Lisa Batiashvili and Nikoloz Rachveli take the audience on a journey through eleven cities that are particularly close to Batiashvili’s heart. From Chaplin to Legrand to Piazzolla – classical music meets jazz, tango and film music. The performance is accompanied by an impressive screen projection that brings the stories of the c…

Grand natural soundscapes with star conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande brings shimmering impressionistic colours and virtuoso brilliance to KKL Luzern. Following Frank Martin’s Les Quatre Éléments and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the programme features two landmark works of French Impressionism: Claude Debu…

Ageless, young and wild: “Rising Stars” with discoveries and rarities There is a sense of anticipation in the air whenever the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester presents “Rising Stars”. On the one hand, because this is where audiences may encounter a star of the future. On the other, because the series brings together not only outstanding young m…

Large scale Romanticism in CinemaScope format Chief conductor Michael Sanderling’s promise to develop a “lush and opulent-sounding repertoire” with the full forces of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester is fulfilled twice in our final concert, beginning with the second symphony by Jean Sibelius, which evolves from simple motifs…

Large scale Romanticism in CinemaScope format Chief conductor Michael Sanderling’s promise to develop a “lush and opulent-sounding repertoire” with the full forces of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester is fulfilled twice in our final concert, beginning with the second symphony by Jean Sibelius, which evolves from simple motifs…

Final Concert of the Conducting Week from 22 to 26 September 2026, in connection with the awarding of a one-year assistant conductor position. The Conducting Week and the establishment of the assistant position are made possible by a Swiss foundation.

Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony is the flagship of this season. With this work, Chief Conductor Michael Sanderling sets course for monumental orchestral forces: more than 100 musicians, choir and two soloists come together in a large-scale undertaking of extraordinary dimensions – a journey of around ninety minutes from solemn funeral…

Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony is the flagship of this season. With this work, Chief Conductor Michael Sanderling sets course for monumental orchestral forces: more than 100 musicians, choir and two soloists come together in a large-scale undertaking of extraordinary dimensions – a journey of around ninety minutes from solemn funeral…