LUCERNE FESTIVAL | Easter Festival 2018

EASTER F E S T I V A L

17 – 25 March 2018

Main Sponsor

Program

Dear Music Lovers,

W Michael Haefliger Executive and Artistic Director LUCERNE FESTIVAL

hat , after all, is sacred music? For Olivier Messiaen, the great French church organist and creator of mystical soundscapes, it’s not just about pious chorales and mighty oratorios. Messiaen believed that religious music can be found all over the earth, “amid birds, flowers, and plants, and even in the visible universe of the stars that surround us.” Or in his instrumental glorification of the divine, Des canyons aux étoiles, which takes us on an ascent from the steep columns of Bryce Canyon right up into the heavens.

An ensemble of our LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI will be joined by the Ensemble intercontemporain to perform this impressive work at the Easter Festival: a blissful spiritual experience.

Music is unrivaled by any other art in its ability to touch on higher truths. We will experience exactly that when Sir András Schiff plays Bach and Mozart with the Cappella Andrea Barca.

Or when Riccardo Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala explore the Russian soul. And of course when Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (now in its 15 th Easter residency here) welcome the blossoming spring with music by Robert Schumann.

Masses by Beethoven and Bruckner will be heard, as will the moving Stabat Mater of the short-lived Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, which Julia Lezhneva and Dmitry Sinkovsky will perform.

The extraordinary Russian soprano, who returns following her brilliant debut last year as our artist-in-residence, will additionally showcase her incomparable vocal artistry in a lieder recital.

And there is much more. But read for yourself – and get ready to enjoy the 2018 Easter Festival in Lucerne.

Yours,

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Easter Festival | 17 – 25 March 2018 Sat

17.3.

19.30 | HK

Opening Concert

La Voce Strumentale | Dmitry Sinkovsky | Julia Lezhneva

p. 11

Iberacademy Orchestra, Medellín | Roberto González Monjas | Fatma Said | Rolando Villazón

p. 12

Akademiechor Luzern | Instrumentalists from the Hochschule Luzern – Musik | Ulrike Grosch

p. 13

Julia Lezhneva | Mikhail Antonenko

p. 14

Festival Strings Lucerne | Students of the Master Class | Bernard Haitink

p. 15

p. 16

Geminiani, Vivaldi, Pergolesi

Sun

18.3.

17.00 | MH

Symphony Concert 1

Mozart, Beethoven

Mon

19.3.

19.30 | FK

Choral Concert 1

Bruckner, Tomasi

Tue

20.3.

Wed

21.3.

19.30 | MH

Recital – Lied

10.00/ 15.30 | LS

Master Class in Conducting

Vivaldi, Handel, Rossini, Bellini, Schubert, et al.

Mozart, Weber, Brahms, Dvořák, Debussy

Thu

22.3.

18.30 | A 19.30 | KS

Introduction Symphony Concert 2

with Susanne Stähr (in German)

10.00/ 15.30 | LS

Master Class in Conducting

Festival Strings Lucerne | Students of the Master Class | Bernard Haitink

p. 15

Cappella Andrea Barca | Sir András Schiff | Schaghajegh Nosrati

p. 17

Festival Strings Lucerne | Students of the Master Class | Bernard Haitink

p. 15

Ensemble intercontemporain | Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI | Matthias Pintscher | Ann Veronica Janssens | soloists

p. 18

Filarmonica della Scala | Riccardo Chailly

Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Stravinsky

Mozart, Weber, Brahms, Dvořák, Debussy

19.30 | KS

Symphony Concert 3

J. S. Bach, Mozart

Fri

23.3.

10.00/ 15.30 | LS

Master Class in Conducting

Mozart, Weber, Brahms, Dvořák, Debussy

19.30 | KS

Symphony Concert 4

Messiaen

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Sat

24.3.

17.30 | A 18.30 | KS

Introduction Choral Concert 2

with Susanne Stähr (in German)

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir | Mariss Jansons | soloists

p. 19

Stravinsky, Hummel, Beethoven

20.15 | LT 21.00 | LT

Introduction Music Theater

with Brigitte Heusinger (in German)

Opera Ensemble and Chorus of the Luzerner Theater | Lucerne Symphony Orchestra | Clemens Heil | Marco Ĺ torman, et al.

p. 20

Schumann

Sun

25.3.

17.00 | KS

Symphony Concert 5

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | Mariss Jansons | Denis Matsuev

p. 21

Schumann, Rachmaninoff, Bernstein

Venues: KKL Luzern: A Auditorium | KS Concert Hall | LS Lucerne Hall FK Franziskanerkirche | HK Hofkirche | LT Luzerner Theater | MH Church Hall MaiHof

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A very special thanks is owed as well to the Foundation Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL, which is an indispensable partner in implementing our program.

