Tonhalle Zurich to be closed for three years
The Kongresshaus and Tonhalle Zurich will have to be closed for two and a half to three years from mid-2017. The Tonhalle Society and the Kongresshaus Zürich AG operating company are looking for ways to enable reduced concert and congress operations during this time.
According to the city, it has become clear that the renovation of the two ageing buildings is extremely challenging and will take longer than previously assumed. As a result, a closure of two and a half to three years must now be expected from mid-2017.
With the support of the city, the Tonhalle-Gesellschaft and the Kongresshaus Zürich AG operating company are looking for a temporary solution to enable both venues to operate at a reduced level.
About the 2014/15 concert season
TOZ/SMZ - The highlights of the 2014/15 season were presented at the media conference on March 31 at the Tonhalle Zurich. The new management duo (Ilona Schmiel, Artistic Director, and Lionel Bringuier, Chief Conductor) want to reach as many people as possible with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich on the one hand and develop a 21st century repertoire on the other. A new "Creative Chair" has been created, which will be awarded to Esa-Pekka Salonen for the first time. This is intended to give an important contemporary composer, who also performs as a conductor or soloist, an insight into his work for a wide audience. New works have also been commissioned from Rolf Martinsson and Georg Friedrich Haas. Artist in Residence is the Chinese pianist Yuja Wang. The existing educational work for children, teenagers and young adults will be expanded. A new student management project will be carried out and the Youth Orchestra of Caracas will be a guest in Switzerland for the first time.
