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The article presents information about the achievements of Swiss composer Klaus Huber, who was awarded the Siemens Music Prize in February 2009. Descriptions are given of Huber's compositional philosophy, his compositions' intentional slowness, and his history as a music instructor at European universities. Further comments are made concerning Huber's compositions "Inwendig voller Figur," "Metanoia," and "Tenebrae."

The article discusses the current musical theater scene in Switzerland, providing brief biographies of several people active in the scene, including Berlin composer Daniel Ott, Désirée Meiser, a producer and art director at the Gare du Nord, in Basel, Switzerland, and Leo Dick, a composer in Bern, Switzerland.