MENDELSSOHN FROM ZÜRICH

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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LIVE FROM PARIS

Listen to Paavo Järvi’s concert with the Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris live on 3 May at 20.00 CET on Radio France:
BACH / WEBERN: Ricercar a 6
BRAHMS: Haydn Variations
BRAHMS: Symphony No.2

SECOND CD RELEASE IN ZÜRICH TCHAIKOVSKY CYCLE

On 9 April, Alpha Classics releases the second CD in Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich’s complete Tchaikovsky cycle. Symphonies Nos 2 & 4 were performed and recorded at Tonhalle Maag at the start of Järvi’s first season as Chief Conductor, before corona virus brought the music to a grounding halt.

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