pˈɛɹɛɹə ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd ðə zˈuːɹɪtʃ fˈɛstɪvəl ɪnðɪ ˈɔːɾʌm ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, wɪððə fˈɜːst fˈɛstɪvəl hˈɛld ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
Pereira initiated the Zürich Festival in the autumn of 1996, with the first festival held in the summer of 1997.