Hard to believe: the Venetian Antonio Vivaldi composed almost 500 concertos, for a huge variety of solo instruments – 27 of them for cello and strings. An infinitely rich store of Baroque music – even if some, such as Igor Stravinsky, have mockingly said that Vivaldi wrote the same concerto 500 times. This cannot be the case, gi…

Nachtkonzert / Night Concert Jesuitenkirche Luzern | 10 pm (included in ticketprize, please bring ticket along) Choir Prague Philharmonic Choir Conduction Lukáš Vasilek   Antonín Dvořák In Nature’s Realm | 12 ’ Bohuslav Martinů (1890 ‒ 1959) Four Songs of the Virgin Mary | 11 ’ Petr Eben (1929 ‒ 2007) Cantico delle Creature | 5 ’  …

  The second part of our Dvořák celebration is dedicated to a single work, the Requiem. A powerful, expansive choral work whose performance, under chief conductor Michael Sanderling, gains immensely by the participation of the world-renowned Prague Philharmonic Choir. It could hardly be more authentic. Despite Dvořák’s deep piety…

As you know, Julia Fischer is a brilliant violinist, an exceptional performer who can be entrusted with anything – even Britten’s violin concerto, which still rather lags behind the popular Romantic warhorses in the public’s favour. Wrongly so, as Julia Fischer proves with panache. She lovingly shapes Britten’s canti…

As you know, Julia Fischer is a brilliant violinist, an exceptional performer who can be entrusted with anything – even Britten’s violin concerto, which still rather lags behind the popular Romantic warhorses in the public’s favour. Wrongly so, as Julia Fischer proves with panache. She lovingly shapes Britten’s canti…

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 …