In 1998 the Swiss Ambassador’s Award Concert was established in the UK with the aim of presenting some of the most talented young Swiss musicians or ensembles in a concert at Wigmore Hall. The annual event is organised by the Embassy of Switzerland and the Swiss Cultural Fund, a charity promoting Swiss artistic excellence in the UK. Trio Rafale, three gifted young musicians, has been chosen to perform in the 2014 concert.

Trio Rafale was founded in Zurich in 2009 by Maki Wiederkehr (piano), Daniel Meller (violin) and Flurin Cuonz (cello), and has already won numerous international awards and prizes including First Prize at the 8th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition in May this year. The name Rafale was inspired by the French expression for ‘a gust of wind’.

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