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    Festival Getaway

    Experience two Lucerne Festival concerts at a special price.

    Travel to Lucerne this summer and immerse yourself in the world of Lucerne Festival: enjoy a world-class concert at the KKL Luzern, a balmy summer evening on the shores of Lake Lucerne, and another concert the following day.

    Your “Festival Getaway” combines outstanding musical moments with a relaxed travel getaway – not only on weekends, but on selected dates throughout the entire Festival.

    • Two concerts on consecutive days, with a 5% discount.
    • Perfect for a quick cultural getaway
    • Also available during the week

    Included

    • Digital program booklet
    • Entry into a drawing for one of ten Festival fan packages (scarf, water bottle, hand fan, and cotton bag – one per person)
    • Personal welcome at the entrance for the first five bookings
    • Save 50 % on public transportation tickets

    • Festival Getaway 1 | Sat 15 – Sun 16 August
      Klaus Mäkelä and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra © Manuela Jans/Lucerne Festival
      Klaus Mäkelä and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra © Manuela Jans/Lucerne Festival

      Sat 15.08. | 18.30
      Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Klaus Mäkelä conductor | Augustin Hadelich violin
      Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14 | Stravinsky The Firebird

      So 16.08. | 18.30 Uhr
      Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Jörg Widmann conductor | Michael Engelhardt narrator
      Rihm Tutuguri

    • Festival Getaway 2 | Mon 17 – Tue 18 August
      Yo-Yo Ma © Jason Bell
      Yo-Yo Ma © Jason Bell

      Mon 17.08. | 19.30 Uhr
      West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | Daniel Barenboim conductor | Yo-Yo Ma cello
      Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 | Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 Rhenish

      Tue 18.08. | 19.30 Uhr
      Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Riccardo Chailly conductor | Lukas Sternath piano
      Skrjabin Rêverie, Op. 24 | Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Four symphonic pieces from the opera Aleko, Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 4 and Op. 39, Nos. 2, 6, 7, and 9

    • Festival Getaway 3 | Fri 21 – Sat 22 August
      Ray Chen © Decca Records
      Ray Chen © Decca Records

      Fri 21.08. | 19.30
      Budapest Festival Orchestra | Eva Duda Dance Company | Iván Fischer conductor | Elisabeth Leonskaja piano
      Schubert Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759 Unfinished | Mozart Piano Concerto in C minor, K. 491 | Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin, Sz 73

      Sat 22.08. | 18.30
      Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Jakub Hrůša conductor | Ray Chen violin
      Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 | Strauss An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64

    • Festival Getaway 4 | Sun 23 – Mon 24 August

      Sun 23.08. | 18.30
      Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco | Chorus of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo | Gianluca Capuano conductor | Cecilia Bartoli Orfeo | Mélissa Petit Euridice and Amore
      Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice

      Mon 24.08. | 19.30
      Augustin Hadelich violin | Seong-Jin Cho piano
      Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 | Janáček Violin Sonata | Beach Romance for violin and piano, Op. 23 | Prokofjew Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a

    • Festival Getaway 5 | Wed 2 – Thu 3 September
      Sir Simon Rattle © Priska Ketterer/Lucerne Festival
      Sir Simon Rattle © Priska Ketterer/Lucerne Festival

      Wed 02.09. | 19.30
      Freiburger Barockorchester | Sir Simon Rattle conductor | Isabelle Faust violin
      Schumann Overture to Genoveva, Op. 81 | Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO1 | Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

      Thu 03.09. | 19.30
      Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Manfred Honeck conductor | Alexandre Kantorow piano
      Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

    • Festival Getaway 6 | Sun 6 – Mon 7 September
      Joana Mallwitz © Simon Pauly
      Joana Mallwitz © Simon Pauly

      Sun 06.09. | 19.30
      Vienna Philharmonic | Tugan Sokhiev conductor | Hilary Hahn violin
      Dvořák Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 | Prokofiev Suite from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

      Mon 07.09. | 19.30
      Konzerthausorchester Berlin | Berlin Radio Choir | Joana Mallwitz conductor
      Henze Sinfonia N. 9 for mixed chorus and orchestra

    • Festival Getaway 7 | Tue 8 – Wed 9 September
      Yuja Wang © Julia Wesley
      Yuja Wang © Julia Wesley

      Tue 08.09. | 19.30
      Czech Philharmonic | Semyon Bychkov conductor | Yunchan Lim piano
      Smetana Vltava | Ravel Piano Concerto in G major | Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

      Wed 09.09. | 19.30
      Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Yuja Wang piano and musical direction (Tsafsman) | Teddy Abrams conductor (first half of the concert)
      Copland Appalachian Spring | Barber Piano concerto, Op. 38 | Dukas Fanfare pour précéder “La Péri” | Barber Mutations from Bach | Tsfasman Jazz Suite for piano and orchestra

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