Although fortified settlements were established since antiquity, the medieval city proper was founded by theZähringer ruling family, probably in 1191 byBerthold V, Duke of Zähringen. Bern was made afree imperial city in 1218 and, in 1353, it joined theSwiss Confederacy, becoming one of its eight early cantons. Since then, Bern became a largecity-state and a prominent actor of Swiss history by pursuing a policy of sovereign territorial expansion. Since the 15th century, the city was progressively rebuilt and acquired its current characteristics. Bern was made theFederal City in 1848. From about 5,000 inhabitants in the 15th century, the city passed the 100,000 mark in the 1920s.
The etymology of the name "Bern" is uncertain. According to the local legend, based onfolk etymology,Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, the founder of the city of Bern, vowed to name the city after the first animal he met on the hunt, and this turned out to be a bear (Middle High Germanbër). It has long been considered likely that the city was named after the Italian city ofVerona, which at the time was known asBern inMiddle High German.[7] The city was sometimes referred to asBern imÜechtland to distinguish it from Verona.[8] As a result of the finding of theBern zinc tablet in the 1980s, it is now more common to assume that the city was named after a pre-existing toponym of Celtic origin, possibly*berna "cleft".[9] The bear was the heraldic animal of theseal and coat of arms of Bern from at least the 1220s. The earliest reference to the keeping of live bears in theBärengraben dates to the 1440s.
Noarchaeological evidence that indicates a settlement on the site of today's city centre prior to the 12th century has been found so far. In antiquity, aCelticoppidum stood on theEngehalbinsel (peninsula) north of Bern, fortified since the second century BC (lateLa Tène period), thought to be one of the 12oppida of theHelvetii mentioned byCaesar. During theRoman era, aGallo-Romanvicus was on the same site. The Bern zinc tablet has the nameBrenodor ("dwelling of Breno"). In the Early Middle Ages, a settlement inBümpliz, now a city district of Bern, was some 4 km (2 mi) from the medieval city.
The medieval city is a foundation of theZähringer ruling family, which rose to power inUpper Burgundy in the 12th century. According to 14th-century historiography (Cronica de Berno, 1309), Bern was founded in 1191 byBerthold V, Duke of Zähringen.
In 1353, Bern joined theSwiss Confederacy, becoming the eighth canton of the formative period of 1353 to 1481.
Bern invaded and conqueredAargau in 1415 andVaud in 1536, as well as other smaller territories, thereby becoming the largestcity-state north of theAlps. By the 18th century, it comprised most of what is today thecanton of Bern and thecanton of Vaud.
Bern in 1638
The city grew out towards the west of the boundaries of the peninsula formed by the riverAare. TheZytglogge tower marked the western boundary of the city from 1191 until 1256, when theKäfigturm took over this role until 1345. It was succeeded by theChristoffelturm (formerly located closer to the site of the modern-day railway station) until 1622. During theThirty Years' War, two new fortifications – the so-called big and smallSchanze (entrenchments) – were built to protect the whole area of the peninsula.
After a major blaze in 1405, the city's original wooden buildings were gradually replaced byhalf-timbered houses, and subsequently thesandstone buildings which came to be characteristic for the Old Town. Despite waves ofpestilence that hit Europe in the 14th century, the city continued to grow, mainly due toimmigration from the surrounding countryside.[10]
Bern was occupied byFrench troops in 1798 during theFrench Revolutionary Wars, when it was stripped of parts of its territories. It regained control of theBernese Oberland in 1802, and following theCongress of Vienna of 1814, it newly acquired theBernese Jura. At this time, it once again became the largest canton of the Confederacy as it stood during theRestoration and until the secession of thecanton of Jura in 1979.