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Organization Honorary Board

Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation | Dr. Othmar Frei, Provost | Guido Graf, President of the Government of the Canton of Lucerne | Beat Züsli, Mayor of the City of Lucerne

Board of Trustees of LUCERNE FESTIVAL

Dr. iur. Hubert Achermann, Chairman | Otto Wyss, Treasurer✣ | Peter Eckert✣ | Markus Hongler✣ | Isabelle Welton✣ | Christian Casal | Dr. Rolf Dörig | Dr. Christoph Franz | Mario Greco | Alexandre Jetzer | Dr. Ursula Jones-Strebi | Walter B. Kielholz | Prof. Dr. Alois Koch | Urs Rohner | Prof. Klaus Schwab | Reto Wyss | Beat Züsli ✣ Committee member ✣

Honorary Chairman Jürg R. Reinshagen

Foundation Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL

Board of Trustees Dr. iur. Hubert Achermann, Chairman | Otto Wyss, Treasurer | Elisabeth Oltramare | Dr. Michel Stadlin | Corinna von Schönau-Riedweg Team Valentina Rota, Executive Director | Claudia Cavallari Hemmeter, Administration and Individual Support | Marina Cavallari, Associate Manager Marketing & Communication, Manager of Young Friends International Advisory Committee of the Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL Albert Behler (Switzerland/USA) | Mag. Klaus Buchleitner (Austria) | David Kershaw (Great Britain) | Dr. Christoph M. Müller (Switzerland) | Makoto Nakao (Japan) | Paloma O’Shea (Spain) | Lutz Peters (Germany) | Sara Sela (Israel) | Kazuko Shiomi (Japan) | Alan B. Vickery (USA) American Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL Alan B. Vickery, Chairman | Richard Matlaga, Treasurer & Secretary | Dr. iur. Hubert Achermann | Stanley M. Bergman | Yefim Bronfman | Beatrice Ducrot | Mike T. Foley | Michael Haefliger Valentina Rota, Director of Development

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Executive and Artistic Director

Michael Haefliger*, Executive and Artistic Director | Alexandra Lankes, Assistant to the Executive and Artistic Director | Valérie Grüter, Director of Strategic Projects

Artistic Office

Christiane Weber*, Director | Katharina Christen | Silvia Rösselet | Monika Widler LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Dominik Deuber, Director | Lea Hinden | Verena Sponsel Modern Music & Dramaturgy Mark Sattler, Director and Dramaturgy Programming and Editorial Susanne Stähr, Director and Dramaturgy | Denise Fankhauser | Malte Lohmann LUCERNE FESTIVAL YOUNG Johannes Fuchs, Director | Marcella Tönz

Sponsorship

Martina Lötscher, Director | Daniela Amrein | Cornelia Imfeld

Marketing & Communication

Helmut Bachmann*, Director Ticketing & Visitor Services Marta Poborska, Director | Christina Amrein | Sandra Boog-Vogel | Christina Bucher | Claudia Cavallari Hemmeter | Birgit Hackbarth | Brigitte Keller | Gabi Marker | Simone Primavesi | Patricia Thérisod | Claudia Zeyer Marketing Helmut Bachmann*, Director | Bettina Jaggi | Franziska Schälin Brand & Publications Isabelle Gargiulo | Jason Planzer Public Relations Nina Steinhart, Director | Jacqueline Saner | Katharina Schillen

Finance, Human Resources & IT

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Concerts and Events

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“A little closer to heaven” The Neue Zürcher Zeitung on Julia Lezhneva

Saturday, 17 March Opening Concert 19.30 Hofkirche Ticket prices CHF 60/30 Event no. 18101

La Voce Strumentale Dmitry Sinkovsky countertenor, violin, and musical direction Julia Lezhneva soprano Francesco Geminiani Concerto grosso No. 12 in D minor La Follia after Arcangelo Corelli

ca. 11’

Antonio Vivaldi Cantata Cessate, omai cessate RV 684 ca. 14’

Motet In furore iustissimae irae RV 626

ca. 14’

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Stabat Mater in F minor ca. 40’

This concert has no intermission

The applause in Lucerne’s Hofkirche simply wouldn’t come to an end. It almost seemed as though the heavenly hosts themselves were joining in the jubilation: the debut of the young Russian Julia Lezhneva at Lucerne’s 2017 Easter Festival was a sensational success. “This soprano, who comes from the easternmost region of Russia, sang her breathtaking coloratura with a smile that became a kind of sparkling musical laughter in the Alleluia concluding the motet by Porpora,” wrote the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. And Lezhneva’s vocal art reminded the Luzerner Zeitung of “swirling billiard balls” and “glittering stars.” But a stunning surprise was provided by the evening’s conductor and violin soloist, Dmitry Sinkovsky, who also performed as countertenor, contributing striking echo effects. The Festival’s Director Michael Haefliger immediately announced a repeat engagement. And this time Sinkovsky will also have a prominent singing role: he will not only conduct but also sing the alto part in Pergolesi’s moving Stabat Mater.

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Sunday, 18 March Symphony Concert 1 17.00 Church Hall MaiHof

“Mozart is the complete genius” Rolando Villazón

Ticket prices CHF 70/40 Event no. 18102

Iberacademy Orchestra, Medellín Roberto González Monjas concertmaster and musical direction Fatma Said soprano Rolando Villazón tenor Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Chaconne from the ballet music to the opera Idomeneo K. 367 ca. 5’

Selected arias from Der Schauspieldirektor K. 486, Die Zauberflöte K. 620, et al. ca. 35’

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 Sinfonia eroica ca. 55’

In 2008 the Orquesta Filarmonica de Medellín from Colombia founded an academy to give highly gifted instrumentalists, often from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, an opportunity to study, while also supporting them through regular concerts with internationally active orchestral musicians and soloists – all with free admission. Among the founding members are the conductor Alejandro Posada and Roberto González Monjas, the First Concertmaster of the Musikkollegium Winterthur. From this project a transnational initiative developed in 2015, which today integrates musicians from other Latin American countries as well into the Academia Filarmónica Iberoamericana. The Iberacademy Orchestra brings the finest students together, who concertize regularly in Colombia and South America. And now the young ensemble is also performing for the first time in Europe, with prominent supporters: together with the 26-year-old Egyptian soprano Fatma Said, the star tenor Rolando Villazón will present works by Mozart.

