First venue on the site built 1824-1826 by Melchior Berri as a club house, restaurant and concert and multi-purpose event hall. 1876 extension by the "Musiksaal", a concert hall (1500 seats) by Johann Jakob Stehlin d. J. 1897 venue of the first World Zionist Congress (which would later be held there another nine times until 1946). 1938-1941 replacement of the original Berri building by Kehlstadt and Brodtbeck, while the Musiksaal remained. Re-opened 17 Dec 1939. 1970-1974, 1978-1982 and 1987-1991 rebuildings and renovations. 2016-2020 major rebuilding and extension by Herzog & de Meuron. Home to Sinfonieorchester Basel.

Notable world premieres:

• Johannes Brahhms: Gesang der Parzen (10 Dec 1882)
• Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (21 Jan 1937)
• Béla Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (16 Jan 1938)
• Bohuslav Martinů: Double Concerto H. 271 (9 Feb 1940)
• Bohuslav Martinů: Concerto da camera H. 285 (23 Jan 1943)
• Arthur Honegger: Symphony No. 4 (21 Jan 1947)
• Bohuslav Martinů: Sinfonia concertante No. 2 (8 Dec 1950)
• Bohuslav Martinů: Sinfonia concertante No. 1 (1955)
• Bohuslav Martinů: The Epic of Gilgamesh (24 Jan 1958)
• Krzysztof Penderecki: Violin Concerto No. 1 (27 Apr 1977)

Links: www.stadtcasino.ch, www.sinfonieorchesterbasel.ch, Wikipedia