argovia philharmonic

The argovia philharmonic is the most important orchestra in the cultural canton of Aargau. With fresh concepts and innovative formats, it pursues its very own goal of bringing classical music to the entire canton.

Founded in 1963 as the "Aargauer Symphonie Orchester", the Swiss orchestra has long since grown into a nationally established professional orchestra. Operating as argovia philharmonic since the 2013/14 season, the orchestra not only makes its musical mark on its home country with a broad repertoire in its own concert series, but also performs regularly at venues such as the Tonhalle Zurich and the KKL Lucerne.

The argovia philharmonic regularly performs with internationally renowned soloists such as Vadim Repin, Olga Scheps, Sol Gabetta, Lawrence Power, Julian Bliss and Matthias Kirschnereit, as well as with leading Swiss artists such as Oliver Schnyder, Regula Mühlemann, Louis Schwizgebel and Christian Poltéra. It also invites up-and-coming soloists such as Alina Ibragimova, Andrew Tyson, Kian Soltani, Sebastian Bohren and Chiara Enderle. 

From 2001 to 2019, the British conductor Douglas Bostock led the orchestra as chief conductor. Since the 2020/21 season, the Norwegian Rune Bergmann has been Chief Conductor.

More information at www.argoviaphil.ch and also on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/argoviaphilharmonic/