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In partnership with the Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg With the kind support of the Hilti Foundation

4 Rosaries, 19 Our Fathers, 9 Ave Marias, 4 Gloria Patris

Bruckner’s list of evening prayers for 20 March 1883

Monday, 19 March Choral Concert 1 19.30 Franziskanerkirche Ticket prices CHF 60/30 Event no. 18103

Akademiechor Luzern Instrumentalists from the Hochschule Luzern – Musik (Immanuel Richter in charge of rehearsal) Ulrike Grosch conductor Anton Bruckner Os justi, WAB 30 ca. 5’

Henri Tomasi Fanfares liturgiques for woodwinds, brass, percussion, and chorus ca. 16’

Anton Bruckner Mass No. 2 in E minor, WAB 27 (2nd version from 1882) ca. 42’

This concert has no intermission

“Anton Bruckner,” the conductor Franz Schalk recalled in 1921, “was a believer without equal. He believed with an intimacy and force that bordered on the miraculous.” The Austrian composer was fondly described as “God’s minstrel,” and his symphonies were explained quite simply as “Masses without words.”

As though Bruckner himself had not written three highly ambitious settings of the Catholic Mass! The second of these, the Mass in E minor, will be performed

by Ulrike Grosch with the Akademiechor: a chorus comprising students from Lucerne’s Music Academy. This work, which was first performed in 1869 for the dedication of the votive chapel at Linz Cathedral, makes special demands of the choristers, since they have to sing a cappella over long stretches – which requires extreme subtlety of intonation. The ensemble consists exclusively of winds, for which Bruckner prefers to highlight dark colors, omitting flutes.

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Tuesday, 20 March Recital − Lied 19.30 Church Hall MaiHof Ticket prices CHF 60/30 Event no. 18104

“The voice is the sound of the soul” Julia Lezhneva

Julia Lezhneva soprano Mikhail Antonenko piano Arias and lieder by Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Friedrich Handel, Nicola Porpora, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, and Franz Schubert Piano pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach and Franz Schubert Performance ends ca. 21.45

The great works of Baroque music, especially the operas and oratorios of Handel, Vivaldi, and Graun, are the real domain of the miraculous Russian soprano Julia Lezhneva, who is our artist-in-residence for the 2018 Easter Festival. And yet she remarks: “I would very much like to continue developing as a lieder singer.” And she takes an important step in this direction with her Lucerne recital, in which she will also perform canzonettas from Italian bel canto, such as Gioachino Rossini’s thrilling La regata veneziana: a three-part “live report” of a regatta on the Grand Canal in Venice, during which the young Anzoleta comments on the race in Venetian dialect, firing up her beloved Momolo so vehemently that of course he has to win… With the Franz Schubert selections, Julia Lezhneva will also be completely in her element, since such lieder as Nacht und Träume and Die junge Nonne give her scope to present her incredibly rounded pianissimo and her sublime art of phrasing. And Im Frühling will show off her cosy, humorous side.

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“Young people look at videos of all the conductors. But that doesn’t matter.”

Bernard Haitink

Wednesday, 21 – Friday, 23 March Master Class in Conducting with Bernard Haitink Always at 10.00–13.00 and 15.30–18.30 KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall Ticket prices CHF 30/80 (day pass/course pass) Event nos. 18120−18122/18123 (day pass/course pass)

Festival Strings Lucerne Students of the Master Class Bernard Haitink director Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Symphony in D major, K. 385 Haffner Carl Maria von Weber Overture to the Romantic opera Oberon Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Antonín Dvořák Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 Claude Debussy Ibéria from Images pour orchestre

“Some of my colleagues are very strict: ‘This is how you do it.’ I don’t have any rules. Young people are so different, I try to come to terms with each one of them. You have to find your own path, after all.” Thus Bernard Haitink once explained his credo as an educator. Works by composers from Mozart through Brahms to Debussy are on the Dutch maestro’s agenda for his public master class during the Easter Festival (the eighth he has offered to date): works that have accompanied him throughout his life and that he has conducted repeatedly, immersing himself in them to find fresh depths. The participants in the master class will profit (as will the public) from Haitink’s insights and rich experience – which pose a wide variety of challenges: Debussy’s Images demand a delicate feeling for timbre, while Mozart requires clear ideas about phrasing.

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Wednesday, 21 March Symphony Concert 2 19.30 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Ticket prices CHF 240/200/150/100/60/30 Seating map 1, p. 30 | Event no. 18105

“You know the character of this orchestra after two bars” Riccardo Chailly on the Filarmonica della Scala

Filarmonica della Scala Riccardo Chailly conductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17 Little Russian ca. 36’

Dmitri Shostakovich Three pieces from the opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Op. 29 ca. 7’

Igor Stravinsky Petrushka (1947 version) ca. 36’

Concert Introduction 18.30 KKL Luzern, Auditorium with Susanne Stähr (in German)

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A Russian Easter with Riccardo Chailly. For his performance with the Filarmonica della Scala, the Italian maestro will present a wealth of Russian folk melodies. Some are quoted by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in his Second Symphony, the Little Russian: such as “Down by Mother Volga,” “Spin, O My Spinner,” and “The Crane.” A suite from Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth meanwhile draws on what is perhaps the most tragic chapter in the history of Russian music: in 1936 Stalin decided to attack Shostakovich by pointing to this opera, accusing the composer of harming the public “with noise and cacophony.” But Chailly and his musicians from La Scala will conclude with a spirited trip to the fair in St. Petersburg, where the amorous goings-on of the Russian version of Punch play out as immortalized by Igor Stravinsky’s epochal ballet score Petrushka.

