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276: 1253: 79: 291:, served an even longer tenure as chief conductor, from 1906 to 1949, the longest in the orchestra's history, directing around 1,300 concerts with the orchestra. Andreae's tenure featured the first family concerts by the orchestra, beginning in 1928. In 1947, the city of Zürich formalised performances of concerts for young people by the orchestra, as part of the agreements for city funding and subsidy of the orchestra. More recently, during the chief conductorship of 183: 259:(AMG), which included the formation of an orchestra who performed on an annual, seasonal and non-permanent basis. In the early history of the AMG orchestra, its first principal conductors were Casimir von Blumenthal (1821–1846) and Franz Abt (1846–1852). The impetus for the establishment of a permanent orchestra in Zürich came in 1861, with the 338:
as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2019–2020 season, with an initial contract of five years. Järvi had first guest-conducted the Tonhalle Orchestra in 2009, and returned in December 2016. In December 2022, the orchestra announced an extension of Järvi's contract as its chief conductor
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on CD. The orchestra's recording profile has expanded most prominently during the tenure of Zinman, with many recordings for such labels as Arte Nova and RCA. In particular, his recordings for Arte Nova of the complete Beethoven symphonies achieved notable renown, as one of the earliest recorded
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began his tenure in the newly created post of Creative Chair of the orchestra. In August 2016, the orchestra announced that Bringuier is to conclude his Tonhalle tenure at the end of his current contract, at the end of the 2017–2018 season.
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served as principal guest conductor from 1991 to 1995. Zinman became chief conductor in 1995, and remained in the post until July 2014, the orchestra's longest serving chief conductor since Andreae. The orchestra made its debut at
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in 1865 as the city's first permanent orchestra. The founding of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich followed several years later, in 1868. Both ensembles continue to perform in Zürich today.
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as its next chief conductor, as of the 2014–2015 season, with an initial contract of four years. Concurrent with the advent of Bringuier as chief conductor in the 2014–2015 season,
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in September 2003 with Zinman, and his final concert as chief conductor was a July 2014 Proms appearance. During his tenure, Zinman introduced elements of
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The orchestra and Andreae made a small number of recordings in the late 1920s, of music of Vivaldi and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In 1947,
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cycles to use the new Jonathan Del Mar edition of the symphonies, with observation of Beethoven's metronome markings.
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into the orchestra's playing style and greatly expanded their recording presence.
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recorded a number of 78-rpm discs of his music with the orchestra for
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Precursor music ensembles in Zürich have included the music societies
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The Tonhalle-Orchester with conductor Friedrich Hegar, ca. 1900
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The first principal conductor of the Tonhalle-Orchester was
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In May 2017, the orchestra announced the appointment of
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In the interregnum between the chief conductorships of
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The discs were issued in the U.S. by 274: 753:Edward Greenfield (13 September 2002). 14: 1265: 673:Christian Wildhagen (17 August 2016). 1136: 779:Edward Greenfield (14 January 2005). 322:In October 2012, the orchestra named 1095:"Recharge your batteries in Iceland" 1087: 1061: 675:"Ein Schlussstrich zur rechten Zeit" 270: 209:adding citations to reliable sources 176: 173:Early history prior to the orchestra 937:"Proms 2014: David Zinman bows out" 909:Nicholas Kenyon (5 February 2011). 371: 24: 1278:Musical groups established in 1868 1273:1868 establishments in Switzerland 1068:The Violin Channel (9 June 2023). 961:Schacher, Thomas (11 April 2019). 857:Andrew Clements (5 October 2007). 590:"Neue Leitung ab Saison 2014/2015" 450: 165:. 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Volkmar Andreae
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Lionel Bringuier
Esa-Pekka Salonen
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