David Sontòn Caflisch

David Sontòn Caflisch was born in Basel, Switzerland, in 1974, and grew up in the Alpine town of Andeer. His most influential violin teachers were Michael Gebauer, Ingolf Turban and Hansheinz
Schneeberger. In 1991 he founded the chamber ensemble musicuria in the city of Chur, which later led to the formation of ensemble ö! in 2002, of which he has been artistic director ever since. He has a special interest in contemporary music, and in addition to his activities as an ensemble member, he appears as a soloist performing on both violin and viola. He is also a composer, acknowledging the important contribution made by his teacher Isabel Mundry. He currently lives in Bärschwil, near the city of Basel.