Whether it’s Tchaikovsky’s beguiling melodies, Shostakovich’s progressive soundscapes, or Stravinsky’s witty collage, Russian music is in the finest hands with Chailly on the podium.

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“The piano must sing, not the pianist” Sir András Schiff

Thursday, 22 March Symphony Concert 3 19.30 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Ticket prices CHF 170/150/110/90/60/30 Seating map 2, p. 30 | Event no. 18106

Cappella Andrea Barca Sir András Schiff piano and musical direction Schaghajegh Nosrati piano (Bach) Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Two Pianos in C minor, BWV 1060

ca. 13’

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Serenade in C minor, K. 388 (384a) Nacht Musique ca. 25’

Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto for Two Pianos in C minor, BWV 1062

ca. 14’

Ricercar a 3 and Ricercar a 6 from A Musical Offering, BWV 1079 ca. 14’

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Piano Concerto in C minor, K. 491

ca. 32’

“I’ve always found Bach to be liberating,” says Sir András Schiff: “With him I feel like a fish in water.” Every day he begins practicing with this composer. His agility benefits enormously from it – playing Bach is “refreshment for the body, soul, and mind.” And he is also very interesting for young people, according to Schiff: “Because Bach writes so little in the way of playing instructions – there are hardly any tempi, no dynamic markings, phrasing, articulation – you can express yourself in him and through him.” With the German-Iranian pianist Schaghajegh Nosrati, Schiff has discovered a young Bach performer who inspires him: “She understands and plays this magnificent music with astonishing clarity, purity, and maturity,” he observes. And so he has invited her to perform two of Bach’s double concertos with him and the Cappella Andrea Barca.

And Mozart, another of Schiff’s idols, completes this program entirely focused on the key of C minor: along with the enchanting Nacht Musique for eight winds, Mozart’s only Piano Concerto in this key will be presented.

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Friday, 23 March Symphony Concert 4 19.30 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

“When I hear sounds, I see colors in my mind” Olivier Messiaen

Ticket prices CHF 90/60/30 Seating map 3, p. 31 | Event no. 18108

Ensemble intercontemporain Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI Matthias Pintscher conductor Hidéki Nagano piano Jean-Christophe Vervoitte horn Victor Hanna xylorimba Samuel Favre glockenspiel Ann Veronica Janssens visualization (lighting concept) Olivier Messiaen Des canyons aux étoiles for piano, horn, xylorimba, glockenspiel, and orchestra ca. 100’

This concert has no intermission

Matthias Pintscher

On Tour 16 March | 20.30 Philharmonie de Paris 18 March | 17.00 Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts 21 March | 19.00 Philharmonie de Luxembourg

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Sounds and colors: for Olivier Messiaen, who experienced synesthesia, these belonged inseparably together – which is exactly what made him one of the 20th-century composers most sensitive to timbre. With her lighting design, the British artist Ann Veronica Janssens will explore Messiaen’s ideas of sound and color. The starting point is one of his most expansive scores. Des canyons aux étoiles, written to mark the bicentennial celebration of American independence in 1976, was inspired by the sublime landscape of the state of Utah. In this twelve-movement work, Messiaen guides listeners from the desert to the stars, taking them on a journey to Bryce Canyon National Park – interspersing his nearly 100-minute sonic journey with the songs of more than 80 species of birds. The experience of nature and mystical praise of God are fused into an overwhelming musical spectacle of colors, whose world premiere in 1974 made such an impression that an entire mountain massif was named after the composer: Mount Messiaen in southern Utah.

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“The expression of a childlike, serene temperament” E.T.A. Hoffmann on Beethoven’s C major Mass

Saturday, 24 March Choral Concert 2 18.30 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Ticket prices CHF 240/200/150/100/60/30 Seating map 1, p. 30 | Event no. 18109

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir (Howard Arman chorus master) Mariss Jansons conductor Martin Angerer trumpet Julia Kleiter soprano Gerhild Romberger alto Christian Elsner tenor Florian Boesch bass-baritone Igor Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements ca. 24’

Johann Nepomuk Hummel Trumpet Concerto in E major ca. 18’

Ludwig van Beethoven Mass in C major, Op. 86

ca. 46’

“But my dear Beethoven, what is it that have you done again?” Nikolaus II von Esterházy was indignant. When Beethoven led the world premiere of his C major Mass on 13 September 1807 in Eisenstadt, the Prince posed this memorable question. And it became even clearer in a letter: “The Mass by Beethoven is ridiculous and abominable,” he wrote, infuriated. “I am angry and mortified.”

Noblesse oblige – but clearly not concerned about understanding music. Beethoven himself knew better: the C major Mass was “dear to his heart” as a work of peace in an era given to war. Unlike in the later Missa solemnis, here he puts less focus on music’s overpowering force than on its gentle strength, which moves with immediacy, with elated, unpretentious, pure sounds. Mariss Jansons pairs this rarely played Mass with the E major Trumpet Concerto

by Beethoven’s friend Johann Nepomuk Hummel. And with the Symphony in Three Movements by the great Beethoven admirer Igor Stravinsky.

