The Corona pandemic has affected orchestra organizations around the globe since January 2020. Most of the ensembles were forced to stop operations during hard lockdown periods of public life. Freelance ensembles and privately funded orchestras faced even higher pressure than state funded ones. The pandemic has shown, how fragile orchestras may be. On the other hand the pandemic has brought forth a boost of creative alternatives from single musicians, from greater ensembles and from orchestra man...

• Gerald Mertens: Introduction
• Gerald Mertens: The agile Orchestra
• Sven Scherz-Schade: The creative Orchestra
• Elena Kountidou: The digital Orchestra
• Lydia Grün: The accessible Orchestra
• Irene Knava: The Quality Orchestra
• Beat Fehlmann: The Leadership Orchestra
• Magnus Still: The Audience’s Orchestra
• Gerald Mertens: The sustainable Orchestra
• Claudia Spahn and Nico Hutter: The healthy Orchestra
• Peter Gartiser: The transforming Orchestra