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30-Oct-2020
Stéphane Chapuis Passes Away - Switzerlandby Harley Jones |
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 The accordion world is in mourning and tributes are pouring in following the passing of Stéphane Chapuis this week.Christine Savioz (Le Nouvelliste in Valais, Switzerland) wrote the following article: “Stéphane Chapuis, a virtuoso of the accordion and bandoneon, died on Tuesday after a long and cruel illness. The news of his death created much sadness among the artists of Valais and elsewhere and tributes poured in on social media. Musician Rolan Sprenger can't believe it, still remembering his encounter with Stéphane just after last year's Winemakers' Day. Stéphane Chapuis was one of the show's soloists. "He was radiant!" adds Sprenger. "He loved this project," confirms the musician Hervé Forclaz, longtime friend of the virtuoso, who collaborated with him for some thirty years. "He was a master of the accordion and known and respected all over the world. In fact, he had performed concerts in the United States, Paris, Northern China, Brazil, Africa, Italy" adds Hervé Forclaz. In addition to his concerts and performances, Stéphane Chapuis, who had obtained an accordion virtuosity with distinction and congratulations from the jury and a teaching diploma with excellence, was a highly respected teacher at the Lausanne High School of Music, the Nion Cantonal Conservatory of Music and the EJMA-VS. From 1983 to 1992, he was a multiple winner of international competitions. He was also awarded the Valais State Incentive Award in 2010. On this occasion, Sprenger had written a text about his friend. "Stephane gives the accordion its ranks of nobility. He said too modestly, "All I did was jump into the pioneers' breach, like my teachers who fought for the recognition of the accordion," Sprenger described at the time. Stéphane Chapuis, a father of five, was a modest man who had fallen in love with the Valais several years ago. "He was a very generous musician, popular and so loved. Here in Valais, all the artists who required accordion music in their recordings, worked with him. Everyone is upset by his death," says Hervé Forclaz. |