As the closing concert of the 2023/24 season at Shanghai Concert Hall, Andreas Ottensamer will perform with the Basel Chamber Orchestra in Shanghai on July 6th. At the age of 22, Andreas Ottensamer became the youngest principal clarinetist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra., and he was also the first signed clarinet player for the German classical music recording company, the Deutsche Grammophon. On July 6, Andreas Ottensamer will make his Shanghai debut as a conductor rather than a clarinet player! The Basel Chamber Orchestra is firmly anchored in Basel, with two subscription series at the Stadtcasino Basel and its own rehearsal and performance venue, the Don Bosco Basel. With more than 60 concerts per season, the Basel Chamber Orchestra tours worldwide and is a welcome guest at international festivals and the most important European concert halls, such as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris or the Theater an der Wien. Expecting an exciting debut of Andreas Ottensamer and the Basel Chamber Orchestra!

Programme

• Igor Stravinsky: Prelude from Rake's Progress
• Arthur Honegger: Pastorale d'été
• Gioachino Rossini: Overture from La cambiale di matrimonio
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.1 in C Major Op. 21
• Gioacchino Rossini: Overture from L'Italiana in Algeri                               
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony No.4 in A Major Op.90 “Italian”