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University Orchestra Polyphonia Zürich

Anniversary: 10 years of Polyphonia

The Polyphonia Zurich University Orchestra has been enriching the student orchestra scene in Zurich for ten years now - reason enough to celebrate this anniversary with two projects!

Spring: Die Csárdásfürstin

The unique operetta production Die Csárdásfürstin by Emmerich Kálmán kicks off the anniversary year this spring - six vocal soloists, dancers and a full symphony orchestra bring this classic operetta to the stage together!

Winter concerts: Kalinnikov, Bruch and Borodin

The anniversary year concludes with a romantic, symphonic program based around the first symphony by Vasily Kalinnikov with two concerts in December.

Further information on the anniversary projects

Open Positions for the Spring Semester 2025

For the spring project, we are looking for musicians of the following instruments:

We are also currently looking for actors for the operetta production! We have summarized all information in this advertisement document.

Have we piqued your interest? Then you can find more information here.

About Us

The University Orchestra Polyphonia Zürich is a symphony orchestra consisting of students and employees of the ETH Zürich and the University of Zürich. During each study semester we rehearse some pieces of classical orchestral literature and present them in our concert at the end of the semester.

Since the orchestra was founded, our aim has been to make music together without any great pressure to perform, but with high musical standards. Our approximately sixty orchestra members study various disciplines at different levels (from Bachelor to PhD). We also have numerous international students in our ranks. The promotion of exchange is therefore very important to us.

During the semester, we rehearse every Wednesday from 6pm to 9pm. You can find the exact rehearsal plan for the spring semester 2024 here.