Contemporary Music

New sounds, new formats, new experiences: There is much to discover in contemporary works.

Be there when – perhaps – music history is written? That is possible, still and again. For example, in the concerts in which the works of our Creative Chair this year, Toshio Hosokawa, are performed: The best-known Japanese composer has long been one of the great names of contemporary music. But many of his works have never been heard in Switzerland before, and his flute concerto "Ceremony" will even be premiered at the Tonhalle. There is much to discover: a very unique sound world that mediates between Japanese tradition and the Western avant-garde.

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April 2024
Thu 11. Apr
12.15

Chamber Music Lunch Concert

Isabelle Weilbach-Lambelet Violine, Philipp Wollheim Violine, Katja Fuchs Viola, Katarzyna Kitrasiewicz-Łosiewicz Viola, Paul Handschke Violoncello, Benjamin Nyffenegger Violoncello Dessner, Palestrina, Schönberg
Sat 13. Apr
18.30

Electric Fields with Barbara Hannigan

Barbara Hannigan Sopran, Katia Labèque Klavier, Marielle Labèque Klavier, David Chalmin live electronics, Bernd Purkrabek light designer, Guillaume Loubère sound engineer "Electric Fields"
Sun 14. Apr
17.00

Electric Fields with Barbara Hannigan

Barbara Hannigan Sopran, Katia Labèque Klavier, Marielle Labèque Klavier, David Chalmin live electronics, Bernd Purkrabek light designer, Guillaume Loubère sound engineer "Electric Fields"
June
Thu 20. Jun
12.15

Chamber Music Lunch Concert

Klaidi Sahatçi Violine, George-Cosmin Banica Violine, Gilad Karni Viola, Paul Handschke Violoncello Schostakowitsch, Dessner, Haydn
July
Thu 04. Jul
19.30

Joana Mallwitz with Mahler

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Joana Mallwitz Conductor, Pekka Kuusisto Violine Dessner, Mahler
Fri 05. Jul
19.30

Joana Mallwitz with Mahler

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Joana Mallwitz Conductor, Pekka Kuusisto Violine Dessner, Mahler
March 2024
Tue 19. Mar
19.00

classic meets art

Isabelle Weilbach-Lambelet Violine, Philipp Wollheim Violine, Katja Fuchs Viola, Katarzyna Kitrasiewicz-Łosiewicz Viola, Paul Handschke Violoncello, Benjamin Nyffenegger Violoncello, Neel Jansen Tanz, Graciela Martinez Tanz, Leonie Bockelmann Einführung, Ulrike Thiele Einführung Schönberg
January
Tue 23. Jan
19.00

classic meets art mit Bryce Dessner

Bryce Dessner Komponist, Selma Aerni Violoncello, Raphael Duchosal Gitarre, Bettina Richter Kuratorin Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Ulrike Thiele Moderation Dessner
Sold out
Mon 22. Jan
15.00

Masterclass mit Bryce Dessner

Sun 21. Jan
11.15

Literature and music: Dimitri Stapfer reads Louis

George-Cosmin Banica Violine, Lucija Krišelj Violine, Héctor Cámara Ruiz Viola, Mattia Zappa Violoncello, Dimitri Stapfer Lesung, Bryce Dessner Einführung, Ulrike Thiele Einführung Dessner, Édouard Louis
Fri 19. Jan
19.30

Alice Sara Ott plays Dessner

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Kent Nagano Conductor, Alice Sara Ott Klavier, Mari Eriksmoen Sopran Ives, Dessner, Mahler
Thu 18. Jan
19.30

Alice Sara Ott plays Dessner

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Kent Nagano Conductor, Alice Sara Ott Klavier, Mari Eriksmoen Sopran Ives, Dessner, Mahler
December 2023
Fri 15. Dec
19.30

Wayne Marshall plays Gershwin

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi Music Director, Wayne Marshall Klavier und Orgel Dessner, Gershwin, Marshall, Rachmaninow
Thu 14. Dec
19.30

Wayne Marshall plays Gershwin

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi Music Director, Wayne Marshall Klavier und Orgel Dessner, Gershwin, Marshall, Rachmaninow
Wed 13. Dec
19.30

Wayne Marshall plays Gershwin

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Paavo Järvi Music Director, Wayne Marshall Klavier und Orgel Dessner, Gershwin, Marshall, Rachmaninow
Fri 01. Dec
19.30

Pierre-André Valade conducts Ligeti and Fedele

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Pierre-André Valade Conductor, Amit Dolberg Klavier Ligeti, Ben-Shabetai, Fallah, Fedele
November
Sun 26. Nov
17.00

Simone Young with Dessner and Strauss

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Simone Young Conductor, Bryce Dessner E-Gitarre, David Chalmin E-Gitarre Strawinsky, Dessner, Strauss
Sat 25. Nov
18.30

Simone Young with Dessner and Strauss

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Simone Young Conductor, Bryce Dessner E-Gitarre, David Chalmin E-Gitarre Strawinsky, Dessner, Strauss
Tue 14. Nov
19.00

classic meets art

George-Cosmin Banica Violine, Lucija Krišelj Violine, Héctor Cámara Ruiz Viola, Mattia Zappa Violoncello Dessner, Barber
September
Thu 21. Sep
12.15

Chamber Music Lunch Concert

Haika Lübcke Flöte, Diego Baroni Klarinette, Christopher Whiting Violine, Gabriele Ardizzone Violoncello, Elaine Fukunaga Klavier, Christian Hartmann Schlagzeug Dessner, Harbison
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