auditions

The Sinfonieorchester Basel is one of the oldest and most innovative orchestras in Switzerland.
It performs in its own concert series as well as in the Basel Theatre and on guest tours in Switzerland and abroad.
Its principal conductor, Ivor Bolton, is an internationally renowned specialist in historically informed performance practice.
The Sinfonieorchester Basel is the resident orchestra of the Stadtcasino Basel, which enjoys an excellent international reputation and reopened in August 2020 after four years of renovation and expansion.
The orchestra has about 1500 subscribers.
There are about 110 professional musicians who are part of the orchestra.
The orchestra office employs 18 people.

W.A. Mozart: One of the violin concertos, 1st movement with cadenza

A romantic concerto, 1st movement with cadenza

Chamber music:
(with members of the orchestra)
W.A. Mozart: Divertimento, E flat major, KV 563, 1st movement Allegro

Orchestral passages:
J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion, alto aria: "Erbarme dich"
B. Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, 5th movement: Finale, II. violin, 1st part
L.v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major op. 21, 2nd movement, violin II: Andante cantabile con moto
J. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, D minor, 3rd movement: Rondo
A. Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 3rd movement (2nd violin), Slow, solemn
K.A. Hartmann: Symphony No. 8. 1st movement (solo part only)
W.A. Mozart: Serenade No. 6 (Serenata notturna) KV 239 & Rondeau (2nd violin)
F. Schubert: Symphony No. 4, 4th movement Allegro
R. Strauss: Don Juan, 1st violin Allegro molto con brio & Andante cantabile con moto