Piano Fest 2023 – A look back

"Finale for Four" with Fred Hersch, Mert Yalniz, Johanna Summer, and Igor Levit © Priska Ketterer / Lucerne Festival

"I have seldom experienced such an open, relaxed, tender, and welcoming atmosphere," Igor Levit sums up the first edition of the Piano Fest he curated for Lucerne Festival. Let's look back on four exciting days, during which the pianists Fred Hersch, Johanna Summer, Anna Vinnitskaya, Alexei Volodin, Mert Yalniz and, of course, Igor Levit enchanted their audiences at the KKL Luzern.

Founding Partners: Berthold Herrmann and Mariann Grawe-Gerber