Sun 25. May

Chamber Music Matinee

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Mon 26. – Wed 28. May

Conductors' Academy: Masterclass

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Wed 28. May

Conductors' Academy: Closing Concert

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Sun 25. May
Chamber Music Matinee
Mon 26. – Wed 28. May
Conductors' Academy: Masterclass
Wed 28. May
Conductors' Academy: Closing Concert
Open Piano
"I was a little nervous"
Children and adults, professionals and other talents sat down behind our grand piano at ...
Konzertchor Harmonie
A choir as old as Dvořák
The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich accompanies the founding choir in Dvořák's cantata «The Spectre's ...

Month

Mon 26. – Wed 28. May
Conductors' Academy 2024/25 – These Are the Candidates
Music Director Paavo Järvi has selected six candidates from six countries from among 353 ...
Mon 26. – Wed 28. May
Livestream: Conductors' Academy with Paavo Järvi
The fifth Conductors' Academy will take place from 26 to 28 May 2025 under the direction of Paavo ...
Pēteris Vasks' Concerto for cor anglais
My Take: Martin Frutiger
Every edition of the Conductors' Academy features musicians from the orchestra as soloists. Martin ...
Report from the orchestra library
Zen or the art of labelling
When the sheet music arrives, a lot of the library work has already been done. Now the finishing ...
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Season talk 2025/26
Paavo Järvi and Ilona Schmiel will give you exclusive insights into the 2025/26 season on Friday, ...
Sat 07. – Mon 09. June
International Organ Days Zurich 2025
The Kuhn organ at the Tonhalle Zurich will present itself in many facets at Whitsun 2025. A total ...
Fri 13 / Sat 14 Jun
tonhalleAIR – classic meets you
The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich flies out! In the centre of the city on the Münsterhof, we offer ...
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
"I dream of singing on the piano"
The pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet plays in the hall and on the Münsterhof. An approach in eight ...
tonhalleAIR
Lots of anticipation and a little stress
How is the planning going for those involved? And what does the Openair mean for Mayor Corine ...
tonhalleAIR
Sound without a hall
Classical music for everyone is the name of the game at Münsterhof Zurich in mid-June. Together ...
Question 29
Did we really throw instruments in the air?
Yes, we have! The clip for tonhalleAIR shows the reality - at least almost. ...
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Podcast with Ilona Schmiel
Ilona Schmiel talks about the phone call that changed everything in the "Rock & Randale" ...
International Film Music Competition
Registration for the 13th International Film Music Competition
A springboard for talented film music composers from all over the world. ...
Concert recording: Gershwin's Concerto in F
Wayne Marshall and Paavo Järvi both love jazz: you can't fail to hear that in this recording. ...
Reportage
Stradivari's heirs
The history of the violin once began in the small northern Italian town of Cremona. Even today, ...
Musicians and their violins
Violin stories - Part 1
It is well known that many violins come from Italy. But Egypt? Yes, that also exists. ...
Musicians and their violins
Violin stories - Part 2
Violins can be a piece of history, a piece of home - or even a kind of orange cat. ...
Musicians and their violins
Violin stories - Part 3
Long-standing relationships, a quick decision - and a happy ending to round off our series. ...
Violin bows
The bow makes the music
It is the dream of many violinists to play a Stradivarius or Guarneri. But it's often the right bow ...
Question 28
What actually is rosin?
Anyone who plays a string instrument always has a piece of resin extract with them. ...
Mushroom wood for violins
The Biotech Guarneri
In the laboratories of the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology Empa in ...
Sounding investments
Four-string treasures
Some of the soloists at the Tonhalle Zurich play on instruments you could buy a house for. How is ...
Radio SRF 2
"Towards Paradise" in the concert hall
In this concert recording, the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger perform ...
On the death of Mary Zinman
Dear David
On behalf of the Orchestra and the Management Team, we extend our deepest and most heartfelt ...
"Mahler 5" in the media
"Mahler 5" in the media
Our recording of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" has been reviewed by international journalists. We ...
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The magical symphony orchestra
A new game for children aged 6 and over introduces them to the world of the orchestra. ...
Mahler cycle
5. Symphony by Gustav Mahler on CD and vinyl
This is the first release of the complete Mahler cycle, which will be recorded over several ...
ACS Travel
Cultural trip to Pärnu
A relaxing week with great classical music and the Järvi family in the summer capital of Estonia. ...
"Kunterwunderbunt"
"Children can understand much more than adults"
The composer Rodolphe Schacher on our new family project. ...
Photo review "Kunterwunterbunt"
The discovery of (sound) colours
The opening event under the motto "All grey - not clever at all" was a colourful affair. ...
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