The Basel Symphony Orchestra numbers among Switzerland's leading musical ensembles with some 100 highly qualified and highly motivated musicians. For decades it has produced a...

The Basel Symphony Orchestra numbers among Switzerland's leading musical ensembles with some 100 highly qualified and highly motivated musicians. For decades it has produced a wide array of highlights under the batons of such conductors as Felix Weingartner, Hans Munch, Moshe Atzmon, Matthias Bamert, Gary Bertini, Pierre Boulez, Armin Jordan, Nello Santi, Mario Venzago and Walter Weller. It's CD recordings of the music of Robert Schumann, Maurice Ravel, Klaus Huber, Luigi Nono and Othmar Schoeck have received great international acclaim and many awards including Germany's Golden Tuning Fork.