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On the 90th birthday of Arvo Pärt
The world behind the sounds
Paavo Järvi is celebrating the birthday of the great Estonian composer twice over. ...
Interview about stars
"Glamour alone is not enough"
How do organisers get hold of the big names? Are there agreements between the houses regarding ...
50th anniversary SJMW
"Preparation is the centrepiece"
The Swiss Youth Music Competition (SJMW) is celebrating its 50th anniversary. ...
Focus artist Sol Gabetta
The architect on the cello
Sol Gabetta consistently champions works that draw her and others out of their comfort zone. She ...
Podcast
Intro with Sol Gabetta
In the podcast, cellist Sol Gabetta talks to Ulrike Thiele about good craziness that can grow and ...
Episode 16
«Tram for Two» with Paavo Järvi, Tanja and Christian Tetzlaff
In the 16th episode of «Tram for Two», Music Director Paavo Järvi travels through Zurich on the ...
Concert recording: Dessner's "Mari"
Paavo Järvi conducts Bryce Dessner's minimalist-romantic orchestral work. ...
Assistant Conductor
Margarita Balanas on the move
In the 2024/25 season, all four of Paavo Järvi's previous assistant conductors will conduct the ...
Film symphonies
Creation of a homage
How do you do justice to the enormous life's work of Ennio Morricone? We were involved in the ...
Film symphonies: Ennio Morricone
Scripts for the ear
His film scores for Italian westerns are among the most famous soundtracks of all. But Ennio ...
My Take: Jörg Hof
Jörg Hof played in the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich for 37 years and is now retiring. Although the ...
My Take: Ronald Dangel
Ronald Dangel has worked in various roles in and around the orchestra. Here, shortly before his ...

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