On 28 November 1848, during therevolutions that year, a majority of the new SwissFederal Assembly deputies chose Bern as theFederal City (seat of the government) of the newly createdSwiss federal state, ahead ofZürich andLucerne. Bern was chosen as not to concentrate all the power in the economic powerhouse of Zürich, while Catholic and conservative Lucerne had been part of theSonderbund during the war a year before. In addition, Bern had a more central location and was supported by the French-speaking cantons due to proximity to them. However, the constitution doesn't define Bern as official capital of Switzerland, but as the seat of government.[14]
The city's population rose from about 5,000 in the 15th century to about 12,000 by 1800 and to above 60,000 by 1900, passing the 100,000 mark during the 1920s. Population peaked during the 1960s at 165,000 and has since decreased slightly, to below 130,000 by 2000. As of September 2017, the resident population stood at 142,349, of which 100,000 were Swiss citizens and 42,349 (31%) resident foreigners. A further estimated 350,000 people live in the immediateurban agglomeration.[15]
Aerial view of theOld City of Bern and theAareThe Old City with the Minster and its platform above the lowerMatte quarter and theAareThe Aare flows in a wide loop around the Old City.View of Bern from theISS. The Old City is on the lower right-hand side.
The city was originally built on a hillypeninsula surrounded by the riverAare, but outgrew natural boundaries by the 19th century. Anumber of bridges have been built to allow the city to expand beyond the Aare.
Bern is built on very uneven ground. An elevation difference of up to 60 metres exists between the inner city districts on the Aare (Matte,Marzili) and the higher ones (Kirchenfeld, Länggasse).
Bern has an area, as of 2013[update], of 51.62 km2 (19.93 sq mi). Of this area, 9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi) or 18.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) or 33.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi) or 46.0% is settled (buildings or roads), 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi) or 2.1% is either rivers or lakes, and 0.14 km2 (0.054 sq mi) or 0.3% is unproductive land.[16]
Of the developed area of Bern, 3.1% consists of industrial buildings, 22.3% housing and other buildings, and 12.9% is devoted to transport infrastructure. Power and water infrastructure, as well as other special developed areas, made up 1.2% of the city, while another 6.5% consists of parks, green belts, and sports fields.
Of Bern's total land area, 32.8% is heavily forested. Of the agricultural land, 13.3% is used for growing crops and 4.4% is designated to be used as pasture. Local rivers and streams provide all the water in the municipality.[16]
The closest weather station near Bern is located in the municipality ofZollikofen, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of the city centre. The warmest month for Bern is July, with a daily mean temperature of 18.3 °C (64.9 °F), and a daily maximum temperature of 24.3 °C (75.7 °F).[17] The highest temperature recorded at Bern / Zollikofen is 37.0 °C (98.6 °F),[18] recorded inAugust 2003. On average, a temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) or above is recorded 40.7 days per year, and 6 days per year with a temperature of 30 °C (86 °F) or above at Zollikofen,[17] and the warmest day reaches an average of 32.1 °C (89.8 °F).[19]
There are 103.7 days of air frost, and 22.3 ice days per year at Bern (Zollikofen) for the period of 1981–2010, as well as 14.1 days of snowfall, 36.7 days of snow cover per year and the average amount of snow measured per year is 52.6 centimetres (20.7 in).[17] On average, January is the coldest month, with a daily mean temperature of −0.4 °C (31.3 °F), and a daily minimum temperature of −3.6 °C (25.5 °F).[17] The lowest temperature ever recorded at Bern (Zollikofen) was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F),[20] recorded in February 1929, and typically the coldest temperature of the year reaches an average of −12.8 °C (9.0 °F)[21] for the period of 1981–2010.
Climate data for Bern (Zollikofen), elevation: 553 m (1,814 ft), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present
The Municipal Council (de:Gemeinderat, fr:conseil municipal) constitutes theexecutive government of the City of Bern and operates as acollegiate authority. It is composed of five councillors (German:Gemeinderat/-rätin,French:conseiller/conseillère municipal(e)), each presiding over a directorate (de:Direktion, fr:direction) comprising several departments and bureaus. The president of the executive department acts asmayor (de:Stadtpräsident/-präsidentin, fr:Le Maire). In the mandate period (Legislatur) 2025–2028, the Municipal Council is presided byStadtpräsidentinMarieke Kruit [de]. Departmental tasks, coordination measures and implementation of laws decreed by the City Council are carried by the Municipal Council. The regular election of the Municipal Council by any inhabitant valid to vote is held every four years. Any resident of Bern allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the Municipal Council. Contrary to most other municipalities, the executive government in Bern is selected by means of a system ofProporz. The mayor is elected as such as well by public election while the heads of the other directorates are assigned by the collegiate. The executive body holds its meetings in theErlacherhof, built by architect AlbrechtStürler after 1747.
