Performer: Willi Zimmermann

In its spic and span, acoustically resonant concert venue in Zurich, the superb Zürcher Kammerorchester returned to live performances with an audience with pianist Alexandre Tharaud.

Widely considered one of the finest oboists of his generation, Albrecht Mayer gave a riveting performance with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra at the city’s Tonhalle.

The Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO)’s programme of “young high achievers” − Shostakovich and Beethoven − struck a positive chord at the Tonhalle this week.

The Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZKO) showed its fine colours this week with a triple bill of works for a string configuration. The programme included a stellar solo performance by the great Norwegian cellist, Truls Mørk.

The Zurich Chamber Orchestra gave a riveting programme of Bach and Vivaldi at the Tonhalle, featuring soloist Daniel Hope.

The Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO) plays selections by Arnold Schoenberg and his pupils, Anton Webern and Alban Berg, in the context of a first-rate exhibition.