Sylvia Gähwiller

Sylvia Gähwiller (5 July 1909 – 19 March 1999) was a Swiss operatic soprano and a voice teacher. She was most successful as a concert and recital singer, who also performed works by contemporary composers.

Life and career Born in Zürich, Gähwiller studied piano at the Breslau conservatory from 1926 to 1928, then at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin from 1927 to 1928. as well as song singer in Othmar Schoeck plays Othmar Schoeck and in Zürcher Liederbuch 1986.

In the 1960s and 1970s she taught singing at the conservatories of Zürich and Winterthur, after which she continued to give private lessons. Barbara Geiser-Peyer, Hedy Graf, Kathrin Graf, Hedda Heusser and Barbara Martig-Tüller as well as the baritones Hans Riediker and Niklaus Tüller.

Awards 1976: Hans-Georg-Nägeli-Medaille of Zürich.