Christopher receives honorary doctorate from Zürich University
April 27, 2007
On 27 April, Christopher travelled from New York (where he was attending
and supporting the AAM concert at Carnegie Hall) to Switzerland to
receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Zürich. This
doctorate, recognising Christopher’s work in the field of performance
practice and musicology both reflects and extends his commitment to
Swiss musical life; Christopher has worked for many years with Tonhalle
Orchestra Zürich, Kammerorchester Basel and the Paul Sacher Foundation
and returned to conduct performances of Schumann’s Manfred with Tonhalle
for the Zürich Festspiele in June this year.