On Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurich_Chamber_Orchestra |
Alternative Spellings | Zürcher Kammerorchester, ZKO |
Creation | 1945 |
Participants |
Muhai Tang
- Conductor
from 2006
to 2011
Roger Norrington - Conductor from 2011 to 2016 Daniel Hope - Conductor from 2016 Edmond de Stoutz - Conductor from 1945 to 1996 Howard Griffiths - Conductor from 1996 to 2006 |
City | Zürich, Switzerland |
Country | Switzerland |
The Zurich Chamber Orchestra (Zürcher Kammerorchester; ZKO, German abbreviation) is a Swiss chamber orchestra based in Zurich. The ZKO's principal concert venue in Zurich is the Tonhalle. The ZKO also performs in Zurich at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, the ZKO-Haus in the Seefeld quarter of the city, and such churches as the Fraumünster and the Kirche St. Peter. The ZKO presents approximately 40 performances in Zurich each year, in addition to approximately 40 children's concerts and performances elsewhere in Switzerland and abroad. In the 2016–2017, season the total number of concerts was151, a record for the ZKO. wikipedia