As of 2025[update], Bern's Municipal Council is made up of two representatives of the SP (Social Democratic Party), and one each of GFL (Grüne Freie Liste a.k.a. Green Free List), GB (Green Alliance of Bern) and GLP (Green Liberal Party), giving the left parties a very strong majority of four out of five seats. The last regular election was held on 24 November 2024.[25][26]
The Municipal Council (Gemeinderat) of Bern for the mandate period 2025-2028[26]
TheStadtrat of Bern for the mandate period of 2021–2024:[29]
PdA (1.25%)
AL (3.75%)
GaP (1.25%)
JUSO (2.50%)
SP/PS (26.2%)
JA! (3.75%)
GB (12.5%)
GFL (8.75%)
jglp (2.50%)
glp/pvl (11.2%)
EVP/PEV (2.50%)
CVP/PDC (2.50%)
BDP/PBD (2.50%)
FDP/PLR (8.75%)
JF / DL (1.25%)
SVP/UDC (8.75%)
The City Council (de:Stadtrat, fr:Conseil de ville) holdslegislative power. It is made up of 80 members, with elections held every four years. The City Council decrees regulations and by-laws that are executed by the Municipal Council and the administration. The delegates are selected by means of a system ofproportional representation.
The sessions of the City Council are public. Unlike members of the Municipal Council, members of the City Council are not politicians by profession, and they are paid a fee based on their attendance. Any resident of Bern allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the City Council. The parliament holds its meetings in theStadthaus (Town Hall).
In the2019 federal election for theSwiss National Council the most popular party was thePS which received 28.7% (-5.6) of the vote. The next five most popular parties were theGreen Party (25.2%, +7.9), thepvl (13.5%, +4.1), theUDC (9.5%, -2.9),PLR (4.2%, -2.8), and theBDP/PBD (7.0%).[30] In the federal election a total of 49,030 votes were cast, and thevoter turnout was 56%.[31]
The Municipal Council of the city of Bern decided against having twinned cities except for a temporary (during theUEFA Euro 2008) cooperation with theAustrian citySalzburg.[33][34]
Bern has a population (as of December 2020[update]) of 134,794.[37] About 34% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the 10 years between 2000 and 2010, the population changed at a rate of 0.6%. Migration accounted for 1.3%, while births and deaths accounted for −2.1%.[38]
Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (104,465 or 81.2%) as their first language, Italian is the second most common (5,062 or 3.9%) and French is the third (4,671 or 3.6%). There are 171 people who speakRomansh.[39]
As of 2008[update], the population was 47.5% male and 52.5% female. The population was made up of 44,032 Swiss men (35.4% of the population) and 15,092 (12.1%) non-Swiss men. There were 51,531 Swiss women (41.4%) and 13,726 (11.0%) non-Swiss women.[40] Of the population in the municipality, 39,008 or about 30.3% were born in Bern and lived there in 2000. There were 27,573 or 21.4% who were born in the same canton, while 25,818 or 20.1% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 27,812 or 21.6% were born outside of Switzerland.[39]
As of 2000[update], children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 15.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 65% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 19.9%.[38]
As of 2000[update], there were 59,948 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 49,873 married individuals, 9,345 widows or widowers and 9,468 individuals who are divorced.[39]
As of 2000[update], there were 67,115 private households in the municipality, and an average of 1.8 persons per household.[38] There were 34,981 households that consist of only one person and 1,592 households with five or more people. In 2000[update], a total of 65,538 apartments (90.6% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 5,352 apartments (7.4%) were seasonally occupied and 1,444 apartments (2.0%) were empty.[41] As of 2009[update], the construction rate of new housing units was 1.2 new units per 1000 residents.[38]
