Symphony Concerts

Symphony Concerts

The symphony concerts of the Sinfonieorchester Basel bear the signature of the Principal Conductor and the Artistic Director. Guests include internationally renowned soloists, the concerts are conducted by Principal Conductor Ivor Bolton or by guest conductors. The symphony concerts take place in the music hall of the Stadtcasino Basel, which has been modernised by Herzog & de Meuron.

Symphony Concerts

MAHLER 9


Sinfonieorchester Basel
Sir Mark Elder,
conductor

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9 (1910)

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Sinfonieorchester Basel
Sir Mark Elder,
conductor

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 9 (1910)

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MAHLER 9


Symphony Concert

07:30 PM

Stadtcasino Basel

Stadtcasino Basel
Konzertgasse 1
4051 Basel

T +41 61 226 36 00

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6.30 pm concert introduction in the Musiksaal

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It is the curse of the 9th symphony: neither Beethoven, Bruckner, Dvořák nor Spohr wrote more than nine symphonies. It is therefore understandable that Gustav Mahler developed an almost panic-stricken fear of this number and renamed his actual 9th Symphony The song of the earth. When he was actually working on his 9th symphony, he justified himself to his wife Alma: "It's actually the tenth, because ‹the song of the earth› is my ninth." As it turned out, the 9th Symphony remained Mahler's last completed work, in which the main motifs of death, farewell and transience run through all four movements.

MAHLER 9


Symphony Concert

07:30 PM

Stadtcasino Basel

Stadtcasino Basel
Konzertgasse 1
4051 Basel

T +41 61 226 36 00

Website

 

 

Stadtcasino Basel
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6.30 pm concert introduction in the Musiksaal

Tickets