17. July 2018

Change of Musician

Because of his many commitments, Sir András Schiff will limit himself to performing Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Op. 27, Nos. 1 and 2 during Symphony Concert 4 (the räsonanz Donor Concert) on 20 August.

10. July 2018

Lucerne Festival on tour

The Lucerne Festival Orchestra to spend a week in residence in Shanghai in October 2018, following the ensemble’s appearance at the Teatro alla Scala under Music Director Riccardo Chailly

02. July 2018

Program Piano Festival 2018

Get yourself in the mood by taking a look at our program overview of the 2018 Piano Festival! Tickets go on sale starting 6 August, 12.00 noon (Lucerne time)

28. June 2018

Day by Day 2018

The Day by Day Festival Guide contains information about all of the concerts in the Summer Festival. An overview page allows you to see all events on a given day at a glance.

18. June 2018

Fritz Gerber Award 2018

The saxophonist Sara Zazo Romero, the violinist Alexandre Guy, and the percussionist Thomas Soldati have received the Fritz Gerber Foundation Award.

15. June 2018

INORI Blog

Get a special and an exclusive insight into the one-year project INORI by Karlheinz Stockhausen with interviews, videos and photos.

08. June 2018

Kinderszenen

The theme of this year's Summer Festival is "Childhood." And so our podcast series (available only in German) looks into the lives of the major composers to explore the question of how they spent their childhood.

04. June 2018

Orchestra camp

Lucerne Festival and Superar Suisse to jointly launch an international orchestra camp with 130 children and teenagers at the start of this year's Summer Festival

29. May 2018

Change of Program

Change of Program for Symphony Concert 8 on 24 August 2018: in place of the originally planned Debussy Ravel program, Riccardo Chailly will conduct an all-Ravel concert focused on dance-related works.

28. May 2018

Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky

Riccardo Chailly and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra awaken the musical imagery of both works in a colourful, fresh, and enchanting performance.