La Cetra Basel

La Cetra Basel is renowned for its captivating performances, which go far beyond academic reconstruction. This is based on an in-depth engagement with historical sources, performance practice and period instruments. However, the aim is not merely to remain faithful to the original works, but to create a vibrant concert experience: emotional, immediate and contemporary. The music of past centuries thus becomes a moving expression of the present day.

Whether at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam or at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music: La Cetra Basel captivates audiences worldwide. At the same time, the ensemble maintains close ties to its home city. Its own subscription series in Basel brings early music to life for a local audience – at the very highest level, with a spirit of discovery and a sense of intimacy.

La Cetra Basel is not only an orchestra but also a vocal ensemble, and is therefore ideally suited to performing major works for choir and orchestra, from the Renaissance to the Classical period. Whether opera productions in Basel or Amsterdam, concert-style rediscoveries or musical rarities: the combination of voice and instrumental sound is a hallmark of the ensemble.