Paul Taro Schmidt writes for Basel Sinfonietta's 2027/28 season

Paul Taro Schmidt, who teaches studio practice at Zurich University of the Arts, is writing a new work for Basel Sinfonietta’s 2027/28 season.¹ Winning the orchestra’s composition competition brings him, according to the Schweizer Musikzeitung, CHF 5,000 and a commission for a piece of around ten minutes.¹

Schmidt stood out by bringing together contemporary music, electronics and pop culture.¹ After a bachelor’s and a master’s in composition for film, theatre and media at the ZHdK, he is now continuing his studies in The Hague.¹

Basel Sinfonietta is a Basel orchestra with a symphonic line-up that specialises in contemporary music.¹ The orchestra’s principal conductor is Titus Engel, and since 1980 it has presented more than 250 world and national premieres.¹

The new work can be heard on 19 September 2027 at the Stadtcasino Basel, in the concert that opens the 2027/28 season.¹