Masterclass Basel

November 30.3. -2.4.2026
with the Basel Chamber Orchestra KOB

Place: Basel, cultural center Don Bosco
Participants: 6
Works:
Mahler symphony nr 5 (movements 1,2,3); arr. for chamber orchestra by Fergus McAlpine
Haydn: symphony nr 49 la passione, 1st and 2nd movement
Beethoven: symphony nr 4, 1st and 2nd movement (arr. David Walter)
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Ouverture (arr. Ian Farrington)

Procedure of the masterclass (subject to change)

Monday, 30.3.2026

• 11.00 – 13.30 h: first meeting and teaching
• 14.30 – 17.30 h: rehearsal Mahler (25 min each participant)
• 18.00 – 19.00 h: short feedbacks

Tuesday, 31.3.2026

• 10.15-13.15 h: rehearsal Haydn/Beethoven/Mendelssohn
• 14.15-17.00 h: rehearsal Mahler
• 18.00-20.00 h: individual feedback with Johannes Schlaefli

Wednesday, 1.4.2026

• 10.15 - 13.15 h: rehearsal Mahler/Beethoven/Mendelssohn
• 16.00 - 18.30 h: individual feedback
• 18.30 - 19.00 h: group-feedback
• Dinner with the group (voluntarily)

Thursday, 2.4.2026

• 11.15 - 12.00 h: rehearsal all pieces 4 conductors
• 12.30 - 13.15 h: „Kostprobe“ (public teaching) 2 conductors
• 13.15 - 14.15 h: soup for public, orchestra and conductors to meet and talk
• 14.15 - 17.00 h: rehearsal all pieces all conductors
• 17.00 h: End of masterclass with „farewell-Apero“ for orchestra and participants

Podium time: ca. 145 minutes per participant (6 participants)
Fee for active participants: 1750 Euros
Application fee (non-refundable): 50 Euros
Fee for passive participants: 300 Euros. (The number of places is limited.)

There are some scholarships available, offered by private sponsors, for which chosen participants can apply, if in substancial need!

Application is closed