Events

In «Sinne», the Mondrian Ensemble presents music from Finland to honour the country's diverse musical landscape. The programme includes works by well-known Finnish composers such as Sibelius and Melartin, as well as contemporary pieces by Saariaho and Wennäkoski. In addition, a new composition by Anna-Kaisa Meklin will be premiered.

What could be more similar to a string quartet than a vocal quartet? «Spiegel Spiele» expresses the desire to merge sounds and personalities and invites you to reflect on what it means to see yourself, to recognise yourself and to see yourself as different from what you thought you were.

An evening between voice, sound, and ensemble: Yehu Sha’ashua Dar presents original works, including the title piece «Home Project», with a diverse ensemble and strong stage presence.

Yeeun Go combines experimental soundscapes with complex instrumentation. Three works for unusual ensemble combinations – from saxophone quartet to percussion octet – showcase the full range of her compositional signature.

Multimedia performance meets embodied sound exploration: In «touching things», Oleksandra Katsalap stages a dense narrative of sound and image around memory, surface, and perception.

An ensemble of eight performers presents a new work by Sophie Oetinger. The line-up includes accordion, percussion, guitar, viola, and flute, among others.

An improvisation-based concert with Mona Creisson, Stefano Grasso, Anouk Neyens, and Mikael Szafirowski. Voice and instruments engage in dialogue, assuming different roles.

A chamber concert featuring works by Ignat Khlobystin.

As part of «ATTACCA – Festival for Contemporary Music» by the University of Music FHNW Basel – students from the departments of Audio Design, Composition, Open Creation, and Contemporary Music present their current artistic projects.

A large ensemble, brought together through an open call by Stefano Grasso, explores collective decision-making through an experimental system that reflects on power structures, communication, intentions, relationships and interactions between improvising musicians.