| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2013 Konzerthaus: Rolf Böhme Saal | Haas and Beethoven meet a Poetry Slam champion in Freiburg |
 The idea of inviting a Poetry Slam champion to moderate a young person’s symphony orchestra concert was an intriguing one, and had plenty of scope to be a fascinating marriage between punk-inspired verse and classical music.
The 19-year-old poet Sophie Passmann acted as moderator for a concert given by the SWR Sinfonierochester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, comprising Ludwig van Beethoven’s seventh symphony and Georg Friedrich Haas’ sound kaleidoscope Limited Approximations.
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| 15-Jan-2013 Konzerthaus: Rolf Böhme Saal | Susanna Mälkki with the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg |
.jpg) Susanna Mälkki, current Musical Director of the trail-blazing new music specialists Ensemble Intercontemporain conducted the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg in a concert showcasing two French impressionists’ love affair with Spain, Brice Pauset’s fascination with the symphony orchestra’s timbral spectrum, and Alexander Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy.
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| 6-Nov-2012 Konzerthaus: Rolf Böhme Saal | A thrilling ride in Freiburg with the SWR Sinfonieorchester, Tilling and Roth |
23.jpg) Can two composers have so much, yet so little in common? Or be such accommodating, yet such uncomfortable bedfellows? The SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg with their principal conductor François-Xavier Roth addressed these questions in exhilarating style, in a “turn-of-the-century time capsule” which thrilled and enchanted upon its opening.
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