Musikkollegium Winterthur

The Musikkollegium Winterthur was founded in 1629 and has been a professional symphony orchestra since 1875. With approximately 50 musicians, it is now one of Switzerlands leading orchestras. Each season, the ensemble plays just over 40 concert programmes at the Stadthaus Winterthur, as well as giving numerous chamber music performances. In the realm of opera and ballet, the Musikkollegium Winterthur maintains a fruitful collaboration with the Theater Winterthur and Zurich Opera House. Classical and romantic music are the main focuses of the orchestras broad repertoire, which ranges from baroque to contemporary. Conductors such as Hermann Scherchen and Joseph Keilberth had a signficant influence on the ensemble into the second half of the 20th century, and distinguished chief conductors such as Franz Welser-Most and Heinrich Schiff have continued this tradition. Douglas Boyd headed the orchestra from 2009 to 2016, and Thomas Zehetmair has been Chief Conductor since September of that...