The conductor & artistic director of the Zurich Film Orchestra ZFO is Pascal Tsering.
Born in 1983 in Basel and raised abroad, Pascal Tsering discovered his passion for music at an early age. He began playing piano at eight, soon adding guitar and drums. During his time abroad, he attended orchestra classes led by the renowned American conductor Robert Thomson and was awarded several prizes at a young age.
After returning to Switzerland, he continued his musical education at the Winterthur Conservatory and later deepened his studies at the Winterthur Institute for Contemporary Music. Additionally, he completed a CAS in Jazz Composition and Arrangement as well as an FTM in Composition for Film, Theatre, and Media at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
Today, Pascal works professionally as a sound engineer and runs his own event and creative agency. Alongside this, he pursues his passion for composition and arrangement and serves as a subject expert at the Zurich Technical Vocational School. In 2006, he founded the Zurich Big Band, which he successfully led until the end of 2022. Since 2021, he has been the conductor and artistic director of the Zurich Film Orchestra, where he brings his musical vision to life in impressive projects.
Offstage, Pascal is a passionate amateur cook, an enthusiastic photographer, and a cinephile through and through—qualities that enrich and inspire his creative work.
