2015/

Martinů Festtage 2015

15 bis 29 November in Basel

Artisitc Director: Robert Kolinsky

Titular Patronage:
Alain Berset, Bundesrat
Mariss Jansons, Conductor
Madeleine Albright, former foreign secretary of the U.S.A.

MARTINŮ LECTURE CONCERTS

Speaker: Bernhard Dittmann – Pianist: Carl Wolf

20, 27 October, 10, 17 November, 7:30 pm
Zwingli-Haus 

The «Lecture Concerts» give oppurtunity to the public of the Martinů Festtage and all interested Music lovers to learn about the symphonic oeuvre of Martinů .

(Cooperation with Volkshochschule beider Basel)

MARTINŮ ORCHESTERKONZERT

London Symphony Orchestra – Tomáš Hanus

Sonday, 15 November, 7 pm
Stadtcasino Basel/Music Hall

(Introduction 6:15 pm with Bernhard Dittmann, Hans Huber-Saal)

Johannes Brahms:        Akademische Festouvertüre in c-Moll op.80
Bohuslav Martinů:         Symphonie Nr. 2, H.295
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Bohuslav Martinů:         Symphonie Nr. 5, H.310

MARTINŮ PUPPETRY

«Who is the Mightiest of the world?»

Premiere - Wednesday, 18 November, 8 pm
Basler Marionetten Theater

Spielregie: Denis Bitterli - clair-obscur Saxophonquartett

More performances: 20.11./21.11./22.11./27.11./28.11./29.11.

MARTINŮ CHAMBER MUSIC – STRING QUARTET

Hagen Quartett

Sunday, 22 November, 7 pm
Stadtcasino/Hans Huber-Saal
(Introduction 6:15 pm, István Hajdu)

Felix Mendelssohn:       Streichquartett Nr. 2 in a-Moll op. 13
György Kurtág:              «12 Mikroludien» op. 13 (Hommage à András Milhály)
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Bohuslav Martinů:         Streichquartett Nr. 5, H.268

MARTINŮ In the TABOURETTLI – Cello-Comedy

Duo Calva: Cellolite

Wednesday, 25 November, 8 pm
Tabourettli

Alain Schudel/Cello – Daniel Schaerer/Cello
Direction: Dominique Müller
Dramaturgical advice: Charles Lewinsky

U.a. Bohuslav Martinů: 2 Stücke für zwei Violoncelli, H. 377*

* (probably) world premiere (...but maybe not!)

MARTINŮ JAZZ

JazzCampus Big Band

Guillermo Klein/bandleader and composer
Guest: Marc Turner/saxophone

Sonntag, 29 November, 7 pm
Museum Tinguely

«Le Jazz» and «Double concerto» by Bohuslav Martinů/Guillermo Klein

Exhibition: «Bohuslav Martinů – Life and Work»

Concept: Sibylle Ryser and Gabriele Jonté

showed at all venues of the Martinů Festtage