Jost Meier (15 March 1939 – 5 December 2022) was a Swiss composer and orchestra conductor.

Biography

After he completed his studies in

Solothurn Solothurn ( ; ; ; ; ) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains. The town is ...

, Meier studied cello at the Conservatory of

Biel Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; German language, German: ''Biel'' ; French language, French: ''Bienne'' ; Bernese German, locally ; ; ; ) is a bilingual city in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. With over 55,000 residents, it is the ...

under and earned a diploma in teaching. He then played for multiple ensembles, including the

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich is a Swiss symphony orchestra based in Zürich. Its principal residence is the Tonhalle concert hall. Early history prior to the orchestra Precursor music ensembles in Zürich have included the music societies ...

and the

Camerata Bern Located in Bern, Switzerland, the Camerata Bern was founded in 1963 as a conductorless, flexible chamber orchestra Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionall ...

. Meier served as conductor of the

Biel Solothurn Symphony Orchestra The Biel Solothurn Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonie Orchester Biel Solothurn / Orchestre Symphonique Bienne Soleure) was founded in 1969 and has since gained an important place within the Swiss music scene. It is based in the Swiss cities of Biel-Bien ...

from 1969 to 1979 (or from 1968 to 1980 according to other sources). In 1980, he became conductor of the

Theater Basel Theater Basel is the municipal theatre of the city of Basel, Switzerland, which is home to the city's opera and ballet companies. The theatre also presents plays and musicals in addition to operas and operettas. Because the theatre does not h ...

. Meier composed several operas, including ''Sennentuntschi'', ''Der Drache'', and ''Der Zoobär''. He was one of three composers at the

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in 1999 alongside and . In 2018, his works became available at the library of the

City of Basel Music Academy The City of Basel Music Academy () is an institution for music education, located in Basel, Switzerland. It comprises a music school, college of music, and a center for early music research and performance. History The origins of the City of Base ...

. Jost Meier died in

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on 5 December 2022, at the age of 83.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meier, Jost 1939 births 2022 deaths Swiss composers Swiss conductors (music) People from Solothurn