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Season interview
Colours and facets
The 2026/27 season brings numerous new facets to light. What does Beethoven stand for in the year ...
On the move
In the footsteps of the bass virtuosos
What do musicians get up to when they have a few spare hours whilst on tour? ...
Solo double bass
My take: Wies de Boevé
Wies de Boevé has a mission: to raise the profile of the double bass. To this end, he is ...
Concert recording: Ligeti’s ‘Concert Românesc’
Paavo Järvi conducts a folk-inspired work that was banned for many years. ...
Stubete am See
Folk music in transition
Florian Walser, the orchestra’s E-flat clarinettist, on his late-blooming love of folk music. ...
Backstage
Two hours with Ulrich Acolas, orchestra technology Guest events
He was once a singer on the stage of the Tonhalle Zurich. Today, Uli Acolas is active behind the ...
Film symphonies
Renaissance of the silent film
The film *Blancanieves* is a silent, black-and-white film – and dates from 2012. Reflections on a ...
Podcast
Intro with Kirill Gerstein
In the podcast, pianist Kirill Gerstein talks to Ulrike Thiele about why focusing on musical ...
Creative Chair Thomas Adès
Poetry instead of pose
He has composed perhaps the most sought-after Opus 1 of recent decades, a portrait of him hangs in ...
Episode 19
«Tram for Two» with Paavo Järvi und Kirill Gerstein
In the 19th episode of our video series "Tram for Two", Music Director Paavo Järvi drives through ...
classic meets art: Shedhalle x Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
For the third time in a row, we are guests at the Zurich Art Weekend (ZAW). This time with the very ...
Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms
From friend to friend
Even the greatest composers once started small. Some of them learnt from other giants of music ...

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