Hardly any other musician has shaped Basel's musical life as much as Paul Sacher (1906-1999). As a conductor, commissioner of new compositions, and patron and member of numerous committees and institutions, he dedicated himself to 20th century contemporary music in many different ways. Sacher commissioned works such as Béla Bartók's "Music for String Instruments, Percussion and Celesta," Bohuslav Martinů's "Toccata e due canzoni," Igor Stravinsky's "Concerto en ré," and Arthur Honegger's "Symphony No. 4." In 1973, he launched the Paul Sacher Foundation and later established it as a research institution of international standing with the estate of Igor Stravinsky and collections of Anton Webern and Bruno Maderna. In the spirit of the Basel conductor, the most exciting composers of the 21st Century are brought to Basel for the “Basel Composition Competition,” whose jury is headed by jury president Wolfgang Rihm. In cooperation with the Paul Sacher Foundation, Artistic Management GmbH has organized this international competition since 2017.
The latest edition of the Basel Composition Competition will take place from January 30 to February 2. In a selection process, 10 to 12 compositions were nominated to be performed in a public competition by the Kammerorchester Basel (January 30), the Basel Sinfonietta (January 31), and the Sinfonieorchester Basel (February 1). These three concerts will take place at Don Bosco at 19:30.
The final concert with all three orchestras will take place on February 2 at Don Bosco, starting at 10:00. At this event, the three to four best compositions will be awarded and receive prize money totaling CHF 100,000.
Tickets for the concerts can be purchased through http://www.kulturticket.ch/.

Website
baselcompetition.com/eng

Where
Don Bosco Basel
Waldenburgerstrasse 34
4052 Basel

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