Art on Ice

Art on Ice is a Swiss figure skating gala. It combines performances of the world's best figure skaters with those of international music stars. The gala takes place annually in Zurich's Hallenstadion, in Lausanne at the Patinoire de Malley, in Basel at the St, Jakobshalle, in St. Moritz and in Davos. The event, which is popular among the population, is also broadcast on television on a time-delayed basis.[1] The event is considered the leading event of its kind in the world.

Art on Ice
LocationZurich, Lausanne, Basel, St. Moritz, Davos
CountrySwitzerland
Presented byArt on Ice Production AG, Zollikon-Zurich
Websitewww.artonice.com
Art on Ice, Zurich 2020

History

The show was based on an idea by Oliver Höner and first took place in 1995 under the title World Class Figure Skating in the ice rink in Küsnacht. One year later, Oliver Höner, together with Reto Caviezel, realized the show with live music under the name Art on Ice[2] in the Hallenstadion in Zurich. There, the show is now performed on four evenings in front of around 10,000 spectators each time. Each year, Art on Ice attracts around 80,000 spectators. Art on Ice has been performed abroad several times, for example in China, Japan, Finland and Sweden.

In 2020, Art on Ice could celebrate its 25th anniversary with a big show and famous world stars. The figure skating gala was held in February before the COVID-19 outbreak in Switzerland. In 2021, the organizers had to abandon the usual shows because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the dinner show Art on Ice Special was offered in September 2021 for about 1000 guests. The line-up of stars matched the standard of previous years: Victoria Sinitsina, Nikita Katsalapov, Vanessa James, Eric Radford and Alina Zagitova.

At the end of November 2021, it was announced that Art on Ice would have to postpone their 2022 Swiss tour to 2023.[3] Following the dinner show concept of fall 2021, top class figure skating will still be offered. On March 3, 4 and 5, 2021, three dinner shows Art on Ice Special with international stars for 1000 guests each were held in Zurich's Hallenstadion.[4]

The figure skaters who have performed at Art on Ice so far include:

Olympic champions: World champions:
Impressions from the show Art on Ice
Art on Ice: Show in Zurich in February 2020

The list of music stars who have performed for Art on Ice includes:

Jahr Künstler
1996 Simon Estes
1997 Montserrat Caballé
1998 Sarah Brightman, Udo Jürgens
1999 Chris de Burgh
2000 Vanessa-Mae
2001 Scorpions
2002 Gotthard, Gloria Gaynor
2003 Zucchero, Isabelle Flachsmann, Patrick von Castelberg
2004 Barclay James Harvest, Members of Supertramp,

Fleetwood Mac, The Moody Blues

2005 Seal, Lovebugs
2006 Lisa Stansfield, Noëmi Nadelmann
2007 Robin Gibb, Gölä
2008 Ronan Keating, Kim Wilde,

Garðar Thór Cortes, Chris de Burgh

2009 Sugababes, Daniel Powter,

Paul Cless, Tanja Dankner, Gary Scott

2010 Anastacia, David Garrett, Seven
2011 Donna Summer, Katherine Jenkins,

Steve Sidwell, Lang Lang

2012 Mick Hucknall (Simply Red),

Emily Bear, Dionne Bromfield, TinkaBelle,

Li Yuchun

2013 Leona Lewis, 2Cellos, Seven,

Katherine Jenkins, Fumiya Fujii

2014 Hurts, Chatia Buniatischwili, Loreen
2015 Nelly Furtado, Tom Odell
2016 Jessie J, The Jacksons, James Gruntz
2017 James Morrison, Chaka Khan
2018 Emeli Sandé, Laura Bretan, Pegasus
2019 James Blunt, Stefanie Heinzmann, Momento
2020 Bligg, Bastian Baker, Aloe Blacc, Rebecca Ferguson
2023 Melanie C

References
  1. "Play SRF". Play SRF (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  2. "Art on Ice". Archived from the original on 2002-05-25.
  3. "Eiskunstlauf: Weltmeister und Olympiasieger bei Art on Ice". Blick (in Swiss High German). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. "Weltmeister auf dem Eis und in der Küche bei Art on Ice". Blick (in Swiss High German). 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
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