Luzerner Sinfonieorchester

As a concertmaster, he has appeared with many leading orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.

Lisa Schatzman gave her first solo performance with an orchestra at the age of six as the youngest pupil of the Hungarian violinist Tibor Varga. Her studies led her to Hagai Shaham at the Rubi…

Next to his performance as second concertmaster at the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Maciej Burdzy also plays as first concertmaster at the Südwestdeutschen Philharmonie Konstanz.

Fióna Kraege grew up in French-speaking Switzerland and comes from an Irish-Swiss family.

Following an exchange year at the High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas (USA), Christina Gallati went on to study at the Lucerne School of Music, and later in Basel.

After playing at the Bavarian State Opera, Vladimir Krasnov came zo Lucerne to join the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester.  

From 2002-2003 she was concertmaster of the Aargau Symphony Orchestra, and played in the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra from 2003-2005. From 2005 on she joined the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester.

While playing at the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Patrizia Pacozzi also plays regularly with Ensemble Modern Frankfurt, in various chamber music ensembles and with the folk music group Rämschfädra.

While playing at the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Ulrich Poschner also plays in different chamber music ensembles.

Eva von Dach was born in Bern, where she completed her school education.

Jonas Erni, born in Neuenkirch, Lucern, completed his school education in Reussbühl in 1994. Since 2015 he is principal second violin and still very much connected to his hometown.

Murielle Chevallier studied at the Bern Konservatorium and the Rostock University of Music and Drama, graduating with a Concert Diploma in 2002.

Antje Davis received her first violin lessons at the age of four at the Robert Schumann Music School in Zwickau.

Reiko Koi originates from Tokyo, Japan. She studied with Yoko Kubo at the Tokyo College of Music from 1994 to 1997 and continued her education with Gunars Larsens (Concert Class with distincti…

Horst Peters studied at the Cologne University of Music with Berta Volmer, and took part in master classes with Max Rostal at the Konservatorium Bern.

Rebekka Trümpler grew up in Stäfa, Zurich and received her first violin lessons from Endre Guran.

Keiko Yamaguchi was born in Tokyo. She studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Art and Music with Takashi Shimizu and later in Basel with Adelina Oprean and Gérard Wyss.

Various awards and scholarships such as the Kiwanis Culture Prize and the A. and F. Rosenberg Scholarship have enabled her to participate in various master classes in Europe and the USA.

As a soloist and chamber musician, he has given concerts and recitals in most European and American countries, in Hong Kong and Japan. In summer 2008 he was Artist in Residence at the Murten C…

Katrin Burger frequently performs chamber music, especially in quartets, and has taken quartet lessons with Walter Levin, Rainer Schmidt, Sebastian Hamann, the Bennewitz and Zemlinsky Quartets…

Since 2003 he has been deputy principal violist of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester.  

Madeleine Burkhalter studied in Winterthur with Rudolph Weber (Orchestral and Teaching Diploma) and then with Hatto Beyerle (Concert Diploma) in Basel.

After obtaining his Master Class Diploma in Munich, Hans Jutz played as a substitute in the Bavarian State Orchestra and Munich Radio Orchestra.

Born into a family of musicians in Poland, Olga Kowalczyk began her musical education at a very early age.

Natascha Sprzagala grew up in Melbourne. She started playing the violin at the age of seven and discovered her special passion for the viola a few years later.

Heiner Reich has made a name for himself as an accomplished cellist and stylistically confident musician whose repertoire ranges from baroque to modern.

The Swiss cellist Sebastian Diezig studied with Pierre-Bernard Sudan, Marc Jaermann and lastly with Thomas Demenga, completing his studies in 2008 with a Soloist Diploma.

Jonas Vischi (1988) studied with Martin Ostertag in Karlsruhe and completed his Master of Solo Performance with Guido Schiefen at the Lucerne School of Music in 2017.

Gregor Albrecht grew up in Brunnen and obtained his school qualifications from the Kantonsschule Kollegium Schwyz. He then began his music studies at the Konservatorium Luzern, where his main …

From 1994 to 1996 he was a member of the Gothenburg Opera Orchestra. Since returning to Switzerland, he has been a member of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester.

