The Ensemble Phoenix Basel concert will be held in St. Petersburg

November 22 The new BDT scene named after G.A. Tovstonogov - the Kamennoostrovsky Theater is accepted by one of the leading European ensembles of modern music by Ensemble Phoenix Basel.

The concert program has two world premieres of Moscow composers Alexei Sysoev and Arman Gushchyan, as well as the music of the Petersburger Vladimir Rannev. The works of the Swiss composers Beat Furrer, Kuburts and Franz Furrer-Munh will also be performed.

After the performance in St. Petersburg, the Swiss musicians will give concerts in Nizhny Novgorod (24 in the HCCI), Moscow (November 26 at MMDM) and Yekaterinburg (November 28 in the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic).

The ensemble Ensemble Phoenix Basel is engaged in not only the promotion of modern music, but also the theatrical experiment. They worked with Christoph Martaler, participated in several opera projects, as part of the art program of the famous Basel Center for modern music “The Gare du Nord. Modern Music Station » Ensemble Phoenix Basel musicians compose their own performances and performances.

The Ensemble Phoenix Basel ensemble is a group of 25 musicians, founded in 1998 by conductor Jurg Henneberger. In each season, in addition to the classic avant -garde, the ensemble performs many premieres of essays specially written by their order.

Conductor of the Ensemble JURG Henneberger - professor at the Basel Music Academy, president of the Basel section of the International Association of Modern Music and one of the leading specialists in the field of modern chamber and opera music in Switzerland.

The Ensemble Phoenix Basel concert in St. Petersburg is held with the support of the Swiss Culture Culture "About Helvetia" as part of the Swiss Made program in Russia. 2013-2015 "