Meet the Team
How is the festival organized?
Ownership
The Tastentage Festival is organized by the Kulturgesellschaft Klosters (KgK). Within the KgK, there are various departments, including the Jazz/Tastentage division. This division is led by Christof Hegi, the festival's founder and the driving force behind its organization ever since. He is primarily responsible for program planning, fundraising, as well as advertising and marketing.
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Christof Hegi, Initiant und Programmleiter der TASTENTAGE Klosters, Bild: Olivia Aebli-Iten
Sponsorship
Other roles are played by the following people:
| René Stierli | Program design, IT support, consulting |
| Susanne Vischer | Social media, texts, website |
| Karin Lüthi | Treasurer KgK, financial expert; cost control, bookkeeping |
| Hans Peter Kocher | President KgK; lawyer and notary, applications and contracts |
| Katja Dicht | Secretariat KgK, administration, ticketing, etc. |
| Thomas Bruderer | klangkultur.ch: sound engineer, supervises all concerts with sound mixing and lighting |
| Helpers and assistants | Communication, support, accommodation, venues, catering, staff deployment, etc. (tbd) |
| Helpers and assistants | around 50 active members of the Klosters cultural society |
Advisory Board
The advisory board supports the festival organization in strategic, programmatic and financial matters as well as the festival as a whole.
It is composed as follows:
| Gieri Beivi | Musician |
| Michael Bründl | Dr. sc. nat., supporter |
| Hans Peter Kocher | Lawyer, Notary, President KgK |
| Marco Meyer | Meyer Arts Management |
| Vanessa Muntinga | Supporter |
| René Stierli | IT entrepreneur, amateur musician |
| Anthony Vischer | Entrepreneur |
| Susanne Vischer | Web designer, copywriter |
Guidelines
The «Tastentage Klosters» festival aims to:
- Establish a biennial rhythm to enrich the cultural landscape of Klosters,
- Be structured to ensure long-term sustainability,
- Maintain a level of professionalism that meets the standards required for institutional and foundation support,
- Build a robust financial foundation that not only enables the delivery of a high-caliber program (including artist fees) but also fairly compensates the organizers and staff,
- Cultivate strong local and regional connections to secure broad-based support from the community, authorities, and local businesses, both in terms of organization and funding.