Basel Sinfonietta

Date & Time

Sun, May 10, 2026, 18:00

Venue

Zeitgenössische Musik in sinfonischer Besetzung, das ist die Spezialität der Basel Sinfonietta. Das Programm dieses Abends führt in außergewöhnliche Klangwelten, durch zerklüftete Landschaften und unbekannte Universen.In ARCHORA spürt die isländische Komponistin Anna Thorvaldsdottir nicht nur den eisigen Landschaften ihrer Heimat nach, sondern findet auch faszinierende Klänge für fremde Galaxien wie aus einem Science-Fiction-Epos, während Olivier Messiaen mit einer Besetzung aus Holz- und Blechbläsern plus Schlagwerk den Opfern der beiden Weltkriege gedenkt. Mit einer Musik, die mal religiös, mal von der... Read full text

Info & Ticket (www.koelner-philharmonie.de)

Musicians

Basel Sinfonietta	Ensemble
Titus Engel	Conductor

Program

Anna Thorvalsdottir	ARCHORA für Orchester
Leo Dick	Foucault in Death Valley für Orchester und zwei Sprecher Deutsche Erstaufführung
Olivier Messiaen	Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum für 18 Holzbläser, 16 Blechbläser und Schlagzeug

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