Tonhalle Orchester Zürich

The Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich was founded in 1868. In 1895 moved to the new concert hall, which is considered one of the best concert halls in the world.

Orchestra

The orchestra now consists of around a hundred musicians. Countless guest conductors and soloists play over the years with the orchestra, which is among the world elite for several years; not least thanks to the activities of his current chief conductor David Zinman. Director Elmar Weingarten.

The orchestra has its own orchestra Academy: study places for strings are available.

Chief Conductor

Prehistory

Around 1600 the music society founded " to the choir room Herre ", 1613 Music Society " from the music room at the storehouse " and in 1679 that " the woman Münster ". 1812 joined these old Zurich music companies together in the Universal Music Company ( AMG). The Orchestra of the AMG, an occupied with amateurs and professional musicians orchestra, decisively shaped the cultural life of the city.

The Orchestra of the AMG was guided by the following principal conductor:

Discography of modern times

  • Antonin Dvorak: Violin Concerto / Julia Fischer, Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, David Zinman, 2012 ( Decca )
  • Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231 / Symphony No. 2 among others symphonic works
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concertos 1-5 / Haffner Serenade ( Soloist: Pamela Frank)
  • Joseph Haydn / Johann Nepomuk Hummel / David Ferdinand / Georg Christoph Wagenseil: trumpet and trombone concerts ( Jeffrey Segal, Michael Bertoncello )
  • Ibert / Khachaturian: Flute Concertos (soloist: Emmanuel Pahud )
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Overtures
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 ( soloist: Yefim Bronfman )
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto / Violin Romances Nos. 1 and 2 (soloist: Christian Tetzlaff )
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Septet ( soloists: Yefim Bronfman, Gil Shaham, Truls Mørk )
  • Richard Strauss: Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks; Thus Spake Zarathustra ( Primoz Novšak )
  • Richard Strauss: Don Quixote ( Thomas Grossenbacher, Michel Rouilly ); Cello Romance; Wind Serenade
  • Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben ( Primoz Novšak ); Death and Transfiguration
  • Richard Strauss: Alpine Symphony; Festive Prelude
  • Robert Schumann: Symphonies 1-4
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1; with Blumine
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 7
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 10

Awards

  • 2007: MIDEM Classical Award for CD of Beethoven's Violin Concerto ( Christian Tetzlaff )
  • 1999: Prize of the German Record Critics' Award for CDs Beethoven's symphonies

Film

For the first time in its history, the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra under principal conductor David Zinman, together with composer Diego Baldenweg and music producer Lionel Vincent Baldenweg added a aufwendingen soundtrack for a movie ( 180 ° AMOK ) in autumn 2009. This project was in 2010 at the Locarno International Film Festival honored with the SUISA Award for " Best Original Score ".

Bowed string instrument Franz Abt Violin Concerto No. 3 (Mozart) Ferdinand David (musician) Missa Solemnis (Beethoven) Violin Concerto (Beethoven) Violin Romance No. 1 (Beethoven) Violin Romance No. 2 (Beethoven) Triple Concerto (Beethoven) Septet (Beethoven) Don Juan (Strauss) Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss) Symphonia Domestica Don Quixote (Strauss) Four Last Songs An Alpine Symphony Macbeth (Strauss) Symphony No. 1 (Mahler) Symphony No. 2 (Mahler) Symphony No. 3 (Mahler) Symphony No. 4 (Mahler) Symphony No. 5 (Mahler) Symphony No. 6 (Mahler) Symphony No. 7 (Mahler) Symphony No. 8 (Mahler) Symphony No. 9 (Mahler) Symphony No. 10 (Mahler) Integrated Authority File
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