As of 2003[update] the average price to rent an average apartment in Bern was 1108.92Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$890, £500, €710 approx. exchange rate from 2003). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 619.82 CHF (US$500, £280, €400), a two-room apartment was about 879.36 CHF (US$700, £400, €560), a three-room apartment was about 1040.54 CHF (US$830, £470, €670) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 2094.80 CHF (US$1680, £940, €1340). The average apartment price in Bern was 99.4% of the national average of 1116 CHF.[42] The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2010[update], was 0.45%.[38]
From the 2000 census[update], 60,455 or 47.0% belonged to theSwiss Reformed Church, while 31,510 or 24.5% were members of theCatholic Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 1,874members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.46% of the population), there were 229 persons (or about 0.18% of the population) who belonged to theChrist Catholic Church, and there were 5,531 persons (or about 4.30% of the population) who belonged to another Christian religion. There were 324 persons (or about 0.25% of the population) who wereJewish, and 4,907 (or about 3.81% of the population) who wereMuslim. There were 629 persons who wereBuddhist, 1,430 persons who wereHindu and 177 persons who belonged to another religion. 16,363 (or about 12.72% of the population) belonged to no religion, are agnostic oratheist, and 7,855 persons (or about 6.11% of the population) did not answer the question.[39] On 14 December 2014 theHaus der Religionen was inaugurated.
The central building of the Federal Palace of SwitzerlandThe ogre of the Kindlifresserbrunnen has a sack of children waiting to be devoured.
The structure of Bern'scity centre is largelymedieval and has been recognised byUNESCO as a CulturalWorld Heritage Site. Perhaps its most famous sight is theZytglogge (Bernese German for "Time Bell"), an elaborate medieval clock tower with moving puppets. It also has an impressive 15th centuryGothic cathedral, theMünster, and a 15th-century town hall. Thanks to 6 kilometres (4 miles) of arcades, the old town boasts one of the longest covered shopping promenades in Europe.
Since the 16th century, the city has had a bear pit, theBärengraben, at the far end of theNydeggbrücke to house its heraldic animals. The four bears are now kept in an open-air enclosure nearby, and two other young bears, a present by the Russian president, are kept inDählhölzli zoo.[44]
The Federal Palace (Bundeshaus), built from 1857 to 1902, which houses thenational parliament, government and part of the federal administration, can also be visited.
The Rose Garden (Rosengarten), from which a scenic panoramic view of the medieval town centre can be enjoyed, is a well-kept Rosarium on a hill, converted into a park from a former cemetery in 1913.
The list includes the entireOld Town, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and many sites within and around it. Among the most notable within the Old Town are theCathedral, which was started in 1421 and is the tallest cathedral in Switzerland, theZytglogge andKäfigturm towers, which mark two successive expansions of the Old Town, theHoly Ghost Church, which is one of the largestSwiss Reformed churches in Switzerland, and eleven16th-century fountains, most attributed toHans Gieng.
Bern has several dozen cinemas. As is customary in German Switzerland, films are generally in German. Some films in select cinemas are shown in their original language with German and French subtitles.
SC Bern is the major ice hockey team of Bern which plays in thePostFinance Arena. They compete in theNational League (NL), the highest league in Switzerland. The team has ranked highest in attendance for a European hockey team for more than a decade.[56] PostFinance Arena was the main host of the2009 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, including the opening game and the final of the tournament.
PostFinance Arena was also the host of the 2011 European Figure Skate Championships.
Bern was a candidate to host the 2010 Winter Olympics, but withdrew its bid in September 2002 after a referendum was passed that showed that the bid was not supported by locals. Those games were eventually awarded toVancouver, British Columbia.
RC Bern is the local rugby club (since 1972) and plays at the Allmend. The ladies team was founded in 1995.
