Some photos of the opening night
25 January 2019
For the joint opening concert the Basel Sinfonietta presented ‹Epicycle I - Ísland› with contemporary compositions from the second largest island in Europe.
For the joint opening concert the Basel Sinfonietta presented ‹Epicycle I - Ísland› with contemporary compositions from the second largest island in Europe. Before the concert, Guy Morin received the Icelandic Minister of Culture Illugi Gunnarsson and a CULTURESCAPES delegation in Basel City Hall.
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Some photos of the opening night
For the joint opening concert the Basel Sinfonietta presented ‹Epicycle I - Ísland› with contemporary compositions from the second largest island in Europe.
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