Helena Rüegg
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Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Zürich, Switzerland |
Education | Codarts |
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Helena Rüegg (born 1959 in Zürich) is a German bandoneon player, actress and writer. First working as a stage actress, she focused on the bandoneon form age 32, playing in several orchestras and ensembles internationally. She authored radio features, a novel for young people and, with Arne Birkenstock, a collection about history and stories of the tango.
Life and career
Rüegg was born in
Musician
Rüegg was a member of Juan José Mosalini's Gran Orquesta de Tango from 1998 to 2001.[2] From 1995, she has played in tango ensembles, such as the Quinteto Bailongo, touring Argentina and Europe with Mederos, in the Luis Borda Cuarteto, and in a Paris ensemble, Gabriel Vallejo Cuarteto.[3][2] She formed a duo with the Argentinian guitarrist Quique Sinesi, Siru Tangjazzo, for programs combining classical tango, nuevo tango, new compositions and improvisations. They colloborated with the French tubist Michel Godard, recording a CD, Días de felicidad.[2]
In 1997, she performed with voice and instrument in the world premiere of Eckard Koltermann 's chamber opera Der ungeheure Raum after texts by E. E. Cummings at the Prinzregenttheater in Bochum.[4] Form 2001, she has also composed and played music for literary readings, including
In 2006, she performed as a soloist at the
Author
In 1990, Rüegg published a historic novel for young readers, Liese Litt, with Ravensburger Buchverlag. She worked as author and producer of radio programs for Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR). She co-authored a book with Arne Birkenstock, Tango, Geschichte und Geschichten (Tango, history and stories), first published in 1999 and several further editions.
Recordings
- Collage 11, 1991
- On Children Street, 1996
- Tiempos Viejos, 1997
- Adiós Buenos Aires, 1999
- Ciudad Triste, 2001
- Café 1930, S2002
- Un Nuevo Comienzo, 2007
- Días de felicidad, 2012[2]
Books
- Liese Litt, novel, 1990[5]
- Arne Birkenstock, Helena Rüegg: Tango, Geschichte und Geschichten, DTV 1999[6]
References
- ^ a b "Helena Rüegg: "Ich forsche nach Sehnsuchtsorten"". swissinfo.ch (in German). 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Helena Rüegg". treibhaus.at (in German). 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Helena Rüegg". Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden (in German). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Koltermann, Eckard (1997). "Der ungeheure Raum". eckard-koltermann.de (in German). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Liese Litt / Helena Rüegg". German National Library. 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ISBN 9783423241823. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Helena Rüegg at AllMusic
- Helena Rüegg at IMDb
- Duo La Luna
- Helena Rüegg: "dias de felicidad" enjajazz.de 2012
- Misa Tango (Martín Palmeri) - Te Deum (Peter Reulein) [6 May 2023] on YouTube