Asia Ahmetjanova (*1992)
New work for orchestra (2023)
Commissioned by the Basel Sinfonietta
Oscar Bianchi (*1975)
6 db, Concerto for six double basses and orchestra (2021)
Ashley Fure (*1982)
Bound to the Bow for orchestra and electronics (2016)
LUKAS BURRI / PIERRE DEKKER / PHILIPPE DREGER / MARIONA MATEU CARLES / HÅKON THELIN / BENEDICT ZIERVOGEL, double basse
BALDUR BRÖNNIMANN, CONDUCTOR
Laurent Zufferey, CONDUCTOR
From the depths of the orchestra, the double basses of the Basel Sinfonietta move into the foreground. Bows swing over the strings like birds over water. And the musicians' playing becomes a choreographic experience.
A concerto for six double basses is something completely new. The Italian-Swiss composer Oscar Bianchi let himself be influenced for this by unorthodox playing techniques with which the bass register of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France familiarized him. 6 db, however, is not only six double basses, but also six decibels (dB), the threshold between silence and perceptible sound.
An image in the ear of U.S. composer Ashley Fure provided the impetus for her 2017 Pulitzer Prize finalist work Bound to the Bow, which stars an albatross tied to the bow of the old sailor's boat from Samuel Taylor Colerdige's famous ballad.
In her work commissioned by the Basel Sinfonietta, the young Latvian composer Asia Ahmetjanova brings together elements of extensive sonic research in a grand ritual that evolves into a humanistic prayer.
Pre-Concert Talk 18.15
With the generous support of Schweizer Kulturstiftung Pro Helvetia
World premiere
Swiss premiere
Program subject to change
