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Question 26
How does an orchestra react to new conductors?
Violinist Ulrike Schumann-Gloster describes what is important for debuts. ...
Question 25
Why are they suddenly standing differently?
Suddenly the double basses are placed at the back. There are good reasons for this. ...
Question 24
Who is swimming here?
Fish do not play a major role in the history of music. But there are a few examples. ...
Question no. 23
How did Mahler end up in film history?
His "Adagietto" from Symphony No. 5 made a career thanks to Luchino Visconti - and by no means by ...
Question no. 22
What to do when electric guitars go missing?
Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin have landed safely in Zurich. Their instruments are not. ...
Question no. 21
Which piano plays all by itself?
The concert foyer of the Tonhalle Zurich is currently home to a Steinway spirio that can play music ...
Question no. 20
What does original mean here?
Beethoven has arranged some of his own works. Fortunately, Olli Mustonen thinks. ...
Question no. 19
Which Composers Married Composers' Daughters?
Josef Suk was the son-in-law of Antonín Dvořák. And there are more important duos. ...
Question no. 18
What Kind of Music Blows Fuses?
György Ligeti's «Volumina» pushes organs and organists to their limits. Christian Schmitt ...
Question no. 17
Why do Horn Players Put Their Hand in the Instrument?
Our solo hornist Mischa Greull, who makes his last appearance in «Fidelio», explains. ...
Question no. 16
Who Were the Mothers of Schönberg and Haydn?
We did some research in anticipation of Mother's Day, when works by the two composers are ...
Question no. 13
Who Celebrates his 80th Birthday at 83?
Christoph Eschenbach, once chief conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, returns for two ...

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