In a series of thematic events with selected musicologists and experts, we deepen the discourse on the festival theme and offer the audience the opportunity to explore it from different angles.

Mizmorim Podcast 10 × 10
For the 10th anniversary, 10 guests in the Mizmorim Podcast 10 × 10 talk with historian Erik Petry about classical music, psalms, Jewish culture and much more.
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September 27th–Dezember 18th 2023, 18.15h | Musicology Seminar of the University of Basel
Ringvorlesung | Psalmen: Rezeptionsmodi zwischen Text und Tönen
→ Vorlesungsreihe am Musikwissenschaftlichen Institut der Universität Basel

Wednesday, 24. Januar, 17.30h | The Jewish Museum of Switzerland
Museum Tour 1 | Jewish Switzerland
A museum tour with the historian Barbara Häne about the history of Judaism in Switzerland.
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Saturday, 27. Januar, 15.30h |  Basel Historical Museum – Musik Museum
Museum Tour 2 | Ligeti-Labyrinth
Guided tour of the exhibition about György Ligeti with Heidy Zimmermann (Paul Sacher Foundation).
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Montag, 29. Januar, 17.30h | Musicology Seminar of the University of Basel
Lecture | Experiencing Psalms
The musicologist Edwin Seroussi (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) explores the unique character of psalm recitation.
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Wednesday, 31. Januar, 17.30h | The Jewish Museum of Switzerland
Museum Tour 3 | David, the Singer of Psalms
Guided tour with Christina Meri to King David, the temple and the synagogue – an informative introduction to the following final concert of the Festival.
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