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

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Sinfonieorchester Basel
Christian Schmitt, organ 
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola 
Fabien Gabel, conductor 

Claude Debussy
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (1894)

Dieter Ammann
Concerto for viola and orchestra (2025), world premiere

Camille Saint-Saëns
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ Symphony, op. 78 (1886)

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Sinfonieorchester Basel
Christian Schmitt, organ 
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola 
Fabien Gabel, conductor 

Claude Debussy
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (1894)

Dieter Ammann
Concerto for viola and orchestra (2025), world premiere

Camille Saint-Saëns
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Organ Symphony, op. 78 (1886)

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ORGELSINFONIE


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

SRF 2 Kultur will broadcast the concert on 6 February 2025 in the programme 'Im Konzertsaal', 8-10 pm.

It shimmers and flickers when Debussy has his faun play the flute, lost in a dream. The French composer's atmospheric tone poem is a milestone in music history and is still considered the epitome of musical impressionism today. While the viola is in the spotlight in Dieter Ammann's commissioned composition, the eponymous instrument plays a surprisingly subordinate role in Saint-Saëns' organ symphony. The 'queen of instruments' nevertheless provides phenomenal tonal colours in the work, which Saint-Saëns described as his best.

ORGELSINFONIE


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

SRF 2 Kultur will broadcast the concert on 6 February 2025 in the programme 'Im Konzertsaal', 8-10 pm.