In the Cathedral of Sound

Riccardo Chailly | 13., 14. & 19.8.

Wed 18 August Recital Igor Levit 1

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Igor Levit piano Beethoven Piano Sonata in E minor, Op. 90 | Piano Sonata in A major, Op. 101 | Piano Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 106 Hammerklavier Sonata Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 41 Event no. 211308

Thu 19 August Lucerne Festival Orchestra 4

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Riccardo Chailly conductor | Denis Matsuev piano Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 | Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Fri 20 August Berliner Barock Solisten

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Berliner Barock Solisten | Reinhard Goebel musical direction | Mathieu Dufour flute | Christoph Hartmann oboe | Reinhold Friedrich trumpet | Roberto González-Monjas violin and viola | Raphael Alpermann harpsichord

“300th Anniversary of the Brandenburg Concertos”

J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1–6, BWV 1046–1051

Ticket prices CHF 200/170/130/90/60/30 Seating map 3, p. 41 Event no. 211310

Sat 21 August Lucerne Festival Orchestra 5

18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor | Yuja Wang piano Mozart Piano Concerto in D minor, K. 466 | Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108 Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 40 Event no. 211311

Clariant Foundation – Theme Sponsor

Yannick Nézet-Séguin |

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | 21.8.

Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 40 Event no. 211309

Sun 22 August Concert Cecilia Bartoli

14.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Cecilia Bartoli mezzo-soprano | Les Musiciens du Prince-Monaco | Gianluca Capuano conductor

“An Afternoon at the Opera”

Program details will be announced at a later date. Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 1, p. 40 Event no. 211312

Cecilia Bartoli | 22.8.

Sun 22 August Schumann Cycle 1

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Michael Sanderling conductor | Steven Isserlis cello Weber Overture to the Romantic opera Der Freischütz, Op. 77 | Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 | Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 (version from 1851, with retouching by Michael Sanderling)

Mon 23 August Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Riccardo Muti conductor | Alice Coote mezzo-soprano Britten Four Sea Interludes from the opera Peter Grimes, Op. 33a | Elgar Sea Pictures, Op. 37 | Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Pathétique Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 3, p. 41 Event no. 211314

Tue 24 August Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Chicago Symphony Orchestra | Riccardo Muti conductor Lyadov The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62 | Stravinsky Concert Suite No. 2 from the fairy-tale ballet The Firebird | Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating Map 3, p. 41 Event no. 211315

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd – Main Sponsor

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra | Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 41 Event no. 211313

Artemis Group/Franke Group – Concert Sponsor

Wed 25 August Schumann Cycle 2

Yuja Wang | 21., 26., 28.8. & 11.9. 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich | Paavo Järvi conductor | Christian Tetzlaff violin Schumann Overture to the opera Genoveva, Op. 81 | Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO1 | Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 Rhenish Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 3, p. 41

Event no. 211316

Thu 26 August Mahler Chamber Orchestra

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Yuja Wang piano and musical direction Rebel Chaos from Les élémens | Purcell Suite from The Fairy Queen | J. S. Bach Piano Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 | Stravinsky Octet for Wind Instruments | Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 Ticket prices CHF 170/150/110/90/60/30 Seating map 3, p. 41 Event no. 211317

Fri 27 August Staatskapelle Berlin

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Staatskapelle Berlin | Daniel Barenboim conductor Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D 485 | Bruckner Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109 Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 1, p. 40 Event no. 211318

KPMG AG – Concert Sponsor

Sat 28 August Mariinsky Orchestra

18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Mariinsky Orchestra | Valery Gergiev conductor | Yuja Wang piano Prokofiev Suite from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60 | Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 | Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 2, p. 40 Event no. 211319

Valery Gergiev | 28. & 29.8.

Sun 29 August Recital Igor Levit 2

11.00 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Igor Levit piano Beethoven Piano Sonata in E major, Op. 109 | Piano Sonata in A-flat major, Op. 110 | Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 111 Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 41 Event no. 211320

Igor Levit | 18. & 29.8.

Sun 29 August Opera The Queen of Spades

18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Mariinsky Orchestra | Valery Gergiev conductor |

Mariinsky Theater Ensemble

Tchaikovsky The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 Opera in three acts. Concert performance Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 2, p. 40 Event no. 211321

Mon 30 August Royal Concertgebouworkest

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Royal Concertgebouworkest | Daniel Harding conductor | Yefim Bronfman piano Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 | Bruckner Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107 Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 3, p. 41 Event no. 211322

Tue 31 August The 12 Cellists

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

Blacher Blues, Espagnola, and Rumba philharmonica | Debussy La cathédrale engloutie | Clair de lune | Dean Twelve Angry Men | Tizol/Ellington Caravan | Simons It,s Raining Skyscrapers, Op. 71, no. 1 | Dębski Cello Animation | Kaiser-Lindemann The 12 in Bossa nova. Variações brasileiras, Op. 36 | Piazzolla Buenos Aires Hora Cero | Revirado | Soledad | Tres minutos con la realidad Ticket prices CHF 120/90/60 Seating map 5, p. 42 Event no. 211323

Kirill Petrenko | 1. & 2.9.

