Events

Every Friday, «duoplus» with Peter Schärli and Sylwia Zytynska invites a guest to a 45-minute concert. This is followed by an aperitif with informal conversation in the Bar du Nord. In January, the Berlin saxophonist, clarinettist and composer Silke Eberhard will be our guest.

The trio Greifer and Michael Büttler present new works for zither and trombone. In addition to four commissioned works, arrangements from Stockhausen's «Tierkreis» will be performed, and they will move the instruments out of their shadowy existence and into the centre of the contemporary music stage.

FOG presents an evening characterised by new electronic music: «Ante Bellum» by Jules Hildebrand aka Ostrov uses minimalist electronic music to address the failure of communication. In «AIR», Roberto Maqueda combines electronic and acoustic elements to create analogue drum machines. Finally, sound and media artist Denim Szram will perform a DJ set.

The radical poetic power of her language makes the rediscovered Basel author Adelheid Duvanel one of the most important voices in 20th century Swiss literature. Her miniatures are like delicacies and the decision as to which one to savour next is always a complex one.

The radical poetic power of her language makes the rediscovered Basel author Adelheid Duvanel one of the most important voices in 20th century Swiss literature. Her miniatures are like delicacies and the decision as to which one to savour next is always a complex one.

Kind Regards write songs in a very unique, articulate, often expressive style and are not afraid to cross style and genre boundaries. They call their music ‘Indie Folk Pop with a French Touch’, which oscillates between warm acoustic sounds, poppy hooks and concise vocals.

In their contemporary chamber-folk style, Marlene Andersson (harp) and Clara Barry (vocals) combine folkloristic melodies with elements of classical music, jazz and folk songs. Their music combines timeless beauty and stories: Waltzes meet jazz harmonies, Britten merges with improvisation, and their own pieces draw on mythology.

Duo Signal

In «a doctrine of similarity», the duo Signal presents the result of an intensive collaboration with Luis Codera Puzo and Hunjoo Jung. Uncompromising in their aesthetics, they have explored the possibilities of the duo and created powerful, visionary music.

4tet Laboratoire

In «COL/LAB», 4tet Laboratoire pursues the goal of creating an experimental laboratory, a space for something new, through collaboration. To this end, compositions have been specially commissioned to create a repertoire that is unusual for this formation.

Johann Sebastian Bach probably gave cellists the most important solo music. Based on his works and those of his successors, Beatriz Blanco and Alexandre Foster weave a fine web of cello music in «Back to Bach», back to back, surrounded by the audience.

Whether music theatre, contemporary music, pop, French chansons or multidisciplinary performances, the artist Chloé Bieri is equally at home in all genres. For her Friendly Takeover, Chloé is teaming up with the Hyper Duo, who will be interpreting Chloé's pop songs in a «Hyper Duo Style» amidst a sound installation.

In this cinema concert, Dominik Dolega and his KlangKids will be adding a live soundtrack to Buster Keaton's «Das vollelektrische Haus» (1922) using percussion, electronics and stone instruments. Two short films with nature and water scenes will introduce the concert and create an atmosphere that carries the audience through the event.