▁a ▁Swiss ▁conduct or ▁and ▁fl ut ist . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁classical ▁languages ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ce um ▁in ▁Bern ▁and ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁Bern ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts . ▁His ▁music ▁teachers ▁included ▁He idi ▁Ind erm ühle ▁( fl ute ), ▁E wald ▁Kör ner ▁( con duct ing ), ▁Ag at he ▁R yt z - J aggi ▁( p iano ) ▁and ▁Peter ▁Stre iff ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Fur er ▁( music ▁theory ). ▁ ▁He ▁further ▁took ▁conduct ing ▁master ▁classes ▁with ▁R alf ▁We ik ert , ▁Werner - And reas ▁Albert ▁and ▁Hor st ▁Stein . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁chamber ▁music ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Moz art ▁European ▁Academy , ▁where ▁his ▁main ▁ment or ▁was ▁Aur èle ▁N ico let . ▁ ▁Ze h nder ▁gained ▁his ▁first ▁conduct ing ▁experience ▁with ▁the ▁Kam mer or chester ▁Ne uf eld ▁Bern ▁and ▁the ▁Burg dor fer ▁Kam mer or chester . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁at ▁and ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Orchestra ▁of ▁the ▁Bern ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁( H och schule ▁der ▁K ün ste ▁Bern ), ▁where ▁he ▁focused ▁on ▁contemporary ▁music . ▁ ▁Ze h nder ▁was ▁chief ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Prag ue ▁Phil harm onia ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁currently ▁is ▁the ▁art istic ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁Mur ten ▁Class ics ▁Festival .