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Solo double bass
My take: Wies de Boevé
Wies de Boevé has a mission: to raise the profile of the double bass. To this end, he is ...
Solo harp
My take: Sarah Verrue
The harp stands out visually in the orchestra but is not always so clearly audible. This will be ...
Solo piccolo / 2nd flute
My take: Haika Lübcke
The Romanian Gabriel Mălăncioiu has composed a concerto for piccolo and orchestra for a concert ...
Solo violoncello
My Take: Paul Handschke
Under the direction of Alondra de la Parra, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich performs the "Sinfonia ...
Trumpet
My Take: Jörg Hof
Jörg Hof played in the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich for 37 years and is now retiring. Although the ...
Solo double bass
My Take: Ronald Dangel
Ronald Dangel has worked in various roles in and around the orchestra. Here, shortly before his ...
Pēteris Vasks' Concerto for cor anglais
My Take: Martin Frutiger
Every edition of the Conductors' Academy features musicians from the orchestra as soloists. Martin ...
Brahms' Clarinet Quintet
My Take: Michael Reid
Our principal clarinettist, Michael Reid, tells us about his last two appearances before he retires ...
Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade"
My Take: Klaidi Sahatçi
Klaidi Sahatçi, 1st concertmaster of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, on his relationship with ...
Mahler's 5th Symphony
My Take: Ivo Gass
Our principal horn Ivo Gass on his performance of Mahler's 5th Symphony. ...
Pejačevič and Liszt
My Take: Hendrik Heilmann
Hendrik Heilmann, pianist in the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, on his preparation for stage moments ...
Ravel's Boléro
My Take: Sabine Poyé Morel
Sabine Poyé Morel, solo flute, on her engagement at the traditional Dîner Musical. ...

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