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
