Experience the Festival

In collaboration with Lucerne Festival, the Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne is offering an exclusive package. For stays of three nights or more at The Heritage or the Waldhotel by Bürgenstock, one ticket of your choice for Lucerne Festival is included per person per stay. The concerts in Lucerne can be easily reached via the Bürgenstock Railway and the MS Bürgenstock catamaran across Lake Lucerne. The resort’s spa area is open to guests during their stay.

We will provide information about the special offers at the Mandarin Oriental Palace, Lucerne, at a later date.

The KKL Luzern offers a range of culinary options to enhance your concert visit. Whether you’re looking for a seasonal menu, an aperitif, dessert, or intermission service, the gastronomic offerings are tailored to the timing of the concerts so as to allow you to enjoy your meal before, during, or after the performance. Various arrangements are available to accompany your concert evening, from a reserved intermezzo during intermission to a multi-course menu with accompanying beverages.

with Susanne Stähr (in German) | KKL Luzern, Auditorium:

• 16. August | 17.30 | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 2
• 17. August | 18.30 | West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
• 19. August | 18.30 | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 3
• 20. August | 18.30 | Recital Lang Lang
• 23. August | 17.30 | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 4
• 29. August | 18.30 | Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie 1
• 30. August | 18.30 | Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie 2
• 31. August | 19.30 | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 1
• 1. September | 18.30 | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 2
• 3. September | 18.30 | Berliner Philharmoniker 2
• 5. September | 18.30 | Vienna Philharmonic 1
• 6. September | 18.30 | Vienna Philharmonic 2
• 8. September | 18.30 | Les Arts Florissants
• 9. September | 18.30 | Recital Igor Levit
• 11. September | 18.30 | Munich Philharmonic
• 12. September | 16.00 | Siegfried

Further concert introductions:

• 17. August | 15.00 | Portrait Boulez & Stroppa 1
  with Irvine Arditti, Marco Stroppa and Mark Sattler
• 23. August | 20.00 | Lucerne Festival Academy 2
  with the composers and Mark Sattler (in English)
• 26. August | 18.30 | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 6
  with Malte Lohmann
• 27. August | 18.30 | räsonanz – Donor Concert
  with Unsuk Chin, Robin de Raaff and Mark Sattler
• 13. September | 20.00 | Inori
  with Winnie Huang and Mark Sattler

Post-Concert Talk: In the KKL Luzern’s Concert Hall lounge, following the evening concert (in German)

• 16. August | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 2 | with Isabelle Faust
• 19. August | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 3 | with Beatrice Rana
• 23. August | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 4 | with musicians of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra
• 26. August | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 6 | with Seong-Jin Cho
• 29. August | Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie 1 | with Augustin Hadelich
• 2. September | Berliner Philharmoniker 1 | with musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker

the Critics’ Round Table of Radio SRF 2 Kultur: In the KKL Luzern lounge, following the evening concert

• 30. August | Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie 2

Music is hope! Reaffirming that idea in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Fukushima, Japan, in 2011, Lucerne Festival’s Executive and Artistic Director Michael Haefliger, concert agent Masahide Kajimoto, star architect Arata Isozaki, and artist Sir Anish Kapoor created the world’s first-ever inflatable concert hall: the Ark Nova. The spectacular pink and aubergine design echoes a snail shell: a place of comfort and warmth. Ark Nova opened its doors in Japan in 2013, giving the victims of the tsunami hope and new perspectives. We are now continuing this tradition: from 4 to 14 September, the “New Ark” will come to Lucerne for the first and only time. It will be in operation on the Lidowiese, right next to Lake Lucerne, in front of the Swiss Museum of Transport. The colorfully varied program that will be presented there ranges from classical to folk and pop – music for everyone in a relaxed atmosphere. Enjoy an artistic experience that appeals to the senses and let yourself be inspired.

Take a look behind the scenes – and inside a gigantic sound machine. To mark the 25th anniversary of the KKL Lucerne’s Goll Organ, with its 4,387 pipes, we are offering two exclusive tours Simon Hebeisen, Managing Director of the organ-building firm Orgelbau Goll. Over the 45-minute tour, you will learn fascinating details about how the instrument works as well as its history. You’ll even have an opportunity to stand on the organ loft.

Number of participants: max. 20 people

Want a souvenir photo? At our selfie station in the foyer, you can capture a souvenir of your Festival day, print out a copy, and take it with you!

Your concert ticket entitles you to a 50% discount at the Rosengart Collection as well as free guided tours of both the Hans Erni Museum and the Richard Wagner Museum.

Details on how to register can be found here.