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Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade"
My take: Klaidi Sahatçi
Klaidi Sahatçi, 1st concertmaster of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, on his relationship with ...
Conductors' Academy
This run is marvellous!
When Arthur Honegger's "Rugby" is on the programme, the concert hall becomes a stadium. Our live ...
Season interview 2024/25
The course of the world and musical realities
Which direction is the musical compass pointing in 2024/25? Music Director Paavo Järvi and ...
Video
Berlioz' "Symphonie fantastique" – "Classical classic"
What must you have heard from the great repertoire of classical music? The "Symphonie fantastique", ...
Tonhalle Organ
The «Servants» of our «Queen»
The organ is the largest instrument that is heard in the concerts of the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft ...
Víkingur Ólafsson
One year, one work
This season, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has dedicated himself entirely to Johann ...
Podcast
Intro with Barbara Hannigan
In the podcast with Ulrike Thiele, singer and conductor Barbara Hannigan talks about freedom, the ...
acoustic meets electronic
Music under power
Almost nothing works without electricity these days, and the Tonhalle Zurich is no exception. ...
Raphael Nussbaumer
Long-distance destination Carnegie Hall
The 17-year-old Swiss violinist Raphael Nussbaumer plays a recital. ...
Interview about listening
"And then sound emerges from the silence"
Listening is not always easy – this also applies to concerts. For Ilona Schmiel, Director of ...
Double Bach
The most beautiful rituals
First the Mass in B minor, then the "St Matthew Passion": in March, two major sacred Bach works ...
Concert recording: Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang"
A rarely performed work completes our Mendelssohn cycle. ...

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