Jurg Kindle

Who is Jurg Kindle?

Jurg Kindle was a Swiss composer and guitarist. He was born in Glarus Switzerland

At the age of eight, he started taking lessons in drumming. As a drummer, he played in various rock bands during the seventies. He then furthered his education in Latin percussion. After his studies at a teacher's training college, he studied music and published his first compositions with the Swiss publisher Hug&Co. The guitar compositions of Jurg Kindle have received numerous distinctions and are used regularrly as compulsory pieces around the world. In 1997, Jurg Kindle received the award for culture from the city of St. Gallen. His compositions and arrangements include solo pieces, chamber music and scores for guitar orchestra.