RAOUL MORAT

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Mann mit dunklem Pullover hält eine Akustikgitarre vor dunklem Hintergrund.

Classical guitar between past, chamber music and living tradition.

Mann spielt Gitarre vor schwarzem Hintergrund, schwarz-weiß, Nahaufnahme.

Raoul Morat is a Swiss guitarist whose work moves between classical repertoire, chamber music and folk-influenced projects. He studied in Lucerne, graduating with highest distinction, and has since performed widely as a soloist and chamber musician.

At the centre of his artistic work lies the exploration of 18th- and 19th-century repertoire and its idiomatic transfer to the guitar. His playing is characterised by tonal refinement, stylistic sensitivity and a strong sense for musical dialogue between plucked, bowed and vocal sound.

Alongside concert activity, he regularly collaborates with ensembles and singers in diverse formations, ranging from art song and string chamber music to genre-crossing projects.

Musical Influences

Raphaella Smits · Stefano Grondona · Stephan Schmidt · Andreas von Wangenheim · Michael Endres · Elisabeth Leonskaya · Thomas Leininger

International Concert Activity

China · Italy · Denmark · France · Germany · Ireland · Austria · Switzerland

Contemporary Music

Ensemble Lunaire · Diversus Guitar Ensemble · Mats Scheidegger

Zusammenarbeit mit Sofia Gubaidulina · Michel Roth · Beat Furrer · Johannes Grosz

Chamber Music

Sebastian Diezig · Mattia Zappa · René Pérler · Julian Prégardien · Georg Poplutz · Lingling Yu

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Activities

Teaching

Since 2013 faculty member at the Lucerne Music School.

Artistic Projects

Concept and realisation of concert formats and CD productions.

Arrangements

Creation of original arrangements expanding the guitar chamber repertoire.

Lucerne Guitar Concerts

Co-founder and co-artistic director of the concert series Lucerne Guitar Concerts, a platform for classical guitar in Switzerland.

Photo: Gregor Eisenhuth

Projects

Zwei Männer spielen Gitarre in einem Raum, einer sitzt mit einem E-Gitarrenkopf nach vorne und der andere mit einem Akustik-Gitarre, beide sind konzentriert auf ihr Instrument.

Duo Morat-Fergo

Since 2014 Raoul Morat has performed with Danish guitarist Christian Fergo.

The duo presents original arrangements of Mozart, Schubert, Mendelssohn and Schumann on historical romantic guitars, developing a distinctive chamber music repertoire for two guitars.

Their debut recording A Sentimental Moment (Challenge Classics) received critical acclaim.

Áed

Since 2023 Raoul Morat has been guitarist of the band Áed, combining traditional Irish music with contemporary soundscapes. Within the ensemble he contributes his chamber-musical experience and rhythmic sensitivity to the interaction between voice and traditional instruments.

Vier Menschen in einem gemütlichen, nostalgischen Raum mit Holzmöbeln und antiker Dekoration, einer sitzt am Tisch, die anderen stehen hinter ihm, im Hintergrund eine alte Schallplatte und ein Kamin.

Celtic Trad with Helen Maier, Brendan Walsh and Raoul Morat

Together with fiddler Helen Maier and banjo player Brendan Walsh he performs traditional Celtic music in an acoustic chamber setting, blending dance tunes and songs with improvisational interplay.