Welcome to the concert season of the Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House
Under a new yet familiar name, the Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House begins its 2025/26 concert season. After thirteen years as the Philharmonia Zürich, the orchestra is returning to its original title. The Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House will place a stronger focus on presenting itself as a symphony orchestra, performing concerts alternately at the Opera House and the Tonhalle Zürich. The seven programs center on the grand repertoire ranging from Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms to Edward Elgar, Francis Poulenc, and Sergei Prokofiev. Guest soloists include violinist Renaud Capuçon and cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, pianists Lucas and Arthur Jussen, violinist James Ehnes, and Swiss soprano Regula Mühlemann. General Music Director Gianandrea Noseda, along with conductors such as Pablo Heras-Casado, Elim Chan, Daniele Rustioni, Riccardo Minasi, and Tugan Sokhiev, will lead the orchestra.
In the series of the Opera House’s own period-instrument ensemble La Scintilla, three leading figures of early music—Emmanuelle Haïm, Enrico Onofri, and Stefano Montanari—make their return. The new festival “Zürich Barock,” taking place before Easter, promises several concert highlights. At the end of the season, Gianandrea Noseda will conduct a large open-air concert on Sechseläutenplatz as part of the “Opera House for All” event.