Wed 1 September Berlin Philharmonic 1

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Berlin Philharmonic | Kirill Petrenko conductor Weber Overture to the Romantic opera Oberon | Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes of Carl Maria von Weber | Schubert Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944 Great C major Symphony Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 40 Event no. 211325

Dr. Christoph M. Müller and Sibylla M. Müller – Concert Sponsor

Thu 2 September Berlin Philharmonic 2

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Berlin Philharmonic | Kirill Petrenko conductor | Anna Vinnitskaya piano Rachmaninoff The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 | Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 D-flat major, Op. 10 | Korngold Symphony in F-sharp, Op. 40 Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 40 Event no. 211326

Fri 3 September Opera Partenope

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Les Arts Florissants | William Christie conductor | Sophie Daneman semi-stage design |

Soloists from “Jardin des Voix” Class of 2021

Handel Partenope, HWV 27 Opera in three acts Semi-staged performance Ticket prices CHF 240/200/150/100/60/30 Seating map 3, p. 41 Event no. 211327

Nestlé AG – Concert Sponsor

Sat 4 September Lucerne Festival Academy 3

18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Orchestra of the Lucerne Festival

Academy | Ilan Volkov conductor | Nicolas Hodges piano | Christian Dierstein and Dirk Rothbrust percussion Saunders void for percussion duo and orchestra (Swiss premiere) | Webern Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30 | Stravinsky Movements for piano and orchestra | Webern Symphony, Op. 21 | Stravinsky Variations (Aldous Huxley in memoriam) | Saunders to an utterance for piano and orchestra (world premiere, Roche Commissions) Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 41 Event no. 212314

Roche – Main Sponsor and Partner Lucerne Festival Academy

William Christie | 3.9.

5.9. Juan Diego Flórez | 5.9.

Sun 5 September Concert Juan Diego Flórez

11.00 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Juan Diego Flórez tenor | Sinfonía por el Perú Youth Symphony | Opera arias and orchestral works by Rossini, Verdi, Gounod, and Puccini along with Latin-American songs Ticket prices CHF 240/200/150/100/60/30 Seating map 6, p. 42 Event no. 211328

Clariant Foundation – Theme Sponsor

Sun 5 September Schumann Cycle 3

18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg | Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor Weinberg Adagio from the Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 | Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 Spring Symphony | Ticket prices CHF 170/150/110/90/60/30 Seating map 3, p. 41 Event no. 211330

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla | Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Mon 6 September räsonanz – Donor Concert

18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Bamberg Symphony | Zürcher Sing-Akademie | Jakub Hrůša conductor | soloists Szeghy Requiem for soprano, mezzosoprano, mixed chorus and orchestra after poems by Emily Dickinson, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Rosalía de Castro and texts from the Missa pro defunctis (world premiere) | Srnka move 1-4 for orchestra (Swiss premiere) | Reimann Seven Fragments for Orchestra: in memoriam Robert Schumann | Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73 (concert version) | Kurtág Stele for large orchestra, Op. 33 Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 41 Event no. 211331

Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation – Partner räsonanz – Donor Concert Tue 7 September Recital Anne-Sophie Mutter

Lambert Orkis piano Violin Sonata in F major, Op. 24 Spring Sonata | Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 47 Kreutzer Sonata

Anne-Sophie Mutter |

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Anne-Sophie Mutter violin | Beethoven Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 23 | 7.9.

Ticket prices CHF 240/200/150/100/60/30 Seating map 1, p. 40 Event no. 211332

Wed 8 September London Symphony Orchestra

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall London Symphony Orchestra | Sir Simon Rattle conductor | Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano Adámek Where Are You? for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (Swiss premiere) | Mahler Symphony No. 10 (performing edition by Deryck Cooke) Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 2, p. 40 Event no. 211334

Thu 9 September Vienna Philharmonic 1

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Vienna Philharmonic | Herbert Blomstedt conductor Schubert Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759 Unfinished | Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat major, WAB 104 Romantic Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 38 Event no. 211335

Credit Suisse – Main Sponsor

Herbert Blomstedt | 9. & 10.9.

Thu 9 September Vienna Philharmonic 2

19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Vienna Philharmonic | Herbert Blomstedt conductor Honegger Symphony No. 3 Liturgique | Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 40 Event no. 211336

Credit Suisse – Main Sponsor

Magdalena Kožená & Sir Simon Rattle | 8.9.

