Christian Moser

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Christian Moser is an oudplayer and improviser. His particular interests concern the cultivating of musical mindsets that go beyond the dualism of tradition/presence, being/becoming, immancence/transcendence. In his youth he studied violin. At the age of 18 he started playing the oud and from 2005-2010 he studied Turkish Music at the I.T.Ü. conservatory in Istanbul with Abdi Coskun, Mutlu Torun and Mehmet Bitmez. In 2020 he graduated with a Master of Art in specialized performance / free improvisation. His mentors were Alfred Zimmerlin and Fred Frith. Christian Moser lives and works in Basel, plays in various ensembles throughout Europe, composes music for film and dance.

Umiak: Irrlicht

Read "Irrlicht" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
February 12, 2025

"L'umiak--ci viene detto--è un elegante e delicato battello aperto utilizzato dagli Inuit e dagli Yupik (popoli eschimesi canadesi, ndr) per il trasporto e la caccia. La barca è alimentata da diverse persone che remano e una che guida. Un accordo simile a quello del trio Umiak." Che sta poi per la trentatreenne sassofonista Eva-Maria Karbacher e il settantenne violoncellista Alfred Zimmerlin, entrambi zurighesi, più il quarantacinquenne Christian Moser, suonatore di oud e a sua volta svizzero (di Basilea).