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

LOBGESANG


Sinfonieorchester Basel
La Cetra Vocal Ensemble
Anna Prohaska, soprano
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Ivor Bolton, conductor

Oliver Knussen
Music for a Puppet Court, op. 11 (1983)

Igor Stravinsky
Suite from the ballet Pulcinella, K034 (1922/49)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Symphony No. 2, Lobgesang, op. 52 (1840)

Symphony Concerts
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Sinfonieorchester Basel
La Cetra Vocal Ensemble
Anna Prohaska, soprano
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Ivor Bolton, conductor

Oliver Knussen
Music for a Puppet Court, op. 11 (1983)

Igor Stravinsky
Suite from the ballet Pulcinella, K034 (1922/49)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Symphony No. 2, Lobgesang, op. 52 (1840)

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The Ivor Bolton era draws to a close with one of the great works of choral symphonic music. Mendelssohn's grandiose Lobgesang is festive music that was performed in Leipzig's Thomaskirche in 1840 as part of the 400th anniversary celebrations of the invention of printing. It is preceded by two works from the archive of the Paul Sacher Foundation, which led to a dialogue between past and present. Oliver Knussen's Music for a Puppet Court uses English music from the 16th century. In his ballet music for Pulcinella, Stravinsky refers to Neapolitan music of the 18th century, the musical substance of which he takes apart and completely reassembles in his own original way.