Tabea Frei was born in Mammern, Switzerland. She began playing the violin in kindergarten and gained experience in various orchestral and chamber music formations throughout her childhood.
At the age of fourteen, Tabea Frei made her first soloist debut with the Winterthur Youth Orchestra.
After high school, she began studying violin at the Lucerne School of Music with Prof. Gunars Larsens. This was followed by a master's degree in music education.
In this year she received her first viola lessons. The instrument inspired her and so Tabea Frei decided to change from violin to viola. She subsequently completed two further master's degrees, including the Master Specialised Music Performance Soloist with Prof. Lawrence Power at the Hochschule der Künste in Zurich.
Tabea Frei was a member of the Basel Symphony Orchestra and plays as an adjunct with the Lucerne Festival Strings and the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra.
In 2016, she was a prize winner of the Verao Classico Summer Lisbon competition, whereupon she was given the opportunity to perform a year later with musicians such as Janne Saksala and Radek Baboràk.
Tabea Frei regularly plays in various chamber music formations. She has been invited for projects with Isabel Charisius, Eduard Grach, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Zhou Qian, Orfeo Mandozzi and members of the Ysaÿe Quartet.
She has performed at various festivals including the Lucerne Festival, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Grafenegg Festival, Seeklangfestival and others.
Tabea Frei, who composed her first symphony during her school years, remains committed to creating and arranging to this day. Together with her trio partners Urban Frey and Paolo D'Angelo, she designs her own concert programs, with which they go on tour. Most recently, they presented the program "The Eight Seasons," a fusion of the four seasons by Antonio Vivaldi with the four seasons by Astor Piazzolla, which ultimately resulted in a unique composition of four seasons.
After concluding their tour with "The Eight Seasons," the trio dedicated themselves to the program "Love Songs," which they have been presenting on stage since 2023.
“First character, then ability.” - Shinichi Suzuki
In this sense, it is Tabea Frei's greatest wish to bring children and adults closer to making music and the joy of music. Tabea Frei is a lecturer in music - piano at the Schaffhausen University of Education. She also teaches violin and viola at the Frauenfeld Youth Music School.
Only when she gets to know the person, she can discover their abilities and build on them. This in turn strengthens and makes her students happy. This moment leads to an upward spiral, because it creates motivation and motivation is known to be the incentive to continue playing the instrument.
Youth Music school Frauenfeld: : https://www.jmf.ch/
University of Education Schaffhausen: https://www.phsh.ch/
Read the attached interview "3 Questions for Tabea Frei".
Here is the English translation:
14 Concerts in German-Speaking Switzerland
The artist trio dedicates itself to Schumann's Fairy Tales and embarks on a journey through the world of music, peoples, and stories.
More information to follow.
Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024
Further information will follow
Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Villa Seeschau, Seestrasse 9, 8267 Berlingen
Violin and viola: Tabea Frei
Piano: Marija Bokor
Concert on November 17, 2024, in Rome – Vatican, Basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura, at 9:00 PM
Program:
Giacomo Puccini: Symphonic Prelude
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 3
Conductor M° Ralf Weikert
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Stadtmission, Technikumstrasse 78, 8400 Winterthur
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Friday, July 26, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Soloist: Tabea Frei (J. Chr. Bach Violakonzert c-Moll)
Date: Monday, July 22, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Friday, July 19, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Thursday, July 18, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Soloist: Tabea Frei (J. N. Hummel Fantasie op. 94 für Viola und Orchester)
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Monday, July 15, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
True to the motto "music makes you happy", my greatest joy is to give concerts and music lessons.
My artistic performance includes in particular:
If you want to share in this joy, contact me, even if your music request is different.
Tabea Frei
Switzerland
Email: info@tabeafrei.ch
Mobile: +41 79 762 44 66