As of 2010[update], Bern had an unemployment rate of 3.3%. As of 2008[update], there were 259 people employed in theprimary economic sector and about 59 businesses involved in this sector. 16,413 people were employed in thesecondary sector and there were 950 businesses in this sector. 135,973 people were employed in thetertiary sector, with 7,654 businesses in this sector.[38]
In 2008[update] the total number offull-time equivalent jobs was 125,037. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 203, of which 184 were in agriculture and 19 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 15,476 of which 7,650 or (49.4%) were in manufacturing, 51 or (0.3%) were in mining and 6,389 (41.3%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 109,358. In the tertiary sector; 11,396 or 10.4% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 10,293 or 9.4% were in the movement and storage of goods, 5,090 or 4.7% were in a hotel or restaurant, 7,302 or 6.7% were in the information industry, 8,437 or 7.7% were the insurance or financial industry, 10,660 or 9.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 5,338 or 4.9% were in education and 17,903 or 16.4% were in health care.[58]
In 2000[update], there were 94,367 workers who commuted into the municipality and 16,424 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 5.7 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving.[59] Of the working population, 50.6% used public transport to get to work, and 20.6% used a private car.[38]
TheUniversity of Bern, whose buildings are mainly located in theLänggasse quarter, is located in Bern, as well as theUniversity of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) and several vocations schools.
In Bern, about 50,418 or (39.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatoryupper secondary education, and 24,311 or (18.9%) have completed additional higher education (eitheruniversity or aFachhochschule). Of the 24,311 who completed tertiary schooling, 51.6% were Swiss men, 33.0% were Swiss women, 8.9% were non-Swiss men and 6.5% were non-Swiss women.[39]
The canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatorykindergarten, followed by six years of primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower secondary school where the pupils are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower secondary pupils may attend additional schooling or they may enter anapprenticeship.[60]
During the 2009–10 school year, there were a total of 10,979 pupils attending classes in Bern. There were 89 kindergarten classes with a total of 1,641 pupils in the municipality. Of the kindergarten pupils, 32.4% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 40.2% have a different mother language than the classroom language. The municipality had 266 primary classes and 5,040 pupils. Of the primary pupils, 30.1% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 35.7% have a different mother language than the classroom language. During the same year, there were 151 lower secondary classes with a total of 2,581 pupils. There were 28.7% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 32.7% have a different mother language than the classroom language.[61]
Bern is home to 8 libraries. These libraries include; the Schweiz. Nationalbibliothek/ Bibliothèque nationale suisse, theUniversitätsbibliothek Bern, theKornhausbibliotheken Bern, theBFH Wirtschaft und Verwaltung Bern, theBFH Gesundheit, theBFH Soziale Arbeit, theHochschule der Künste Bern, Gestaltung und Kunst and theHochschule der Künste Bern, Musikbibliothek. There was a combined total (as of 2008[update]) of 10,308,336 books or other media in the libraries, and in the same year a total of 2,627,973 items were loaned out.[62]
As of 2000[update], there were 9,045 pupils in Bern who came from another municipality, while 1,185 residents attended schools outside the municipality.[59]
Bern is served by a dense network of trains,trams,trolleybuses, and conventional motorbuses. TheBern S-Bahn is Switzerland's second busiest.
Bern is the centre of theLibero tariff network, which covers the cantons of Bern andSolothurn and includes the towns ofBiel/Bienne,Solothurn, andThun. The network allows easy and coordinated travel on all modes of public transport, such as trains,PostAuto buses,trams, buses (trolleybuses and motorbuses) and others, regardless of transport operator. Fares are based on the number of zones in a journey. The central part of Bern, (excludingBümpliz,Betlehem,Bottigen,Brünnen, andRiedbach in the west of the municipality), is part of the fare zone100.
The city is well served by railways, with the extensive S-Bahn network and many regional and international connections.Bern's central railway station (Bahnhof Bern) is Switzerland's second busiest station (164,800 passengers per weekday in 2022), and is the main transport hub in the region.[63]
The city has made efforts to make Bern the "bicycle capital" of Switzerland through the creation of better infrastructure, such as dedicated cycle paths.[64]PubliBike [de] operates a bike-sharing system.
