Virtuosity in full force: A calling card to open the season The first concert of the season is, in more ways than one, a calling card for the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. For a start, Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony continues the orchestra’s exploration of large scale late Romantic repertoire under chief conductor Michael Sanderli…

Virtuosity in full force: A calling card to open the season The first concert of the season is, in more ways than one, a calling card for the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. For a start, Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony continues the orchestra’s exploration of large scale late Romantic repertoire under chief conductor Michael Sanderli…

Melancholy and fairytale splendour with solo violin A major attraction of the solo concerto is that the soloist can show off their virtuosity. Yet beyond the showmanship lies an inner world, where the interaction between soloist and ensemble is the very ideal of orchestral chamber music. Robert Schumann’s violin concerto is an excell…

Melancholy and fairytale splendour with solo violin A major attraction of the solo concerto is that the soloist can show off their virtuosity. Yet beyond the showmanship lies an inner world, where the interaction between soloist and ensemble is the very ideal of orchestral chamber music. Robert Schumann’s violin concerto is an excell…

Final concert of the conducting week from November 17 to 20, 2025, in conjunction with the awarding of an assistant conductor position for one year. The conducting week and the establishment of the assistant position are made possible by a Swiss foundation.

Nordic soundscapes in original version Works from the late Romantic period require not only large forces but also the cultivation of an appropriate orchestral sound. In order to develop this, the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester works with different guest conductors according to the repertoire. Since 2011 the orchestra has been working on Nordic …

Nordic soundscapes in original version Works from the late Romantic period require not only large forces but also the cultivation of an appropriate orchestral sound. In order to develop this, the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester works with different guest conductors according to the repertoire. Since 2011 the orchestra has been working on Nordic …

Christmas matinee: request concert with a surprise gift Our Christmas matinee is effectively a request concert. Edvard Grieg’s rousing piano concerto and Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony, filled with the sounds of nature, have become classics of the repertoire, their folkloristic style lending universal appeal. The matinee is also a surprise gift t…

This year, inspired by Charles Dickens’ beloved classic “A Christmas Carol”, a very special surprise awaits you – three ghosts sneak into the KKL concert hall to conjure up the Christmas spirit despite many challenges.

New Year’s Concert with music like sparkling champagne Every year the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester New Year’s concerts prove that it is not only Viennese waltzes that can awaken the sparkling New Year spirit. Yes, there will be echoes of the Viennese tradition this year with Johann Strauss, but two soloists will give it a spectacular twist: T…

New Year’s Concert with music like sparkling champagne Every year the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester New Year’s concerts prove that it is not only Viennese waltzes that can awaken the sparkling New Year spirit. Yes, there will be echoes of the Viennese tradition this year with Johann Strauss, but two soloists will give it a spectacular twist: T…

An exciting lesson in rhetoric with Mozart and Maestro Antonini Chief conductor Michael Sanderling is looking to uphold the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester’s chamber symphony tradition as it moves towards large-scale repertoire. The aim is to “complement long musical lines and endless cantabile with the rhetoric so intrinsic to the music of Moza…