Visiting Artist Series: Ensemble Phoenix Basel

Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra Hall
5 October 2018 (F)
7:30 PM
Ensemble Phoenix Basel
CHRISTOPH BÖSCH, flute/piccolo
TOSHIKO SAKAKIBARA, clarinet
FRIEDEMANN TREIBER, violin
MARTIN JAGGI, cello
LUDOVIC VAN HELLEMONT, piano
DANIEL STADLER, percussion
ERIK OÑA, conductor

Programme:

• Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) – Plekto (1993) for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello
• Jacques Wildberger (1922-2006) – Quartetto (1952) for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello
• Jannik Giger (*1985) – Verstimmung for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello
• Peter Ivan Edwards (*1973) – piarinutonello (2018) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
• Martin Jaggi (*1978) – Enga (2018) for bassflute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello and piano

ABOUT ENSEMBLE PHOENIX

The Ensemble Phoenix Basel was founded in 1998 by Swiss conductor and pianist Jürg Henneberger, flutist Christoph Bösch and percussionist Daniel Buess. Right from the start, this highly versatile orchestra for contemporary music had a significant impact on the cultural scene of its home city. Today, it is one of the most important groups of its kind in Switzerland and has also gained an international reputation.

The number of musicians onstage can range from two to almost thirty, making the ensemble ideally suited for performing the works of contemporary composers. This might be fairly common practice in companies these days, but what gives the Ensemble Phoenix Basel its unique edge is how it incorporates, and is driven by, the impulses and preferences of its individual members.

This event is supported by prohelvetia.