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)

Friday, 2.4.2026

• 11.15-14.15 h: rehearsal all pieces
• 14.15 -15.15 h: break with short feedbacks
• 15.15-16.30 h: rehearsal all pieces
• 16.45 – 18.00 “Kostprobe”: each participant conducts one movement of the program
• 18.00 h: End of masterclass with Apero “meet and greet”
  The participants are prepared to conduct the whole workshop-program and will be assigned a movement for the final open rehearsal.

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!

APPLY HERE
Application deadline: 11. january, 2026