Basel Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies in a brilliant programme of minimalist pieces

By Chris Garlick, 25 April 2014

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 24 April 2014

Glass, Overture for 2012

Pärt, Lamentate

Adams, Harmonielehre

Basel Symphony Orchestra

Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor

Maki Namekawa, Piano

Aix Easter Festival: Janowski conducts Ein Deutsches Requiem

Mark Valencia, 17th April

Janowski's concept rang consistently true and the musicians did him proud.

***11

A striking Lucia di Lammermoor in Basel

Sarah Batschelet, 19th October

For his new production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor in Basel, director Olivier Py underscored an emotive kaleidoscope of events with unparalleled creativity and imagination.

****1

A noble case for civil disobedience

Sarah Batschelet, 28th April

Even forty years after its world première in Rotterdam, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s new production of Philip Glass’s three-act opera in Basel has particularly timely relevance.

*****

Sexism and callousness in Theater Basel's Don Giovanni

Sarah Batschelet, 27th January

In Richard Jones' production of Don Giovanni at Theater Basel, it was the singers alone who stole the limelight.

***11

Cerrudo's excellent Sleeping Beauty

Sarah Batschelet, 10th March

The recent première of Alejandro Cerrudo’s “Sleeping Beauty” in Basel made a brilliant case for reinventing an old and magical tale.

*****

Tewja: Emotion in motion

Sarah Batschelet, 20th November

Choreographer Richard Wherlock’s new ballet pays tribute to his Jewish roots, but also marks a first collaboration with composer Olivier Truan, whose contemporary klezmer music springs from the same tradition.

***11

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.