Musical ambassador –of Zurich Airport

Sandro Oberholzer has been leading the Zurich Airport Orchestra since 2015. He completed his training as a percussionist in Paris and holds the "Supérieur d'excellence" (gold medal) diploma. He then studied arrangement and composition at the Schaffhausen Conservatory under Herman Schmidt and also trained as an audio engineer at the SAE (Zurich).

Sandro Oberholzer still plays as a drummer in various groups– ranging from classical music through jazz and pop to rock. He has played with Downtown Group, Funky Zoo, Hazy Osterwald, Sandra Studer, Hugo Strasser, Loona, John Brack, Bo Katzmann, Steve Lee, Chris & Mike, The New York Mates and many others.

The Zurich Airport Orchestra consists of 25 unique musicians. It is made up of people from all walks of life – flight attendants, marketing specialists, managers, IT specialists, pilots, firefighters and technicians at Zurich Airport and its partner companies, as well as music-loving residents of the neighbouring communities. And this is what makes it so exciting: "Every musician brings their own individual musical style, which we combine into one cohesive whole. The result is a multi-faceted band that is always reinventing itself and inspiring its audience", says bandleader Sandro Oberholzer.

Appearing as "Strings & Wings on Tour", the Zurich Airport Orchestra gave two concerts together with the "Zurich Virtuosi" chamber ensemble – comprising great soloists from around the world. We don't want you to miss out on the CD with live songs from the concerts. Come with us on this flight of musical fancy. Be inspired by the real passion for music. Enjoy first-class entertainment with works taken from classical music and jazz, well-known film melodies plus pop and Irish folk songs.

"Gonna Fly Now" is the third studio recording made by Zurich Airport Orchestra under its new conductor in 2017. In addition to a completely new layout, the orchestra also boasts quality and variety. The album "Gonna Fly Now" inspires listeners to soar to new musical heights.

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"Destination" is the orchestra's second album, and the name says it all: as the orchestra representing Zurich Airport, the Big Band interprets swinging pieces as a musical journey around the world. In line with the philosophy of Zurich Airport, the orchestra links Zurich and Switzerland to destinations in Europe and beyond. The destinations of the musical excursion range from A as in "Amoroso" to W as in "Won't You Be My Neighbour".

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The orchestra's successful album entitled "The Sound of Zurich Airport" was recorded in 2009. It was produced under the baton of bandleader Andreas Kessler who set the style of the Big Band sound on this album for the first time.

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