In 2015 Irene Abrigo founded POURQUOIPAS in Lausanne, Switzerland, in collaboration with Madeleine Murray-Robertson, and assumed the artistic direction, with the aim of supporting culture and social causes through music.
Being solicited by several different projects, the association POURQUOIPAS develops, over the years, into three sectors, each dedicated to a specific goal:
POURQUOIPAS charity
POURQUOIPAS education
POURQUOIPAS classical.
Irene Abrigo
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2015 Respighi Prize Winner & laureate of many International Competitions
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International Concert Artist
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Founder & Artistic Director of Lucignano Music Festival (IT) www.lucignanomusicfestival.com
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Jürg Dähler
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International Concert Artist
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Principal Viola of Musikkollegium Winterthur (CH)
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Member of the Winterthur String Quartet (CH)
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Founder & Artistic Director of the Pfingstfestival Schloss Brunegg (CH) www.festivalbrunegg.ch
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Founder & Artistic Director of Swiss Chamber Concerts Zurich (CH) www.swisschamberconcerts.ch
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Founder and CEO of Tonart Jürg Dähler, a company for buying and selling fine instruments and bows www.tonartjd.com
PRESIDENT (2017 - present)
LAST CAMPAIGNS
March 2021
over 180'000 £ for Corinne Chapelle
April 2020
4'000 CHF for a family of independent artists in need
December 2020
3'700 CHF for the CIAO KIDS Foundation
PAST COLLABORATIONS
ANAAP Association Neuchâteloise d'Accueil et d'Action Psychiatrique
Angélique Kidjo
Barbara Hendricks
Bastian Baker
Conservatoire de Vevey-Montreux-Riviera
CIAOKIDS Foundation
CIO International Olympic Committee
Dufour, Maison de Création
EMC Ecole de Musique de Cossonay
EMS La Colline, Chèxbres
Musée Forel, Morges
Opus One, event agency
Palaexpo Geneva
Sophia Talent, model and event agency
Stéphane Lambiel
UNHCR High Committee for Refugees of United Nations