J J GrynaeusStatue of Adrian von BubenbergAnna Feodorovna, early 1800sAlbrecht von Haller, 1736Albert Einstein, 1921Johann Rudolf WyssDaniel Albert WyttenbachLukas Hartmann, 1985Niklaus Manuel, 1530Mani Matter, 1970Patricia Kopatchinskaja, 2012
Esther Staubli (born 1979), football referee, on the FIFA International Referees List since 2006
Willi Steffen (1925–2005), former fighter pilot and international footballer, won 28 caps for his country
Christine Stückelberger (born 1947), retired equestrian, gold medallist in dressage at the1976 Summer Olympics compete at six Olympics: 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2000.
Alain Sutter (born 1968), footballer, 351 club caps, 58 national team caps
^The official language in any municipality in German-speaking Switzerland is always German. In this context, the term 'German' is used as an umbrella term for any variety of German. So, according to law, people are allowed to communicate with the authorities by using any kind of German, in written or oral form. However, the authorities will always useSwiss Standard German (aka the Swiss variety ofStandard German) in documents, or any written form. And orally, it is eitherHochdeutsch (i.e., Swiss Standard German or what the particular speaker considers asHigh German), or then it depends on the speaker's origin, which dialectal variant they are using.
^Holenstein, André (2012), "Die Hauptstadt existiert nicht" [The capital does not exist],UniPress - Forschung und Wissenschaft an der Universität Bern, UniPress (in German), no. UniPress 152: Die Hauptstatdtregion, Bern:University of Bern, pp. 16–19,doi:10.7892/boris.41280,S2CID178237847,Als 1848 ein politisch-administratives Zentrum für den neuen Bundesstaat zu bestimmen war, verzichteten die Verfassungsväter darauf, eine Hauptstadt der Schweiz zu bezeichnen und formulierten stattdessen in Artikel 108: «Alles, was sich auf den Sitz der Bundesbehörden bezieht, ist Gegenstand der Bundesgesetzgebung.» Die Bundesstadt ist also nicht mehr und nicht weniger als der Sitz der Bundesbehörden.
^"Bern in Zahlen: Aktuelles" (official site) (in German). Bern, Switzerland: City of Bern. Retrieved28 January 2025.
^ab"Stadtrat; Mitglieder" (official site) (in German). Bern, Switzerland: Ratssekretariat des Stadtrats, Stadt Bern. 1 January 2021. Retrieved1 August 2022.
^Swiss Federal Statistical Office, FSO, ed. (28 November 2019)."NR - Ergebnisse Parteien (Gemeinden) (INT1)"(CSV) (official statistics) (in German, French, and Italian). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, FSO.Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved18 May 2020 – via opendata.swiss.
^Swiss Federal Statistical Office, FSO, ed. (28 November 2019)."NR - Wahlbeteiligung (Gemeinden) (INT1)"(CSV) (official statistics) (in German, French, and Italian). Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, FSO.Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved18 May 2020 – via opendata.swiss.
^"EURO 2008 – Partnerschaft von Stadt und Kanton Bern sowie mit Stadt und Land Salzburg".bern.ch (in German). Abteilung Kommunikation und Amt für Information, City of Bern. 30 May 2006.Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved6 April 2014.…in einer gemeinsamen Erklärung die Absicht bekundet, mittels einer zeitlich befristeten Partnerschaft zwischen den Städten und Ländern…
^"Kantonsliste A-Objekte".KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived fromthe original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved25 April 2011.
^"Musikalische Auszeichnungen" (in German). www.erz.be.ch/er.Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved23 May 2020.Der Kanton Bern verleiht jedes Jahr Musikpreise als Zeichen der Wertschätzung und Anerkennung für das Wirken herausragender Musikschaffender. Ausgezeichnet werden professionelle Musikerinnen und Musiker aus allen künstlerischen und organisatorischen Bereichen des Musiklebens sowie allen musikalischen Stilrichtungen, die die Berner Musikszene entscheidend mitprägen.
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