11. Mizmorim Kammermusik Festival | Eröffnungskonzert – Geschichte vom Soldaten

Janiv Oron's electronic arrangement and sensual interventions break up and expand the score of Stravinsky's "Histoire du soldat". The inspiring original of Ramuz' book, translated by Mani Matter, provides the background for this unique interpretation, which illuminates the interplay between book, violin and devil in an innovative way. The work in Matter's translation was premiered on the occasion of the opening of the new Stadttheater in Basel in 1975 and staged by Erich Holliger (the brother of oboist Heinz Holliger).
Janiv Oron's interventions are a reflection on the present day and show how incredibly topical the work still is today.
And what is particularly new about this performance - with text, dance, music and light - is that the entire hall of the Stadtcasino becomes a stage. The audience sits up on the balcony and in the tiers and can experience how the story of the soldier is elevated to a new dimension.


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