The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester in front of its new home.
Where music falls on fertile ground
Orchesterhaus
Studio, creative center, home
Since 2020, the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester has had its own rehearsal and practice rooms. But the Orchesterhaus has become much more: In addition to orchestra rehearsals, the Orchesterhaus is also home to chamber music concerts and offerings from the Music Education program.
The Orchesterhaus is part of the Südpol campus and a meeting place for music enthusiasts across all generations.
The Orchesterhaus is located on the road joining Lucerne and Kriens, in the immediate vicinity of the newly built Lucerne School of Music, Südpol Lucerne, the Lucerne Theatre and the music school. On the Südpol site, a music campus has come into being that offers fascinating synergies and collaborations. Children can meet teenagers, students can meet professional musicians. This is a unique situation in Lucerne and an unprecedented opportunity for the institutions located on the Südpol campus.
Background to the development of the Orchesterhaus
Thanks to its status as the KKL Luzern’s resident orchestra, the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester plays in one of the world’s best concert halls. However, neither the KKL Luzern nor the Lucerne Theatre has a rehearsal room that is suitable in terms of space and quality. But all visions need time and fertile soil to grow. When the “Luzerner Sinfonieorchester Trust” decided to take over the initiative for construction and sponsorship in 2016, the vision started to become reality.
An architecture competition was held in December 2016. A jury consisting of accredited experts, representatives of the developers, and the municipality of Kriens unanimously chose “Enzmann Fischer & Büro Konstrukt AG” as the winner of the competition. The ground-breaking ceremony took place in summer 2018, and around sixty companies, mostly from the Lucerne region, implemented the architects’ plans. Having moved in during the summer of 2020, the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester will now be able to play in the house for the first time in the 2020/21 season.
Exterior of the orchestra house
Exterior of the orchestra house
Exterior of the orchestra house
Rehearsal room of the orchestra house
Rehearsal room of the orchestra house
Room for new concepts
The Orchesterhaus offers us the opportunity to be hosts ourselves for the first time for offerings within the framework of our Music Education program. We invite children from the age of 0, young people and adults to discover the house for themselves: In special concerts, rehearsal visits, workshops to participate in, or in encounters with the musicians of the orchestra.
Everything about the rooms and the use of the Orchestra House
In addition to the heart of the house, the large rehearsal hall, the Orchestra House has register and individual rehearsal rooms that can also be rented by external parties. Learn more here.
