2011 Selections

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Kristjan Järvi kammerorchesterbasel
  • kammerorchesterbasel
  • Kristjan Järvi (conductor)
  • Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86
  • Igor Stravinsky: Concerto in Re
  • Bohuslav Martinů: Toccata e Due Canzoni, H 311
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C major, KV 425 “Linz”

Also coming to Prague to commemorate the Martinů jubilee is the famed „kammerorchesterbasel“. The ensemble’s founder and conductor Paul Sacher was for many years a friend and benefactor of the Czech composer Bohuslav. It was Sacher who suggested that Martinů compose the Toccata e Due Canzoni heard on this programme.

An interview with Kristjan Järvi

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