Désirée Pousaz (*1980) began her music studies in Basel after completing secondary school in Brig and graduated with a teaching and concert diploma. During her high school years, she played in the Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra (SJSO) and was then a long-standing member of the Basel Sinfonietta and the 21st Century Orchestra Lucerne. From 2014 to 2017, she was concertmaster of the newly founded Orchestre de Chambre du Valais. As a chamber musician, she has been exploring the works of female composers for many years with musician friends or as a soloist.