As a symphonic choir and a cappella ensemble, the Zurich Sing-Akademie has long since earned its place among Europe's professional choirs through its musical and artistic flexibility as well as its inspiring performances. Since its founding in 2011, ...
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Between Heaven and Earth
Works by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Michael Ostrzyga
When the splendour of Baroque sound meets contemporary expressiveness: in the LES CONCERTS series, the Zürcher Sing-Akademie and Orchestra La Sctintilla once again deliberately combine music from past centuries with contemporary works, thereby opening up new perspectives for listeners: between heaven and earth.
HEAVENLY RICHNESS OF SOUND
At the heart of the programme are two impressive sacred works by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. His Magnificat, composed in Leipzig in 1749, combines festive splendour, virtuoso choral passages and an extraordinary intensity of expression. It reveals Bach as an independent and bold composer who carries on his father’s tradition whilst simultaneously breaking new ground. The later Heilig was received with enthusiasm by his contemporaries – with its radiant double-choir structure and visionary sonority, it ranks among the most impressive sacred compositions of the 18th century.
WORLD PREMIERE
Between these two masterpieces, the world premiere of Michael Ostrzyga’s ‘Take Me to Thee’ for a cappella choir will be performed. The work is based on the heart-rending farewell letter of the shipwrecked Tjark Evers, who tragically lost his life in the North Sea in 1866, and creates an intimate, moving counterpoint to Bach’s festive soundscape. The multi-award-winning German composer Ostrzyga is also an experienced conductor and knows the ‘instrument’ of the choir inside out. Like few others, he creates a musical language that is entirely his own: highly original, yet accessible, exciting and moving.
BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH
With the Zürcher Sing-Akademie and the historically informed Orchestra La Scintilla under the baton of Florian Helgath, the works of Bach and Ostrzyga unfold into a multi-layered concert evening between heaven and earth – between hope and despair, the earthly realm and the transcendent, human finitude – and musical exaltation.
KLANGKREIS: 6.20 pm
CONCERT INTRODUCTION: 6.45 pm
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Friday, October 23, 2026
19:30
CHF 20–110
Discount for AHV and (Kultur-)Legi cardholders, as well as children under 14
Rachel Redmond Sopran
Maria Hegele Alt
Fabio Trümpy Tenor
Manuel Walser Bass
Zürcher Sing-Akademie
Orchestra La Scintilla
Floran Helgath Leitung
Tonhalle Zürich
Clardienstrasse 7
8002 Zürich
+41 44 206 34 34
boxoffice@tonhalle.ch
Infos Zugänglichkeit:
Die Tonhalle Zürich ist barrierefrei zugänglich.
Das Saalgeschoss der Grossen und Kleinen Tonhalle ist über einen Lift erreichbar, welcher sich zwischen Eingangshalle und Vestibül auf der linken Seite befindet.
Rollstuhlplätze
In der Grossen Tonhalle stehen 8 Rollstuhlplätze im Parkett zur Verfügung.
In der Kleinen Tonhalle stehen 3 Rollstuhlplätze im Parkett zur Verfügung.
Bitte melden Sie sich spätestens vier Tage vor dem Konzert an.
Toiletten
Behindertengerechte Toiletten sind im ganzen Haus zu finden, zum Beispiel direkt neben dem Lift nach der Eingangshalle oder am Ende des Tonhalle Vestibüls.
Parkplätze und Zugänge
Es gibt 8 Behindertenparkplätze an der Gotthardstrasse, 6 davon befinden sich direkt rechts vom Eingang zur Tonhalle Zürich (Eingang T) und 2 davon auf der gegenüberliegenden Strassenseite.
