Pleasant warmth, the scent of flowers in the air, the landscape in rich colors – and also conviviality, openness and joie de vivre. Especially in the current time, the longing for Italy is particularly great. Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich alleviate the wanderlust by giving us Mendelssohn’s “Italian” – and thus a good portion of “Italianità” – straight to your living room.

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After its cancellation last year, the first edition of the newly created Conductors’ Academy under the direction of Paavo Järvi finally takes place in Zürich this week.

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