Leila Schayegh (Violin)

Born: 1975 - Winterthur, Zürich Canton, Switzerland,

The Swiss violinist and music pedagogue, Leila Schayegh, finished in 1999 her studies in modern violin with Raphaël Oleg at the Basel Music Academy with Summa cum laude. After two years as a member of the Philharmonia Zürich, she joined the class of Chiara Banchini at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, where she obtained in 2005 a diploma Summa cum laude. She was awarded in 2003 the first prizes of the Alte Musiktreff in Berlin, the Förderpreiswettbewerb der Konzertgesellschaft in München as well as Premio Bonporti in Rovereto, Italy.

Leila Schayegh belongs to the most visible violinists in the current baroque music scene. Her vivacious interpretation has placed her at the center of old music. She performes all over Europe as a soloist or in chamber music groups and is regularly invited by modern orchestras for concerts and master-classes.

Leila Schayegh has developed a close collaboration with Jörg Halubek, harpsichordist, organist and director. Their 2016 recording of J.S. Bach's six obligato sonatas (BWV 1014-1019) was awarded numerous prizes (Diapason de l’année, Grammophone Award, Schallenplattpreis). Her collaboration with director and harpsichordist Václav Luks led to the recordings of Benda’s violin sonatas (Diapason d’Or 2011) and Mysliveček’s violin concertos in 2018. She has been playing since 2008 with Gli Angeli Genève (Director: Stephan MacLeod), in particular for the almost complete series of J.S. Bach's cantatas. She has recently expended her repertoire towards the classical and romantic period, in particular with a recording of Johannes Brahms' violin sonatas in 2018 with Jan Schultsz for the label Glossa.

Since 2010 Leila Schayegh is Professor of Baroque violin at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, as successor of Chiara Banchini. She passes to a new generation of musician her experience as well as approach of music: an expressive interpretation based on thorough knowledge of the historical and musical context of the period where the works were composed.

Sources:
Leila Schayegh Website
Photos 003, 005, 006, 008, 010, 015, 016, 028: Marco Borggreve (2017); Photos 101-107: Mona Lisa Fiedler (2014)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2019)

Leila Schayegh: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Stephan MacLeod

Violin

Member of Gli Angeli Genève:
[C-2] (2009): BWV 81, BWV 180, BWV 227
[V-3] (2022, 2-CD/MP3): BWV 245

Links to other Sites

Leila Schayegh - Baroque violinist (Official Website) [English/German/French]
Leila Schayegh on Facebook
Leila Schayegh (Wikipedia) [German]