Myriam Hidber-Dickinson

Born and raised in Switzerland, Myriam Hidber-Dickinson received a BA in Music under the guidance of F. Renggli at the Schaffhausen Conservatory and a MA under the guidance of M. Stucki at the Zurich Musikhochschule.

In 1996, 1997, 2001, and 2005 she gave masterclasses, and performed at various music conservatories, universities and orchestras in Brazil and Angola, and in numerous cities throughout the Indonesian Archipelago. In addition to her teaching duties at various music schools in the Zurich area, and to giving masterclasses in Switzerland, Brazil and in the USA, she is continuing her studies with Philipp Racine in flute at the Zurich Conservatory, and with Cosimo Lampis in percussion and ethnomusicology.

She has exceptional versatility and a growing international fan club, in admiration of a virtuosic flutist who has taken the time and effort to explore her repertoire from the inside out: harmony, structure, color, mood, style, ornamentation, agogic, vibrato.

She has long since moved through the standard repertoire for flute together with piano, guitar, harp, chamber ensemble, and orchestra; and into Baroque music on period instruments, lesser-known works of the Classic and Romantic (especially from countries outside of western Europe), contemporary music, jazz improvisation, African percussion, and in recent years has had a distinct interest in the vast universe of Brazilian music (and in particular in Choro).

She is also known for her work in multi-media: with recitation, with themes, with sculptures in an outdoor setting, at vernissages (improvisations to individual paintings), at conferences, and with music in a business conference setting. She has a very active performing career, both as a soloist; performing with various orchestras in Switzerland, Ukraine, Serbia and Bulgaria, and in various music settings (with modern as well as historical instruments) in Switzerland, Brazil, Italy, Austria, Germany, the USA and France.