Hofmann leaves the Basel Symphony Orchestra
Hans-Georg Hofmann, Artistic Director of the Basel Symphony Orchestra for many years, is stepping down from his post at his own request with immediate effect.
The 55-year-old music manager has been responsible for program planning at the Basel Symphony Orchestra (SOB) for eleven years and has "contributed significantly to the artistic profile and international perception of the orchestra", writes the orchestra. Clever program planning, the development of innovative concert formats and forms of communication characterized by a spirit of artistic discovery during the Stadtcasino renovation, during the pandemic and after the reopening of the Musiksaal have received great recognition far beyond Basel's borders.
The Basel Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1997 from the merger of the Basel Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra. After a phase of reorientation, it separated from its long-standing organizer AMG in 2012 and has since been performing under its own artistic and entrepreneurial responsibility. British conductor Ivor Bolton has been its chief conductor since the 2016/2017 season.
Musicologist Hans-Georg Hofmann was dramaturge and press spokesman for the Basel Chamber Orchestra from 2002 to 2012. From 2008 to 2014, he also directed the festival Schweizgenössisch at Radialsystem Berlin.
