Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich: Classical concerts

Season talk 2026/27

Paavo Järvi and Ilona Schmiel will give you exclusive insights into the 2026/27 season on ...

Ticket office opening hours

Please note the opening hours of the ticket office over the Easter holidays.

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International Film Music Competition

Registration for the 14th International Film Music Competition

A springboard for talented film music composers from all over the world. ...

Mahler cycle

Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 7 on CD and vinyl

This is our third release from the complete Mahler cycle, which will be recorded over several ...

ICMA Award

«Unparalleled precision»

Our recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 5 received the prestigious ICMA Award. ...

Concert recording: Fauré's "Super flumina Babylonis"

Paavo Järvi conducts the astonishing composition of an 18-year-old. ...

Leopold and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

From father to son

Even the greatest composers once started small. Some of them learnt from other giants of music ...

Nadia Boulanger and Quincy Jones

From "Mademoiselle" to "Q"

Even the greatest composers once started small. Some of them learnt from other giants of music ...

Interview: Kent Nagano

"I see him as a father figure"

Kent Nagano conducts the "Turangalîla Symphony" by Olivier Messiaen. As a young musician, he lived ...

Radio SRF 2

"Sonic Matter" in the concert hall

In this concert recording, the Tonhall-Orchester Zürich and violinist Leila Josefowicz perform ...

Concert recording

Hélène Grimaud plays Gershwin

Her performance with Paavo Järvi and the orchestra is available on the medici.tv platform. ...

Musicians about Switzerland

From the tram to the Grittibänz

Musicians from 23 nations play in the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. How do they experience ...

Episode 18

«Tram for Two» with Paavo Järvi und Ksenija Sidorova

In the 18th episode of «Tram for Two», Music Director Paavo Järvi travels with Ksenija Sidorova ...

Swiss musicians in dialogue

"Homesickness came with the years"

Around a quarter of the orchestra members come from Switzerland. Three of them talk about their ...

Music about Switzerland

Evening glow and dirty snow

From the Romantic period to the present day, Switzerland has undergone a drastic change in its ...

Review tonhalleNIGHT 2026

And then it was time for action!

tonhalleNIGHT 2026 was all about film music. Here we show the best photos. ...

General Meeting 2026

Handover of the Presidium

At the Annual General Meeting on 28 January 2026, shareholders were not only presented with the ...

Mahler 1 on CD

"Mahler 1" in the media

Our second recording of the Mahler cycle, the 1st Symphony, has received positive to effusive ...

Photo review "Kunterwunderbunt"

Where are all the colours?

Zurich's community centres are once again becoming "Kunterwunderbunt": our chamber music series for ...

Now also in English

Das magische Sinfonieorchester

A new game for children aged 6 and over introduces them to the world of the orchestra. ...

Sat 04. Apr

Bach: St Matthew Passion

Mon 06. Apr

Festive matinee

Thu 09. Apr

Chamber music lunch concert

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