Tabea Frei was born in Mammern, Switzerland. She began playing the violin in kindergarten and gained experience in various orchestral and chamber music formations throughout her childhood.
At the age of fourteen, Tabea Frei made her first soloist debut with the Winterthur Youth Orchestra.
After high school, she began studying violin at the Lucerne School of Music with Prof. Gunars Larsens. This was followed by a master's degree in music education.
In this year she received her first viola lessons. The instrument inspired her and so Tabea Frei decided to change from violin to viola. She subsequently completed two further master's degrees, including the Master Specialised Music Performance Soloist with Prof. Lawrence Power at the Hochschule der Künste in Zurich.
Tabea Frei was a member of the Basel Symphony Orchestra and performs as an additional player with the Lucerne Festival Strings and the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra. In November 2024, she appeared with the Swiss Orchestra in a concert at the Vatican.
In 2016, she was a prize winner of the Verao Classico Summer Lisbon competition, whereupon she was given the opportunity to perform a year later with musicians such as Janne Saksala and Radek Baboràk.
Tabea Frei regularly plays in various chamber music formations. She has been invited for projects with Isabel Charisius, Eduard Grach, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Zhou Qian, Orfeo Mandozzi and members of the Ysaÿe Quartet.
She has performed at various festivals including the Lucerne Festival, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Grafenegg Festival, Seeklangfestival and others.
Tabea Frei, who composed her first symphony during her school years, remains committed to creating and arranging to this day. Together with her trio partners Urban Frey and Paolo D'Angelo, she designs her own concert programs, with which they go on tour. Most recently, they presented the program "The Eight Seasons," a fusion of the four seasons by Antonio Vivaldi with the four seasons by Astor Piazzolla, which ultimately resulted in a unique composition of four seasons.
After concluding their tour with the program “Love Songs”, the newly formed trio presents another musical project this year. Under the title “Once Upon a Time”, they will perform at various venues across Switzerland.
In addition to her concert performances, Tabea Frei teaches music at the University of Teacher Education Schaffhausen and at the Music School in Frauenfeld.
“First character, then ability.” - Shinichi Suzuki
In this sense, it is Tabea Frei's greatest wish to bring children and adults closer to making music and the joy of music. Tabea Frei is a lecturer in music - piano at the Schaffhausen University of Education. She also teaches violin and viola at the Frauenfeld Youth Music School.
Only when she gets to know the person, she can discover their abilities and build on them. This in turn strengthens and makes her students happy. This moment leads to an upward spiral, because it creates motivation and motivation is known to be the incentive to continue playing the instrument.
Youth Music school Frauenfeld: : https://www.jmf.ch/
University of Education Schaffhausen: https://www.phsh.ch/
Read the attached interview "3 Questions for Tabea Frei".
"Once Upon a Time..." Schumann’s Fairy Tales meet other musical works from around the world.
The early bird catches the worm. In this spirit, the concerts start in the morning and last just 30 minutes, allowing you to begin your workday feeling fresh and inspired.
Clarinet: Gurgen Kakoyan
Violin and Viola: Tabea Frei
Accordion: Paolo D'Angelo
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 7:00 a.m.
Location: Restaurant La Terrasse, Grabenstrasse 8, 8500 Frauenfeld
Works by W. A. Mozart, J. Sibelius and R. Olivieri
Bassoon: Zoe Lumsden
Conductor: Roberto Olivieri
Tösstal Chamber Orchestra
Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Stadtmission, Technikumstrasse 78, 8400 Winterthur
"Once Upon a Time..." Schumann’s Fairy Tales meet other musical works from around the world.
The early bird catches the worm. In this spirit, the concerts start in the morning and last just 30 minutes, allowing you to begin your workday feeling fresh and inspired.
Clarinet: Gurgen Kakoyan
Violin and Viola: Tabea Frei
Accordion: Paolo D'Angelo
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time: 7:00 a.m.
Location: Kulturforum Amriswil, Bahnhofstrasse 22, 8580 Amriswil
Date: Sunday, July 13, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Monday, July 14, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Friday, July 18, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Monday, July 21, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Friday, July 25, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Konzertplatz Taiswald or Evangelical church Pontresina (depending on the weather)
14 Concerts in German-Speaking Switzerland
The artist trio, Tabea Frei, Gurgen Kakoyan and Paolo D'Angelo, dedicates itself to Schumann's Fairy Tales and embarks on a journey through the world of music, peoples, and stories.
Clarinet: Gurgen Kakoyan
Violin and Viola: Tabea Frei
Accordion: Paolo D'Angelo
True to the motto "music makes you happy", my greatest joy is to give concerts and music lessons.
My artistic performance includes in particular:
If you want to share in this joy, contact me, even if your music request is different.
Tabea Frei
Switzerland
Email: info@tabeafrei.ch
Mobile: +41 79 762 44 66