This concert is under the auspices of the Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL

Concert Introduction 17.30 KKL Luzern, Auditorium with Susanne Stähr (in German)

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Saturday, 24 March Music Theater 21.00 Luzerner Theater

“Talent works, genius creates” Robert Schumann

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Opera Ensemble and Chorus of the Luzerner Theater (Mark Daver chorus master) Lucerne Symphony Orchestra Clemens Heil conductor Marco Štorman director Frauke Löffel set design Sara Schwartz costumes Bert Zander video Clemens Gorzella lighting Laura Schmidt dramaturgy Sebastian Geyer Faust, Pater Seraphicus Rebecca Krynski Cox Gretchen, Una Poenitentium Vuyani Mlinde Mephistopheles Robert Schumann Scenes from Faust An installation oratorio halfway between stage and church premiere A coproduction of the Luzerner Theater Clemens Heil

Additional performances on 2, 6, 8, 12, 14, 20, 22, and 29 April and on 11, 13, and 17 May Introduction 20.15 Luzerner Theater with Brigitte Heusinger (in German)

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“From heaven through the world to hell.” Or from the Luzerner Theater through the Marktplatz to the Jesuitenkirche and back. The audience moves about among these locations, accompanying Faust on his journey from his study to heavenly apotheosis − and roaming along the Faustian path that encompasses the quest for knowledge, ecstasy, and redemption. Written over a period of almost ten years, Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s “Faust” combines elements from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust Parts I and II. In keeping with the Faustian search for meaning, the events are associative and laid out in a fragmentary style, concentrating on the title hero’s gradual decline. Schumann’s musical-theatrical approach to Goethe’s epochal drama is at the same time also his legacy: shortly after completing the score, the composer was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.

“The only thing I ever wanted was to conduct” Mariss Jansons

Sunday, 25 March Symphony Concert 5 17.00 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Ticket prices CHF 240/200/150/100/60/30 Seating map 1, p. 30 | Event no. 18110

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Mariss Jansons conductor Denis Matsuev piano Robert Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 Spring Symphony ca. 32’

Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 ca. 25’

Leonard Bernstein Divertimento for Orchestra ca. 15’

Denis Matsuev

For the Easter Festival’s closing concert, Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra make a seasonal contribution: just in time for the start of spring, they will play Schumann’s Spring Symphony, which he composed at the end of the winter of 1841, as he reported, “in that rush of spring which carries a man away even in his old age, and comes over him anew every year.” Schumann recommended to a conductor friend: “I should like the very first trumpet call to sound as though proceeding from on high and like a summons to awaken.” He added: “If only you could breathe into your orchestra that longing for spring! It was my main source of inspiration when I wrote the work.” Meanwhile, Rachmaninoff’s Paganini Rhapsody, in which the Russian pianist Denis Matsuev will perform, is a work of diabolical virtuosity. And with the Divertimento for Orchestra, Jansons takes part in the worldwide celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein – with a cornucopia of styles, from waltz to samba and blues.

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Aside from this funding source, LUCERNE FESTIVAL is mainly supported by private and corporate sponsors and receives only a small contribution in the form of subsidy from the public sector. The Friends have thus become an indispensable partner of the Festival. But not only is supporting the Festival of today a matter of central concern: they also hope to create a sustainable basis for the artistic activity of tomorrow by fostering such important projects as the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY and LUCERNE FESTIVAL YOUNG. The circle of the Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL offers an opportunity to share in the experience of the Festival in all its variety and to deepen your musical experience through such exclusive events as artist meetand-greets and visits to rehearsals; through the Friends you can moreover make contact with an interesting and international group of like-minded peers.

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World Band Festival Lucerne

Fumetto – International ComixFestival Lucerne, 6 – 14 April 2019 www.fumetto.ch

22 – 30 September 2018 www.worldbandfestival.ch

Luzern LuzernTourismus Tourismus-Tourist -TouristInformation Information| Zentralstrasse | Zentralstrasse5 5| CH-6002 | CH-6002Lucerne Luzern Tel. +41 (0)41 227 17 17 | Fax Tel. +41 (0)41 227 17 18 17 | luzern@luzern.com | www.luzern.com

Useful Information

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Ticketing Information DATES FOR TICKET SALES Easter Festival | 17 – 25 March 2018 Online ticket sales begin on Mail and fax sales begin on Telephone sales begin on

13 November 2017, 12.00 noon (Swiss time) 15 November 2017 17 November 2017, Mon – Fri from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm (Saturdays and Sundays as well when the Festival is underway)

TICKETS & INFORMATION LUCERNE FESTIVAL Ticketing & Visitor Information | P.O. Box | CH–6002 Luzern t +41 (0)41 226 44 80 | f +41 (0)41 226 44 85 ticketbox@lucernefestival.ch | lucernefestival.ch TICKET SALES AT THE BOX OFFICE Ticket Sales Throughout the Year – Across Switzerland As soon as online sales begin on 13 November 2017 at 12.00 noon (Swiss time), you can also obtain your concert tickets for the Easter Festival in person at the ticket windows of our off-site ticket outlets. Please find the addresses of our ticket outlets throughout Switzerland on p. 29.

During the Easter Festival Starting on 21 March, you can purchase tickets daily during the Easter Festival from 10.00 am until the end of the evening concert’s intermission by visiting the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ticket window at the KKL Luzern’s main entrance (on the lake side). This includes tickets for Easter Festival events as well as for events in the 2018 Summer Festival.

Ticket Purchases Directly at the Concert If you decide to attend a concert at the last minute, you can purchase tickets (as available) starting one hour before the concert begins directly at the venue where it takes place.

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Picking Up Tickets That Have Been Ordered Tickets that have been ordered in advance may be picked up starting one hour before the performance begins at the relevant venue.

Duplicates in Case of Ticket Loss When possible, we will provide duplicates for lost concert tickets. Such duplicates are available exclusively at the evening box office for a fee of CHF 10 per order. It is not possible to print duplicates of tickets purchased at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ticket window or at our sales outlets without customer data.

