Heike Schäfer
Double bass player & music teacher
About
Heike Schäfer - double bass player and music teacher - is a passionate musician.
Opening up the world of music to people - through her concerts, by teaching, by making music and singing together, and by talking about music.
Career
Heike Schäfer studied at the Zurich University of the Arts, the Freiburg University of Music and the Eastman School of Music, New York. In the course of her musical career, she has shared the stage with several orchestras. She has performed with the Bundesjugendorchester, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz and the Nationaltheater Mannheim, among others.
Awards
The recognition of her musical work is also reflected in the several prizes and scholarships she received.
Among others, she won the 1st National Prize at "Jugend musiziert" and was a scholarship holder of the German Foundation for Musical Life, the Villa Musica and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Current projects
In addition to her work at the Zurich Conservatory, the Kilchberg and Suhr music schools, and her role as a juror at Swiss youth music competitions, Heike Schäfer realises her passion for performing on stage. She performs regularly with various orchestras, chamber music ensembles and her musical partner, pianist Stefan Kägi.
Their duo unites the pair in a creative collaboration that enables them to explore their fascination of different music forms and styles with their audiences.
