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Audience Orchestra
«The First Rehearsal Is Always a Shock»
Since 2018, violinist Christopher Whiting has led the audience orchestra at the Tonhalle Zürich. ...
Question no. 16
Who Were the Mothers of Schönberg and Haydn?
We did some research in anticipation of Mother's Day, when works by the two composers are ...
Video
Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 – «Classic of the Classics»
There is no doubt that every Beethoven symphony is worth a concert visit. But apart from the hits, ...
Portrait
Three Violinists, Three Worlds
Hilary Hahn, Janine Jansen, Isabelle Faust: Three great violinists are our guests this season. ...
Porträt
Von stachelig keine Spur
Andrea Wennberg sitzt seit 1992 zwischen den Bratschist*innen des Tonhalle-Orchesters Zürich. ...
Podcast
Intro mit Julia Becker zu Bach und dem Violino piccolo
Wenn unsere Konzertmeisterin Julia Becker in Bachs «Brandenburgischem Konzert» Nr. 1 zum Solo ...
Bachs Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1
My Take: Julia Becker
In Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, concertmaster Julia Becker plays the solo part. She tells us ...
Baroque Repetoire
Old Works on New Instruments
How does historically informed performance practice work in the symphony orchestra? A search for ...
Tonhalle Zürich
«This is Where we'll Hang the Tonhalle Gate»
For 85 years, the gate to the old Tonhalle was lost. Now it is back in its former glory – in ...
Richard Kessler
With Warm Greetings from the Tonhalle
Richard Kessler is a violist in the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. And he is a meticulous collector of ...
Festive Matinee
Kabardian Encounters
The festive matinee on Easter Monday takes us east. Mattia Zappa, cellist in the Tonhalle-Orchester ...
Portrait
Escaping narrow worlds with the violin
Klaidi Sahatçi has been one of the concertmasters at the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich for the past ...

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