Returning Tickets for Resale For events that are sold out, tickets can be resold on commission. The commission fee is 30% of the purchase price. The costs of the transfer transaction are payable by the recipient. The organizer accepts no liability for the resale of returned tickets. Print@Home-Tickets as well as tickets for which no customer data were stored at the LUCERNE FESTIVAL box office or that were bought at ticket outlets may not be resold.

DISCOUNTS & SPECIAL OFFERS Discounted Tickets for Students and KulturLegi Holders University students, high school students, vocational students, and JTC members up to the age of 29 as well as KulturLegi holders may purchase tickets for CH F 20 starting one hour before the beginning of the performance for events which are not sold out. They must present valid identification. No additional price reductions are possible. Valid identification must also be shown at the entrances to the respective venues. Special student offers can be found at lucernefestival.ch/students.

Bring Your Youngster to a Concert for Free What could be lovelier than introducing young listeners to the enchanting world of classical music? When you a buy a ticket to selected Festival events, you can also receive one free ticket for the same value for your little one. Please note this offer pertains only to tickets in price categories I-III. Information and a list of eligible concerts available at lucernefestival.ch/bring-your-children.

THINGS TO KNOW FOR YOUR CONCERT VISIT Entrance to the Concert Hall The house opens 30 minutes before the beginning of the concert. For events in the KKL’s Lucerne Hall or at one of the venues outside the KKL, if applicable, access will start shortly before the beginning of the event. For the sake of the musicians and the audience, latecomers will not be admitted until intermission or at the discretion of the Concert Hall staff. In certain instances concerts will have no intermission and allow no latecomers. If the concert is missed on account of tardy arrival, tickets will not be refunded.

Audio and Video Recording For all LUCERNE FESTIVAL events, customers are strictly prohibited from making visual or audio recordings, including even for private use. Failure to comply will result in expulsion from the event venue. LUCERNE FESTIVAL makes audio and/or video recordings of certain performances. With the purchase of a concert ticket, the customer understands that LUCERNE FESTIVAL also uses recordings in which it is possible that he or she may appear.

Cloakroom It is mandatory to use the cloakroom in the KKL Luzern, which is free of charge. A limited number of lockers is also available in the cloakroom area. Please note that, for security reasons, bags and other objects that are larger than 40x25x25cm in size must be left in the cloakroom before entering the concert halls.

Information on Wheelchairs The main concert hall of the KKL Luzern has six wheelchair spaces with a good view of the stage, which are available on special terms.

The Festival cannot ensure that accompanying persons will receive a seat in the same price range or in the general vicinity. You can access the KKL Luzern through ground-level doors directly into the foyer, from which elevators give you access to all levels of the building. Wheelchair-accessible restrooms are located near the cloakrooms on the downstairs level. Wheelchair spaces are also available at the other event locations. Should you require help at any event venue, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our local staff is always available to help with questions and problems.

General Terms & Conditions The General Terms & Conditions may be found at lucernefestival.ch.

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Das Abo für Konzertgänger.

Reisen Sie mit dem Passepartout Jahres-Abo das ganze Jahr unbeschwert in Luzern, Obwalden und Nidwalden und profitieren Sie von zusätzlichen Mehrwerten.

Infos erhalten Sie bei den öV-Verkaufsstellen im Tarifverbund Passepartout. www.passepartout.ch/abo

Ticket Outlets Throughout Switzerland BASEL Kulturhaus Bider & Tanner Vorverkaufsstelle Aeschenvorstadt 2 | CH–4010 Basel Mon – Wed and Fri, 9.00 am to 6.30 pm | Thu, 9.00 am to 8.00 pm | Sat, 9.00 am to 6.00 pm Musik Hug Basel Binnigerstrasse 152 | CH–4123 Alschwil Tue – Fri, 10.00 am to 6.30 pm | Sat, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm BERN tonträger music & more Schweizerhofpassage | Spitalgasse 38 | CH–3011 Bern Mon, 1.00 pm to 6.30 pm | Tue – Fri, 9.00 am to 6.30 pm | Sat, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm LUCERNE KKL Box Office (train station entrance) Europaplatz 1 | CH–6002 Luzern Mon – Fri, 9.00 am to 6.30 pm | Sat, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm

SOLOTHURN Central ticket outlet Buchhandlung Säli Ritterquai 4 | CH–4500 Solothurn Mon, 2.00 pm to 6.30 pm | Tue – Fri, 9.00 am to 12.00 noon and 2.00 pm to 6.30 pm | Sat, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm SURSEE von Matt AG Buchhandlung Rathausplatz 2 | CH–6210 Sursee Mon, 1.30 pm to 6.30 pm | Tue – Fri, 7.45 am to 12.00 noon and 1.15 pm to 6.30 pm (Thu to 8.00 pm) | Sat, 8.30 am to 4.00 pm ZURICH Musik Hug Zurich Limmatquai 28–30 | CH–8022 Zürich Mon – Fri, 10.00 am to 6.30 pm | Sat, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm

Musik Hug Luzern Luzernerstrasse 45 | CH–6030 Ebikon Tue – Fri, 10.00 am to 6.30 pm | Sat, 9.00 am to 4.00 pm

With regard to all ticket sales from our sales partners, it is not possible to redeem LUCERNE FESTIVAL vouchers, to print duplicate tickets, or to return tickets for resale.

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Seating Maps Seating map 1 4. Gallery right 3. Gallery right 2. Gallery right 1. Gallery right

4. Balcony 3. Balcony

4. Gallery left 3. Gallery left 2. Gallery left 1. Gallery left

Event Price per Category in CHF

2. Balcony 1. Balcony Front stalls

18105 *, 18109 *, 18110 I

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Organ Loft

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Organ Loft

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Organ Loft

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Note on the seating maps: The organizer reserves the right to release individual sections for sale at a later date.

