Synopsis

The celebratory atmosphere of the opening night gives way to the regular Friday evening program, with hosts Petroc Trelawny and soprano Danielle de Niese introducing Beethoven's beloved Sixth Symphony. This lyrical tribute to nature's restorative force is led by David Zinman in his farewell concert as chief conductor of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, a performance also featuring Richard Strauss’s vibrant tone-poem *Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche* and Dvorak’s Violin Concerto in A minor. The