Benjamin Scheck was born in Geneva and studied at the conservatories of Zurich, Bern and Lucerne, as well as at the École Normale Supérieure de Musique in Paris. He performs both as a soloist and in various chamber music formations.
He has a particular interest in folk music, including Brazilian chorinho, and also plays the bandolim, the Brazilian variant of the mandolin. He has taken part in several CD productions, including the complete recording of Frank Martin’s chamber music works for guitar. His solo CD featuring sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti was released in 2007.
Benjamin Scheck has been teaching guitar at the Kantonsschule Baden (CH) since 1992 and at the Musikschule Uster Greifensee since 2007. He completed further training in jazz guitar with Michael Jeup and in didactics with Gertrud Jenny. He has attended master classes with Paul Galbraith.
A Swiss guitarist, Benjamin Scheck teaches at the Kantonsschule Baden and the Musikschule Uster Greifensee and performs as a soloist and chamber musician, with a special interest in Brazilian choro.
Performing at Siccas Guitars
Every classical guitarist who performs at Siccas Guitars brings a distinct musical path to the instrument — shaped by years of study, competition experience, and the particular musical tradition they have chosen to inhabit. The classical guitar demands sustained technical commitment and a deep engagement with a repertoire that spans from the Renaissance through to works written for living performers. It is an instrument whose full possibilities only reveal themselves over time.