Updated information on all available seats can be found at lucernefestival.ch.

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Getting There ARRIVAL VIA BUS AND TRAIN: YOUR CONCERT TICKET IS ALSO VALID AS A TRAVEL TICKET!

The parking garages are indicated in the adjacent map; you can find additional information at parking-luzern.ch.

Free rides within the Passepartout System When you visit the Festival you can travel in Lucerne for free: Your concert ticket may also be used on the day of the performance for a free ride to and from the venue within the Passepartout-Zone 10 (2nd class). Valid from 3 hours before the start and up to 3 hours after the end of the performance.

Park & Ride Several train stations outside the City of Lucerne offer Park & Ride for rail travel to Lucerne. The following stations are especially convenient and provide ample parking: Sursee, Rotkreuz, Zug, Wolhusen, Arth-Goldau, and Sarnen.

Arrival and Departure by Train: 40% Rebate in the Swiss Rail Network As a concertgoer you can receive a discount of 40% for 1st or 2nd class for a round trip to Lucerne. (The concert ticket must be presented to the inspector on the train.) With the halffare card, the trip will cost only 30% of the full fare.

This special ticket must be purchased at a Swiss Rail ticket counter, by calling the Rail Service line at 0900 300 300 (CHF 1.19/minute in the Swiss telephone network), or online at the SBB ticket shop (sbb.ch/lucernefestival) before beginning your trip.

Would you like to learn more about Lucerne and its surrounding area?

Are you in need of accommodation?

Tourist Information Tourist Information Luzern Zentralstrasse 5 | CH–6002 Luzern t +41 (0)41 227 17 17 Accommodation Lucerne’s Tourist Office can help you find accommodation.

Central reservations no.: t +41 41 227 17 27 | luzern@luzern.com

ARRIVAL VIA CAR The KKL Luzern is located right next to Lucerne’s main train station. Owing to the parking and traffic situation, we recommend using public transportation during the Festival season. Guests who travel by car are advised to observe the city’s parking guidance system and to take the bus from the parking garages to the KKL Luzern.

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KKL vouchers

For moments that last.

Treat your nearest and dearest to a very special experience – our vouchers allow you to enjoy unique concert moments, gourmet dinners or cocktail evenings at KKL Luzern.

Orders: gutschein@kkl-luzern.ch +41 41 226 79 50 Counter at KKL Luzern:: Mon–Fri 9–18.30, Sat 10–16 kkl-luzern.ch

A Recipe for Music: The KKL Luzern It’s one of the best-sounding locations in the world: the KKL Luzern’s concert hall, created by Jean Nouvel and renowned for its phenomenal acoustics and exquisite architecture alike. This is where the majority of LUCERNE FESTIVAL’s concerts take place.

With a feeling for geometry, forward-looking thinkers in the 19th century had already come to realize what really matters: the sound is best when the concert hall is shaped like a shoebox. The American acoustician Russell Johnson emphasized this even more: from the beginning he understood that a modern concert hall needs to be acoustically variable, that Bach and Bruckner require different sonic environments. The acoustic canopy over the stage, a total of 50 heavy echo chamber structures weighing up to eight tons, plaster reliefs, and all of the materials that are used help to implement the highest level of acoustical quality.

Along with double doors that swallow noise and a ventilation system that operates

well below the threshold of audibility, Russell Johnson established a foundation for what any good acoustical environment requires: the sort of absolute quiet in which sounds are allowed to resonate in all their dynamic range – from the gentlest pianissimo to the mightiest fortissimo.

This fastidious attention to quality extends to the culinary sphere: with their uniquely composed menus, the Restaurant RED (rated 15 points by Gault Millau), the World Café, and the Seebar round out the total experience of the KKL Luzern.

KKL Luzern Europlatz 1 | CH–6005 Luzern t +41 (0)41 226 70 70 info@kkl-luzern.ch | kkl-luzern.ch

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Hotels Hotels rated by hotelleriesuisse (H) / GastroSuisse (G) Ä(Superior) The Hotel Bürgenstock Hotels, Bürgenstock Villa Honegg, Bürgenstock Park Hotel, Vitznau The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt

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041 612 60 00 information@buergenstock.ch 041 618 32 00 info@villa-honegg.ch 041 399 60 60 info@parkhotel-vitznau.ch

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À(Superior) Art Deco Hotel Montana H 041 419 00 00 Astoria G 041 226 88 88 Hermitage Seehotel H 041 375 81 81 Kreuz, Sachseln H 041 660 53 00 Sonnmatt Luzern H 041 375 32 32 Radisson Blu Hotel Luzern H 041 369 90 00 Renaissance Luzern Hotel G 041 226 87 87

info@hotel-montana.ch info@astoria-luzern.ch welcome@hermitage-luzern.ch info@kreuz-sachseln.ch info@sonnmatt.ch info.lucerne@radissonblu.com renaissance.lucerne@ renaissancehotels.com

