- Geoffrey O’Connor-Morris (1886-1964) (Born)
- August Oetiker (1874-1963) (Born)
- Orgelbau Felsberg AG (Organ builder)
- Orgelbau Ferdinand Stemmer (Organ builder)
- Orgelbau Goll AG (Organ builder)
- Orgelbau Graf AG (Organ builder)
- Orgelbau Kuhn AG (Organ builder)
- Orgelbau Roman Steiner (Organ builder)
- Orgelbau Späth AG (Organ builder)
- Orgelbau Streuli (Organ builder)
- Orgelbau Thomas Wälti (Organ builder)
- Claude Pahud (1947-) (Born)
- Valentino Paracca (Lived)
- R. L. de Pearsall (1795-1856) (Died)
- Jörg Perron (1945-) (Born, Organist)
- Rheinhard Peter (1913-1993) (Born)
- Eugen Karl Petzold (1813-1889) (Died, Organist)
- Georges Phillot (1926-) (Born)
- Pircher Orgelpfeifenbau AG (Organ builder)
- Mani Planzer (1939-1997) (Born)
- Ede Poldini (1869-1957) (Died)
- Urs Probst (1941-2005) (Born)
- Luigi Quadranti (1941-) (Born)
- Joachim Raff (1822-1882) (Born)
- Hansjörg Rechsteiner (1968-) (Born)
- Iso Rechsteiner (1934-) (Born)
- Esther Reinalter-Ernst (1942-) (Born)
- Frank Renard (1868-1951) (Born)
- Benjamin Righetti (1982-) (Born, Organist)
- Rev. A. J. Neville Robinson (1878-1966) (Organist)
- Willy Roessel (1877-1947) (Died)
- Biritta Roggors-Müller (Lived, Organist)
- Julien Rousseau (1873-1950) (Born)
- Alex Rüedi (1958-) (Born)
- Abner Sanglard (1934-2012) (Born, Died)
- Joseph Schad (1812-1879) (Organist)
- Josef Schildknecht (1861-1899) (Born, Died)
- Ludwig Schneider (1806-1864) (Born)
- Bliss Schnewlin (c1921-) (Born)
- Percy A. Scholes (1877-1958) (Died)
- Georges Schott (1885-1965) (Born)
- Carlo Florindo Semini (1914-2004) (Born)
- Auguste Sérieyx (1865-1949) (Died)
- Jürg Sigrist (1956-) (Organist)
- C. Simon-Vermot (Lived, Organist)
- Johann Singenberger (1848-1924) (Born)
- Hans Jürgen Sommer (1950-) (Born)
- Andreas Stahl (1955-) (Born)
- Dieter Stalder (1944-) (Born)
- Hansjürg Stalder (1951-) (Born, Organist)
- Xavier Staub (1867-1941) (Born)
- Jacob Steiner (Lived)
- Raymond Stockly (1941-1992) (Born)
- Bruno Straumann (1889-1973) (Born)
- Hans Studer (1911-1984) (Born)
- Wilhelm Süss (1861-) (Born)
- Sigismund Thalberg (1812-1871) (Born)
- Werner Tiepner (Lived, Organist)
- P. von Tugginer (c1848-1926) (Born)
- Pierre André Vincent (1949-) (Born)
- W. Vivian W. Vine (1890-1913) (Died, Organist)
- Paul Vogel (1903-1932) (Born)
- Ernst Vogler (1929-) (Born, Organist)
- Heinrich Weber (1821-1900) (Born)
- Carl Ludwig Werner (1862-1902) (Organist)
- Rudolf Werner (1921-) (Born)
- Ernst von Werra (1854-1913) (Born)
- Hans Rüdi Willisegger (1935-) (Born)
- A. Katharina Winteler (1820-1860) (Born)
- Gerd Witte (1927-2015) (Organist)
- Dr Philipp Wolfrum (1854-1919) (Died)
- Julien François Zbinden (1917-) (Born)
- Hans Zihlmann (1936-) (Born)
- Joseph Zurkinden (1825-1889) (Born, Organist)
- Joseph Zwyssig (1808-1854) (Born, Died, Organist)
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Names for Basel, Switzerland
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Names for Bern, Switzerland
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Names for Biel, Switzerland
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Names for Chur, Switzerland
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Names for Einsiedeln, Switzerland
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Names for Freiburg, Switzerland
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Names for Geneva, Switzerland
- Henri Amiguet (1915-2004) (Born)
- Otto Barblan (1860-1943) (Conductor, Died, Organist, Professor of composition, Professor of organ)
- Jean Bartholoni (1880-1937) (Born, Died)
- Virginie Bianchini (1896-1985) (Born)
- Jean Binet (1893-1960) (Born)
- Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) (Born)
- Gottfried Bohnenblust (1883-1960) (Died)
- Guy Bovet (1942-) (Organist)
- Marc Briquet (1896-1979) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Geneviève Calame (1946-1993) (Born, Died)
- Georges Delaye (1863-1949) (Died)
- Jacques Demierre (1954-) (Born)
- Charles Faller (1891-1956) (Born)
- E. M. Feigerl (1803-c1874) (Died)
- Gustave Ferrari (1872-1948) (Born, Died)
- Henri Gagnebin (1886-1977) (Died)
- Alberto Ginastera (1916-1983) (Died)
- Didier Godel (1945-) (Born)
- Joachim Havard de la Montagne (1927-2003) (Born)
- John Keys (1956-) (Organist)
- Henri Kling (1842-1918) (Died)
- Philippe Kocher (1973-) (Born)
- Joseph Lauber (1864-1952) (Died, Organist)
- Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950) (Died)
- Massimo Lunghi (1964-) (Organist)
- André Marescotti (1902-) (Born, Organist)
- Frank Martin (1890-1974) (Born)
- Pierre Métral (1936-1996) (Born, Died)
- Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) (Died)
- William Montillet (Organist)
- Alexander Mottu (1883-1943) (Born, Died, Organist)
- Louis Nicole (1863-1936) (Born, Died)
- Orgelbau Genf AG (Organ builder)
- Louis Piantoni (1885-1958) (Born, Died)
- Claude Prior (1918-2002) (Born)
- Bernard Reichel (1901-1992) (Organist)
- Marguerite Roesgen-Champion (1894-1976) (Born)
- Lionel Rogg (1936-) (Born, Organist)
- Jean Claude Schlaepfer (1961-) (Born)
- Eric Schmidt (1907-) (Organist)
- Henri Scolari (1923-) (Born)
- Bernard Stavenhagen (1862-1914) (Died)
- Gordon Stewart (1952-) (Organist)
- G. Templeton Strong (1856-1948) (Died)
- Jacques Tchamkerten (1960-) (Born)
- Mario Vitale (1960-) (Born)
- Roger Vuataz (1898-1988) (Born, Organist)
- Michel Wiblé (1923-) (Born)
- Jens Winther (1960-2011) (Died)
- Richard Wissmann (1879-1945) (Organist)
- Pierre Alexandre Wissmer (1915-1992) (Born)
- André Zumbach (1931-2004) (Born)
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Names for La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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Names for Lucerne, Switzerland
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Names for Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Names for Rorschach, Switzerland
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Names for Sion, Switzerland
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Names for Solothurn, Switzerland
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Names for St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Names for Zürich, Switzerland
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