Paavo Järvi and Janine Jansen with Brahms’ Violin Concerto

On 11 March 2026, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich will delight its audience under the baton of Music Director Paavo Järvi with works by Brahms, Adès and Mendelssohn: Janine Jansen will perform Brahms’s only violin concerto.

Maerki Baumann has been supporting the Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich for over a quarter of a century and will be sponsoring the concert with Paavo Järvi and Janine Jansen on Wednesday, 11 March 2026, during the 2025/2026 season:

Programm:
Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich
Paavo Järvi (Music Director)
Janine Jansen (Violin)

Thomas Adès «Three Studies from Couperin»
Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, MWV N 18 “Scottish”

With her expressiveness and sense of sound, Janine Jansen is the perfect partner for the Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich on this night. She blends the solo voice and orchestra in a unique way in the most famous violin concerto of the late Romantic period. The orchestra, conducted by Music Director Paavo Järvi, then performs Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, also known as the Scottish, which was completed in 1842. Mendelssohn was inspired to write this symphony during his travels in the Scottish Highlands in 1829.

Our long-standing commitment
The co-owners of our private bank, Hans G. Syz-Witmer and Carole Schmied-Syz, the Chairman and Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Maerki Baumann & Co. AG, have been committed to the Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich for decades. In addition, the family is closely associated with the Tonhalle: its members sit on the institution’s managing bodies.

Journal

December 2021 - The Tonhalle Zurich is just a few minutes’ walk from our company headquarters in central Zurich, not far from the lake. Steeped in tradition, this renowned concert hall is now resplendent again following its extensive renovation. This is also a cause for celebration for us, as the owners of our private bank, Hans G. Syz-Witmer and Carole Schmied-Syz, the Chairman and Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Maerki Baumann & Co. AG, have been committed to this music venue for decades. Hans G. Syz-Witmer played a leading role in the procurement of the new Tonhalle organ. You can learn more about his efforts in the latest edition of the Journal.

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“Music is a hugely valuable communal experience.”

Hans G. Syz-Witmer, Vice-Chairman of the Zurich Tonhalle company (concert hall), Chairman of the Board of Directors Maerki Baumann & Co. AG