Sat 11 September Budapest Festival Orchestra

18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Budapest Festival Orchestra | Iván Fischer conductor | Yuja Wang piano Liszt The Dance in the Village Inn (Mephisto Waltz), S 110, no. 2 | Piano Concerto No. 1 E-flat major, S 124 | A Faust Symphony, S 108 Ticket prices CHF 240/200/150/100/60/30 Seating map 2, p. 40 Event no. 211337

Sun 12 September Opera Falstaff

17.00 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Budapest Festival Orchestra | Iván Fischer conductor | Nicola Alaimo Falstaff | Tassis Christoyannis Ford | Francesco Demuro Fenton | Raúl Jiménez Dr. Cajus | Giovanni Battista Parodi Pistola | Eva Mei Mrs. Alice Ford | Sylvia Schwarz Nannetta | Laura Polverelli Mrs. Meg Page | Yvonne Naef Mrs. Quickly Verdi Falstaff. Commedia lirica in three acts Staged performance Ticket prices CHF 240/200/150/100/60/30 Seating map 2, p. 40 Event no. 211338

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Sun 29 August

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Tchaikovsky The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 Concert performance

Fri 3 September

Les Arts Florissants | William Christie | Sophie Daneman |

Soloists of the “Jardin des Voix” Class of 2021

Handel Partenope, HWV 27. Staged performance

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Sun 22 August

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra | Michael Sanderling | Steven Isserlis Weber Overture to Der Freischütz, Op. 77 | Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 | Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Wed 25 August

Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich | Paavo Järvi | Christian Tetzlaff Schumann Overture to the opera Genoveva, Op. 81 | Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO1 | Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 Rhenish

Tue 7 September

Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg |

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

Weinberg Adagio from the Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 | Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 38 Spring Symphony | Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Lucerne Festival for the Adventurous Concerts Throughout the City

Thu 12 August Award Winners Concert

12.15 Uhr | Lukaskirche

Winners of the Swiss Youth Music Competitions

The final round of the competition will take place in May 2021, after which the prize winners as well as program will be announced.

Ticket prices CHF 20/10 (adults/children) Event no. 213317

Thu 12 August Brass for Africa

17.30 | Europaplatz

Brass for Africa

African melodies and brass classics Free admission

Sat 14 August Quatuor Diotima

16.00 | Hochschule Luzern – Musik

Quatuor Diotima

Nante String Quartet No. 1 Prima materia (world premiere) | Saunders Unbreathed | Beethoven Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, Op. 133 Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 212301

Sun 15 August Basel Sinfonietta

11.00 | KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall Basel Sinfonietta | Baldur Brönnimann conductor | Andreas Grau and Götz Schumacher piano | Fritz Hauser percussion Skrzypczak new work for orchestra (world premiere) | Kurtág/Kurtág, Jr. Zwiegespräch. New version for solo percussion and orchestra by Olivier Cuendet (world premiere of the new version) | Pelzel Lock-in Machine for two MIDI-controlled grand pianos, keyboard, and orchestra (world premiere) Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 212302

Sun 15 August Crazy 1

16.00 | Südpol Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin and actor | Reto Bieri clarinet, actor, and concept | Anthony Romaniuk keyboard instruments and actor | Menʼs chorus

“Out of the Box”

Performances from boxes and artists – with some very beautiful melodies by Chick Corea, Franz Schubert, Alvin Lucier, Igor Stravinsky, and Iannis Xenakis and a film version of Kurt Schwitters’s Ursonate Ticket price CHF 20 Event no. 212303

Tue 17 August Debut Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes

12.15 | Lukaskirche

Winner of the “Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes”

The prizewinner will be selected in December 2020 and the program will subsequently be announced. Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 213305

Credit Suisse – Main Sponsor Thu 19 August Debut Dmitry Smirnov

12.15 | Lukaskirche Dmitry Smirnov violin | Paul Schmidt electronics Reich Violin Phase for violin and electronics | J.S. Bach Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004 | Bartók Sonata for solo violin, Sz 117 Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 213306

Sat 21 August Cosmos Boulez 1

11.00 | Kirchensaal MaiHof

Ensemble of the

Lucerne Festival Academy | Lin Liao conductor Boulez Polyphonie X for 18 instruments (performed twice) | Colţea Orbitor for ensemble (world premiere) | Amarouch new work for ensemble (world premiere) Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 212305

Sat 21 August Cosmos Boulez 2

16.00 | Kirchensaal MaiHof

Arditti Quartet

Boulez Livre pour quatuor. Fourth movement reconstructed by Philippe Manoury and Jean-Louis Leleu (Swiss premiere of the reconstruction) Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 212306

Sun 22 August Cosmos Boulez 3

11.00 | KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Orchestra of the

Lucerne Festival Academy | Lin Liao and David Robertson conductors | Marco Stroppa sound design | IRCAM Boulez Poésie pour pouvoir for tape and three orchestras (performed twice) | Stroppa Come Play With Me for solo electronics and orchestra (world premiere of the new version) Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 212307

Tue 24 August Debut Daniel Ciobanu

12.15 | Lukaskirche Daniel Ciobanu piano Moszkowski Étincelles, Op. 36, no. 6 | Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition | Enescu Carillon nocturne, Op. 18, no. 7 | Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83 | Grünfeld Soirée de Vienne, Op. 56. Concert paraphrase on Johann Strauss waltz motifs from Die Fledermaus and other works Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 213307

Wed 25 August Crazy 2

12.15 | Lukaskirche Michael Engelhardt speaker | Stefan Wirth piano

“Bagatelles”

Beethoven/Hölderlin: A Composed Encounter Beethoven Six Bagatelles for piano, Op. 126 | Hölderlin In lieblicher Bläue blühet and late poems Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 211339