Õ Ameron Hotel Flora H 041 227 66 66 flora@ameronhotels.com Cascada Hotel H 041 226 80 88 info@cascada.ch Château Gütsch H 041 289 14 14 info@chateau-guetsch.ch Continental-Park H 041 228 90 50 hotel@continental.ch Des Balances H 041 418 28 28 info@balances.ch Grand Hotel Europe H 041 370 00 11 info@europe-luzern.ch Hofgarten H 041 410 88 88 hotel@hofgarten.ch Monopol H 041 226 43 43 mail@monopolluzern.ch Rebstock H 041 417 18 19 hotel@rebstock-luzern.ch Wilden Mann H 041 210 16 66 mail@wilden-mann.ch Birdland Hotel, Sempach-Station H 041 369 81 81 office@birdland-hotel.ch Jagd-Schloss, Merlischachen H 041 854 54 54 info@swiss-chalet.ch Palace Hotel, Bürgenstock H 041 612 60 00 information@buergenstock.ch Parkhotel, Zug H/G 041 727 48 48 info@parkhotel.ch Schloss-Hotel, Merlischachen H 041 854 54 54 info@swiss-chalet.ch Seehotel Kastanienbaum H 041 340 03 40 info@seehotel-kastanienbaum.ch Seehotel Sternen, Horw H 041 348 24 82 info@seehotel-sternen.ch Winkelried, Stansstad H 041 618 23 23 hotel@winkelried.ch

Ã(Superior) Waldstätterhof H 041 227 12 71 info@hotel-waldstaetterhof.ch Hotel Pilatus-Kulm H 041 329 12 12 hotels@pilatus.ch Jugendstilhotel Paxmontana G 041 666 24 00 info@paxmontana.ch Seerausch Hotel, Beckenried H/G 041 501 01 31 info@seerausch.ch Seminarhotel Sempachersee, Nottwil H 041 939 23 23 info@hotelsempachersee.ch Swisshotel Zug, Zug H/G 041 747 28 28 email@swisshotel-zug.ch Zugertor, Zug H 041 729 38 38 info@zugertor.ch

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Tourist Information Luzern Zentralstrasse 5, located in the main Lucerne train station, CH–6002 Luzern | t +41 (0)41 227 17 27

WWW.RENAISSANCE-LUCERNE.CH

WWW.THE-HOTEL.CH

© Peter Fischli/LUCERNE FESTIVAL

Hotel Wilden Mann Luzern Bahnhofstrasse 30 · 6003 Luzern · T +41 41 210 16 66 www.wilden-mann.ch

Music – Dance – Theater … for the entire family featuring music by Béla Bartók, Frédéric Chopin, Edward Elgar, and more 9 March 10 March 11 March 16 March 17 March 18 March

Zentrum Paul Klee Bern Theater Rigiblick Zürich Theater Casino Zug Teatro Dimitri Verscio Lokremise St. Gallen Stadttheater Solothurn

YOUNG PERFORMANCE ON TOUR

NOMOZART – We Are Not Mozart!

Partner Young Performance

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NEXT SWISS TOP EVENT: 29 JUNE – 14 JULY 2018

Partners of Swiss Top Events:

Supporting Organizations Official Rail Carrier

Official Airline

LUCERNE FESTIVAL is member of

AMAG Audi Center Luzern, Car Partner KKL Luzern, Event Partner Luzern Tourismus MetaDesign, Partner in Communication Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Media Partner Tariff Union Passepartout, Partner in Public Transport

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Addresses | Publishing Credits LUCERNE FESTIVAL Hirschmattstrasse 13 | P.O. Box | CH–6002 Luzern t +41 (0)41 226 44 00 | f +41 (0)41 226 44 60 info@lucernefestival.ch | lucernefestival.ch Ticketing & Visitor Information LUCERNE FESTIVAL | P.O. Box | CH–6002 Luzern t +41 (0)41 226 44 80 | f +41 (0)41 226 44 85 ticketbox@lucernefestival.ch | lucernefestival.ch Publisher | LUCERNE FESTIVAL Foundation | lucernefestival.ch Executive and Artistic Director | Michael Haefliger Editing and Content | Susanne Stähr, Malte Lohmann English Language Editor and Translator | Thomas May Design | Isabelle Gargiulo Layout and Execution | Denise Fankhauser Advertising | Bettina Jaggi Printing | Engelberger Druck AG, Stans Image Credits p. 3: photo Geri Born – p. 11, 16, and 22/23: photos Peter Fischli/LUCERNE FESTIVAL – p. 12: photo Wolfgang Lienbacher – p. 13, 15, 18, and 19: photos Priska Ketterer/LUCERNE FESTIVAL – p. 14: photo Simon Fowler/Decca – p. 17: photo Manuela Jans/LUCERNE FESTIVAL – p. 20: photo David Röthlisberger – p. 21: photo Pavel Antonov – p. 37: photo Georg Anderhub/LUCERNE FESTIVAL This program was published in October 2017 and is subject to alteration without prior notice.

Printed prices are subject to correction.

This printed material has been prepared using a sustainable and carbon-neutral process according to the guidelines of FSC® and ClimatePartner.

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ROSENGART COLLECTION LUCERNE The Rosengart Foundation Pilatusstrasse 10

CENTER OF CLASSICAL MODERNISM Unique works by

PICASSO and KLEE The Rosengart Collection, world-class modern art, is comprised of unique groups of works by Picasso and Klee as well as 20 other world-famous masters of the 19 th and 20 th centuries and an impressive show of photos

by David Douglas Duncan on Picasso’s life.

Open daily (incl. holidays) Opening hours: April – October: daily 10 am - 6 pm November – March: daily 11 am - 5 pm

info@rosengart.ch www.rosengart.ch Tel. +41 (0)41 220 16 60 Fax +41 (0)41 220 16 63 Paul Klee: Mountain Village (autumnal) 1934

Offers: Public guided tours in German, Sundays 11.30 am Private tours for groups (also available in English) Photos: David Douglas Duncan

18100-FPO-E

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