Is there a dominant culture? A look to the Southeast reveals that intercultural exchange sharpens identities and leads to cultural flourishing. The rich cultural landscape stretching from the Mediterranean through the Near East to the Middle East exemplifies this. The Basel Sinfonietta’s concert program explores this theme, using Jewish and Persian voices as examples. For instance, Tehran still boasts a large Jewish community, a fact reflected in Amen Feizabadi's work, “Untamed River.” In his new piece, the multidisciplinary composer highlights commonalities between Persian, Arabic, and Jewish music using contemporary means. He draws inspiration from the image of an "untamed river" that connects cultural spaces while simultaneously maintaining its own pristine identity. Golfam Khayam, too, is fascinated by the diverse traditions of her native Persia. The artist sharpens her own identity through the synthesis of Persian tradition and contemporary music, which also allows for improvisational freedom, as in "Seven Valleys of Love," which is presented in a new version for string orchestra. In contrast, Yair Klartag also works with AI-generated voices to deconstruct and re-emerge identities. The 2021 Siemens Advancement Award winner intensifies perception and listens to the inner workings of sounds in his work, “The Unconscious Is Structured Like a Language.” Oscar Bianchi's new work “Zamān” is inspired by David Grossman's 2008 novella "To the End of the Land." In it, the Jewish author and peace activist describes what happens to a family when members go to war. Bianchi also uses this to explore his own Italian-Swiss identity.
Tickets are CHF 34-76 for adults, CHF 39-18 for youths and students under 25, and CHF 5 for kids up to age 12.

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baselsinfonietta.ch/de/konzerte/identitaet-dialog

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Stadtcasino Basel
Konzertgasse 1
4051 Basel

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