Guest Faculty

Every summer, we invite leading performers of contemporary music as Guest Faculty, including members of the Ensemble intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Klangforum Wien, and Ensemble Musikfabrik. They offer workshops to the young musicians during the Academy and support them in their musical career.

The following musicians are supporting the Lucerne Festival Academy in 2026:

Christoph Sietzen, percussion
Helen Bledsoe, flute | Ensemble Musikfabrik
Martin Adámek, clarinet | Ensemble intercontemporain
Elise Jacoberger, bassoon | Ensemble Musikfabrik
Daniel Ciampolini, percussion
Frédérique Cambreling, harp | Ensemble intercontemporain
Éric-Maria Couturier, violoncello | Ensemble intercontemprain
Uli Fussenegger, double bass | Hochschule für Musik Basel
… and many more