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.
We are now offering the ‘Stories for the Eyes and Ears’ programme – which has been extremely popular with school groups for years – to adults as ...
22.05.2027
15:00
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Jakob Lehman conducts Sibelius
Two debuts, a world premiere, a farewell and powerful music from Finland: the penultimate subscription concert of the season offers all this and more. ...
26.05.2027
09:30
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Jakob Lehmann conducts Sibelius
Two debuts, a world premiere, a farewell and powerful music from Finland: the penultimate subscription concert of the season offers all this and more. ...
26.05.2027
19:30
More dates available
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Jakob Lehmann conducts Sibelius
Two debuts, a world premiere, a farewell and powerful music from Finland: the penultimate subscription concert of the season offers all this and more. ...
27.05.2027
19:30
More dates available
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Meet Jakob Lehmann
The up-and-coming conductor, Rossini specialist and expert in historical performance practice, Jakob Lehmann, is making his debut with the Musikkollegium. ...
28.05.2027
17:30
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Géza Anda Competition
Anyone who knows how to set off the grandest fireworks on the keyboard with Liszt, Rachmaninoff and the like might feel slightly underchallenged by Mozart. ...
