Sempach. District of Luzern. Switzerland. According to an article in the Sempacher Weekly the decision to renew the performance piano for the Sempach Conservatory boiled down to two choices: A Sauter Omega or its size equivalent a Steinway B from Germany. The decision was not an easy one according to Jovita Tuor, head of the well endowed institution  that serves one of the most culturally interested communities in Switzerland. It was, according to the article, a decision between a classic Jaguar and a Rolls Royce. Both are excellent, both are noble instruments.

In the end the Sempach Music Conservatory decided in favor of the Sauter Omega. The instrument arrived in style and was inaugurated by outstanding students of the Conservatory. After several Mozart pieces the Mrs. Tuor approached the young performing pianist and challenged him.”What do you think, has Mozart shown us all that this instrument can do?” Mr. Ducomman got the hint and added a thrilling performance of Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody 6 which was an ecstatic culmination of the of the evening.

Source: Sempacher Woche/ Surseer Woche, Switzerland