Zurich International Orchestra Series 2022-23

Welcome to the 2022–23 Zurich International Orchestra Series.

Reuniting acclaimed international orchestras and artists with audiences, the forthcoming series celebrates the finest musical talent from around the globe. Orchestras from the Czech Republic to South Korea, Iceland to Armenia feature, including world-renowned soloists Maxim Vengerov, Stephen Hough, Nemanja Radulović, Jennifer Pike, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Barry Douglas, Sunwook Kim and Paul Lewis.

The season finale with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (24 May) includes a work by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who many regard as the world’s greatest living composer.

We hope you enjoy browsing the 2022–23 season and look forward to welcoming you to Cadogan Hall.

Our Zurich International Orchestra Series 2023-24 is now on sale.
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The Zurich International Orchestra Series is sponsored by Zurich.
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Series discounts
Book 2-3 concerts: save 10%
Book 4-6 concerts: save 15%
Book 7-8 concerts: save 20% plus free concert programmes for each ticket holder

Group bookings
Book 10–19 tickets and save 10%
Book 20–29 tickets and save 20%
Book 30 or more tickets and save 25%

ENCORE Members
Premium seats for £45, £45 seats for £37

(*Series discounts are available on premium, top- and second-price seats across the ZIOS 2022-23 series. To qualify for the discount, the same number of tickets must be bought for each event in the same transaction. Series discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or applied retrospectively.)

Past events in this series

Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

Alexander Sitkovetsky. Photo by Vincy Ng

Brno Philharmonic Orchestra

with Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin

Friday 14 October 2022, 7.30pm

Alexander Sitkovetsky is the soloist in Korngold’s lyrical, virtuosic Violin Concerto before the Orchestra performs Dvořák’s much-loved ‘New World’ Symphony. Janáček's colourful rhapsody Taras Bulba opens the concert.

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Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra

with Sunwook Kim, piano

Thursday 27 October 2022, 7.30pm

The inaugural visit to Cadogan Hall by the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Osmo Vänskä in a programme featuring Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, Stravinsky's Firebird Suite and the UK premiere of Unsuk Chin's Frontispiece.

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Belgian National Orchestra

with Paul Lewis, piano

Thursday 3 November 2022, 7.30pm

Roberto González-Monjas conducts Saint-Saëns’ masterpiece, the ‘Organ’ Symphony, Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, with pianist Paul Lewis, and Respighi's rarely performed Preludio, Corale e Fuga.

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Maxim Vengerov Gala Concert

Maxim Vengerov, violin © Diago Mariotta Mendez

Maxim Vengerov Gala Concert

with the Romanian National Philharmonic Orchestra

Monday 5 December 2022, 7.30pm

Sergey Smbatyan conducts Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. Celebrated violinist Maxim Vengerov joins them to perform Prokofiev’s glittering Violin Concerto No. 1 and Alexey Shor's beautifully sublime Seascapes. Sibelius' Karelia Suit...

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Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

with Jennifer Pike, violin

Friday 24 February 2023, 7.30pm

We welcome back Jennifer Pike as soloist in Mendelssohn's much-loved Violin Concerto, alongside favourite works from Khachaturian's Spartacus Suites and Tchaikovsky’s epic Fourth Symphony.

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Swedish Philharmonia (Gävle Symphony Orchestra)

with Nemanja Radulović, violin

Friday 24 March 2023, 7.30pm

Jaime Martin conducts Grieg's ever-green Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Sibelius' majestic Symphony No. 2 and Khachaturian’s exhilarating Violin Concerto with the virtuosic Serbian-French violinist Nemanja Radulović.

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Iceland Symphony Orchestra

with Stephen Hough, piano

Thursday 20 April 2023, 7.30pm

Eva Ollikainen conducts Rachmaninov’s beloved Piano Concerto No. 2, with distinguished pianist Stephen Hough, and Tchaikovsky’s mighty Fifth Symphony. Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Metacosmos opens the concert.

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Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Barry Douglas. Photo by Benjamin Ealovega.

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

with Barry Douglas, piano

Wednesday 24 May 2023, 7.30pm

Barry Douglas performs Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Third Piano Concerto in a programme also featuring Sibelius’ glorious Fifth Symphony and works by Arvo Pärt and Thea Musgrave.

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