Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich
The Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich was founded in 1868. In 1895 it moved to the new Tonhalle , which is considered one of the best concert halls in the world.
orchestra
The orchestra today consists of around a hundred musicians. Countless guest conductors and soloists have made music over the years with the orchestra, which has been a world class for several years; also thanks to the work of its long-time chief conductor and today's honorary conductor David Zinman .
Ilona Schmiel is the artistic director and Lionel Bringuier is the chief conductor until 2018; Paavo Järvi will hold this position and artistic director from the 2019/2020 season .
The orchestra maintains its own orchestra academy: study places for strings are available.
Chief conductor
- Friedrich Hegar (since it was founded, previously with the AMG Orchestra)
- 1906–1949: Volkmar Andreae
- 1949–1957: Erich Schmid
- 1957–1962: Hans Rosbaud
- 1965–1972: Rudolf Kempe
- 1975–1980: Gerd Albrecht
- 1982–1986: Christoph Eschenbach
- 1987-1991: Hiroshi Wakasugi
- 1991–1995: vacant, permanent guest conductor: Claus Peter Flor
- 1995-2014: David Zinman
- 2014–2018: Lionel Bringuier
- from 2019: Paavo Järvi
prehistory
The music society "zum Chorherresaal" was founded around 1600, in 1613 the music society "from the music room at the Kornhaus " and in 1679 the one "zum Fraumünster". In 1812 these old Zurich music societies merged to form the “Allgemeine Musikgesellschaft” (AMG). The AMG Orchestra, an orchestra made up of amateurs and professional musicians, had a decisive influence on the city's cultural life.
The AMG orchestra was led by the following chief conductors:
- 1821–1846: Casimir von Blumenthal
- 1846–1852: Franz Abt
- from 1850: Richard Wagner as permanent guest conductor of the orchestra
- 1865–1906: Friedrich Hegar (conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra since it was founded)
Discography of the Modern Era
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- Antonín Dvořák : Violin Concerto / Julia Fischer , Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, David Zinman , 2012 (Decca)
- Arthur Honegger : Pacific 231 / Symphony No. 2, including symphonic works
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Violin Concerts 1–5 / Haffner Serenade (Soloist: Pamela Frank )
- Joseph Haydn / Johann Nepomuk Hummel / Ferdinand David / Georg Christoph Wagenseil : Trumpet and trombone concerts ( Jeffrey Segal , Michael Bertoncello )
- Ibert / Khachaturian : Flute Concerts (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 No. 1 and No. 2 (Soloist: Christian Tetzlaff )
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Septet (Soloists: Yefim Bronfman, Gil Shaham , Truls Mørk )
- Richard Strauss : Don Juan ; Till Eulenspiegel's funny pranks ; Thus spoke Zarathustra ( Primož Novšak )
- Richard Strauss: Sinfonia domestica ; Parergon
- Richard Strauss: Don Quixote ( Thomas Grossenbacher , Michel Rouilly ); Celloromanze; Wind Serenade
- Richard Strauss: Metamorphoses ; Four last songs ( Melanie Diener ); Oboe Concerto ( Simon Fuchs )
- Richard Strauss: A Hero's Life (Primož Novšak); Death and transfiguration
- Richard Strauss: Alpine Symphony ; Festive prelude
- Richard Strauss: From Italy ; Macbeth
- Robert Schumann : Symphonies 1-4
- Gustav Mahler : 1st symphony ; with Blumine
- Gustav Mahler: 2nd Symphony
- Gustav Mahler: 3rd Symphony
- Gustav Mahler: 4th Symphony
- Gustav Mahler: 5th Symphony
- Gustav Mahler: 6th Symphony
- Gustav Mahler: 7th Symphony
- Gustav Mahler: 8th Symphony
- Gustav Mahler: 9th Symphony
- Gustav Mahler: 10th Symphony
- Gustav Mahler: The Song of the Earth ; with Busoni : Berceuse élégiaque
- Maurice Ravel : Piano Concerto in G major and Piano Concerto for the left hand in D major (Soloist: Yuja Wang )
- Maurice Ravel: Complete orchestral works, Lionel Bringuier , 2015 ( DGG )
Awards
- 2007: Midem Classical Award for CD with Beethoven's Violin Concerto (Christian Tetzlaff)
- 1999: German Record Critics' Prize for CDs with Beethoven's symphonies
Movie
For the first time in its history, the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra under chief conductor David Zinman , together with composers Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Vincent Baldenweg , recorded an elaborate soundtrack for a movie ( 180 ° -AMOK ) in autumn 2009 . This project was honored in 2010 at the Locarno International Film Festival with the SUISA award for “best film music”.
literature
- Rene Karlen, Andreas Honegger, Marianne Zelger-Vogt: "A hall that sounds wonderful." One hundred years of Tonhalle Zurich. ISBN 3-85823568-7 .
- Walter Reitz: portrait sketches of Swiss sound artists. In: Schweizer Illustrierte , Vol. 24, 1920, pp. 399–407.
- Rudolf Schoch: One Hundred Years Tonhalle Zürich 1868–1968. Atlantis Verlag, Zurich.
- Laurenz Lütteken (Ed.): Between Temple and Association. Music and the Bourgeoisie in the 19th Century. Zurich Festival Symposium 2012. Bärenreiter, Kassel 2013, ISBN 978-3-76182154-1 . ( Review)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Hagmann: Tonhalle Zürich - A man with qualities. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , May 30, 2017.
- ↑ Chart sources: CH
- ↑ audio samples
- ↑ Blumine (English WP)
- ↑ Source: Werbewoche