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.
With Othmar Schoeck’s *Sommernacht* and Franz Schreker’s *Intermezzo*, the Musikkollegium Winterthur, conducted by Nils Erik Måseidvåg, presents works ...
16.11.2026
12:15
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Moët Liechti
What do Einstein’s theory of relativity, Schrödinger’s cat and the sheer madness of everyday life have in common? More than you might think! In this ...
19.11.2026
19:30
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Eroica
The Musikkollegium Winterthur is always delighted to invite Swiss partner orchestras to Winterthur. In recent years, the orchestra of the Zurich University ...
24.11.2026
19:00
Musikkollegium Winterthur
WunderBär! with Lorenz Pauli
A curious bear, who interrupts his hibernation, discovers the musical Christmas miracle according to Johann Sebastian Bach for the first time and explores ...
28.11.2026
15:00
Musikkollegium Winterthur
Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
The family choir sings beneath the Christmas tree, Christmas classics from overseas ring out from supermarket loudspeakers, and as early as November, Wham! ...
29.11.2026
17:00
Musikkollegium Winterthur
A tribute to Klaus Huber
Klaus Huber (1924–2017) helped shape his era as a composer and teacher through sound and words. His oeuvre spans the spectrum from the Swiss-influenced ...
