The Musikkollegium Winterthur was founded in 1629 and has been a professional orchestra since 1875. With its 50 musicians, it is now one of the ten leading professional orchestras in Switzerland. It performs around 40 concert programmes each season in the Stadthaus Winterthur.
Classical and early Romantic music are fixtures in the broad repertoire, which ranges from Baroque to contemporary modern. Renowned principal conductors such as Franz Welser-Möst and Heinrich Schiff have left their mark on the Musikkollegium Winterthur. As of the 2016/17 season, Thomas Zehetmair will take over the position of principal conductor.
Numerous CD recordings, some of them award-winning, testify to the Musikkollegium's high artistic standing.
If only we had some orchestral music by her too! Fanny Hensel left behind an overture, a few cantatas, wonderful chamber music and a large number of songs ...
21.10.2026
19:30
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Musikkollegium Winterthur
Yulianna Avdeeva
If only we had some orchestral music by her too! Fanny Hensel left behind an overture, a few cantatas, wonderful chamber music and a large number of songs ...
22.10.2026
19:30
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Musikkollegium Winterthur
Day trip to Solothurn
For this year’s club trip, we were inspired by the performance of the orchestral work *The Little Prince*, based on the novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ...
23.10.2026
08:00
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Piano Masterclass with Yulianna Avdeeva
At the ZHdK’s masterclasses, you can experience an intensive exchange between students and outstanding figures from the worlds of music creation, ...
23.10.2026
10:00
Musikkollegium Winterthur
A new perspective on Beethoven’s Pastoral
The ‘locus amoenus’ – the ‘lovely place’ – describes an idyll that has inspired music, art and literature since ancient times. This fascination ...
24.10.2026
19:00
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Boccherini & Borodin
The museum café is open before and after the event. The museum pass is not valid for this event. Luigi Boccherini String Quintet in F major, Op. 13 No. ...