David Desimpelaere has been principal double bass with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester since 2018. He has held the same position with the “Orchestra della Svizzera italiana” in Luga…

Since 2005 Petar Naydenov has held the position of principal double bass in the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. Alongside his work as an orchestral musician, he teaches at Zurich University of the Arts.

After graduating as an electrical engineer, Randy Barboza decided to concentrate solely on music. Under Marc-Antoine Bonanomi, he graduated from the Haute Ecole de Musique in Lausanne with a B…

Nikola Major has been playing the deepest of all string instruments since the age of eight. His teachers include Philippe Schnepp and Ruslan Lutsyk in Basel, Bern and Zurich, and Philipp Stube…

Stephan Rohr received his first cello lessons at the age of eight. Aged 19 he changed to the double bass, and after two years of lessons began his double bass studies at the Basel Academy of M…

Born into a family of musicians, Anne-Laure Pantillon began her musical education very early in life. She studied at the Conservatoire de Neuchâtel and the Basel Academy of Music, where she wa…

Theresa Wunderlin gained her first orchestral experience in the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra and the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, among others. Regular guest engagements have taken h…

Since 1997 she is solo oboist in the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and founded “la banda ANTIX” in 2005. Since 2004 she is intensively engaged in baroque oboe and in 2006 she was co-f…

Stojan Krkuleski gained orchestral experience with the Symphony Orchestra of the Serbian Radio and Television, the Opera Orchestra of the National Theatre in Belgrade and as an intern with the…

Regula Schneider studied clarinet at the Konservatorium Zurich (Teaching and Orchestral diplomas with Hansjürg Leuthold) and at the Basel Academy of Music (Soloist Diploma with Hans Rudolf Sta…

Born in Strasbourg on 24 February 1983, Vincent Hering was awarded the gold medal in his home town in 2003. He continued his clarinet studies at the University of Music in Saarbrücken under Ed…

Barış Önel was born in Ankara, where he began his musical education at the Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory with Tahsin Arslan at the age of 11. Further studies took him to the U…

Florian Abächerli received his first horn lessons at the age of nine. After training as a helicopter and CNC mechanic, he studied horn at the Lucerne School of Music with Lukas Christinat, gra…

In early 2003 he graduated with a distinction in his Concert Diploma from Zurich University of the Arts, studying under David Johnson and Glen Borling (natural horn). Philipp Schulze was award…

He studied in Lucerne with Lukas Christinat, graduating with a Master of Arts in Music – Orchestra in summer 2016.

At the age of 16, Dominic Wunderli gained experience as principal trumpet of the Zurich Youth Symphony Orchestra, touring Argentina, South Africa and Italy.

The musician, who grew up in Escholzmatt, first completed his studies as a primary school teacher at the Hitzkirch seminary. His basic musical experience in various fields stems from that time…

Swiss trombonist Jean-Philippe Duay was born in Saint-Aubin in 1983. While still a member of the Zurich Opera orchestra academy in 2004, he was awarded his position in the Luzerner Sinfonieorc…

Before joining the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Simone Maffioletti had the opportunity to play with the greatest orchestras in Italy, most notably the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Orchestra …

The musician, who grew up in Escholzmatt, first completed his studies as a primary school teacher at the Hitzkirch seminary. His basic musical experience in various fields stems from that time…

Born in Escholzmatt, Lucerne, Hans Duss studied wind band conducting part time with Albert Benz at the Lucerne School of Music. Further studies took him to Rex Martin and Arnold Jacobs in Chicago.

Originally from Escholzmatt, Iwan Jenny studied classical percussion with Erwin Bucher at the Lucerne School of Music. He was awarded the highest grade in his teaching and orchestral qualifications.

Ramon Kündig was born and brought up in Schwyz. Much to the alarm of his neighbours, he discovered his enthusiasm for creating various sounds and noises at an early age. In his first drum less…

Marco Kurmann is a member of the 21st Century Orchestra and CRUSMA Percussion Duo. He teaches drum set and classical percussion at the City of Lucerne Music School. In 2000 he won the Swiss Cl…

She has performed as a soloist at festivals including Musica Riva (I), Verbier (CH), as well as with St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Geneva Chamber Orches…