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    members of the Orchestra

    Lucerne Festival Orchestra © Priska Ketterer/Lucerne Festival
    Lucerne Festival Orchestra © Priska Ketterer/Lucerne Festival

    When this orchestra gets together, it is a true musical celebration! Ever since it was founded in the summer of 2003, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra has featured principals including violinist Kolja Blacher; violists Wolfram Christ and Antoine Tamestit; cellists Jens Peter Maintz, Natalia Gutman, and Julian Steckel; flutists Jacques Zoon and Emmanuel Pahud; clarinetists Sabine Meyer and Alessandro Carbonare; oboists Lucas Macías Navarro and Albrecht Mayer; horn players Alessio Allegrini and Ivo Gass; trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich; trombonist Jörgen van Rijen; timpanist Raymond Curfs; and members of the Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble, the Alban Berg Quartet, the Hagen Quartet, the Leipzig String Quartet, and many more...

    Meet the current members of the orchestra (as of Summer 2024) and learn more about opportunities to support your favourite musician.

    • First Violins
      Gregoy Ahss
      Gregory Ahss Concertmaster | Concertmaster Camerata Salzburg, Concertmaster Lucerne Symphony Orchestra support
      Raphael Christ
      Raphael Christ Concertmaster | First Concertmaster Bochum Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra Mozart support
      Cindy Albrecht
      Cindy Albracht Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Stefan Arzberger
      Stefan Arzberger Leipzig String Quartet support
      Julia Becker
      Julia Becker Concertmaster Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich support
      Isabelle Briner
      Isabelle Briner Swiss Orchestra, formerly Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Alejandro Carreno
      Alejandro Carreño First Concertmaster Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, first violin Simón Bolívar String Quartet, guest Berlin Philharmonic support
      Yun-Jin Cho
      Yun-Jin Cho assistant concertmaster Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra support
      Iris Juda
      Iris Juda Chamber Orchestra of Europe support
      Manuel Kastl
      Manuel Kastl First concertmaster Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg (Staatstheater Nürnberg), Orchestra Mozart support
      May Kunstovny
      May Kunstovny Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Hildegard Niebuhr
      Hildegard Niebuhr-Candan Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Benjamin Peled
      Benjamin Peled Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra support
      Daniel Röhn
      Daniel Röhn support
      Francesco Senese
      Francesco Senese Orchestra Mozart support
      Sayaka Takeuchi
      Sayaka Takeuchi Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich support
      Annette zu Castell
      Annette zu Castell Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Yunna Weber
      Yunna Weber Staatskapelle Berlin support

    • Second Violins
      Korbinian Altenberger
      Korbinian Altenberger Principal Second Violins | Concertmaster Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Professor University for Music Wuerzburg support
      Claudia Christ Orchestra Mozart, Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe support
      Michiel Commandeur
      Michiel Commandeur Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Semion Gavrikov
      Semion Gavrikov Luxembourg Philharmonic support
      Christian Heubes
      Christian Heubes Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Paulien Holthuis Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Maria Kagan
      Maria Kagan Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto support
      Iason Keramidis
      Iason Keramidis Assistant Concertmaster Munich Philharmonic support
      Pawel Kisza
      Pawel Kisza Principal Second Violin Hamburg Symphony Orchestra support
      Naomi Peters
      Naomi Peters Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Johanna Pichlmair
      Johanna Pichlmair Berlin Philharmonic support
      Alexandra Preucil
      Alexandra Preucil Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Peter Riehm Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra support
      Kio Seiler
      Kio Seiler Zurich Chamber Orchestra support
      Irina Simon Renes
      Irina Simon-Renes Principal Second Violin Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra support
      Giacomo Tesini
      Giacomo Tesini Professor Conservatorio di Trento, Orchestra Mozart support
      Katatzyna Wozniakowska
      Katarzyna Wozniakowska Mahler Chamber Orchestra support

    • Violas
      Wolfram Christ Principal Viola | Violist and Conductor
      with the support of: a couple from Lucerne
      Maite Abasolo Candamio
      Maite Abasolo Euskadiko Orkestra support
      Tanja Christ formerly Berliner Philharmoniker support
      Veronika Hagen
      Veronika Hagen Hagen Quartet support
      Julio Lopez
      Julio López Munich Philharmonic support
      Beatrice Muthelet
      Béatrice Muthelet Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Julia Neher Principal Viola Trondheim Symfoniorkester support
      Raphael Sachs
      Raphael Sachs Assistant Principal Viola SWR Symphonieorchester (Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra) support
      Alberto Salomom
      Alberto Salomon Principal Viola Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Professor Conservatorio di Rovigo support
      Chaim Steller
      Chaim Steller Principal Viola Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra support
      Pierre Tourville
      Pierre Tourville Assistant Principal Viola Orchestre Métropolitain support
      Jörg Winkler
      Jörg Winkler Principal Viola Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, formerly Principal Viola Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Sarina Zickgraf Assistant Principal Viola Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich support

    • Cellos
      Massimo Polidori
      Massimo Polidori Principal Cello | Principal Cello Teatro alla Scala support
      Claudia Benker
      Claudia Benker Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin support
      Paolo Bonomini Principal Cello Camerata Salzburg support
      Iseut Chuat
      Iseut Chuat Soloist support
      Stefan Faludi Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Benoit Grenet
      Benoît Grenet Principal Cello Orchestre de Chambre de Paris support
      Sandro Laffranchini
      Sandro Laffranchini Principal Cello Teatro alla Scala support
      Thomas Ruge
      Thomas Ruge Principal Cello Munich Philharmonic support
      Konstanze von Gutzeit Principal Cello Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra support
      Philipp von Steinaecker Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Moritz Weigert Mahler Chamber Orchestra support

    • Basses
      Rick Stotijn
      Rick Stotijn Principal Bass | Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Paolo Borsarelli Professor Conservatorio Statale “Giuseppe Verdi” di Torino support
      Roberto di Ronza formerly Assistant Principal Bass Munich Symphony Orchestra support
      Johane Gonzalez Seijas Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Stepan Kratochvil Munich Philharmonic support
      Burak Marlali Professor Berlin University of the Arts, Principal Bass Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra support
      Axel Ruge Assistant Principal Bass WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne support
      Naomi Shaham Mahler Chamber Orchestra support

    • Flutes
      Jacques Zoon
      Jacques Zoon Principal Flute | Professor Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, formerly Principal Flute Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Chamber Orchestra of Europe support
      Rui Borges Mai
      Rui Borges Maia Orquestra de Câmara Portuguesa (Lisbon), Plural Ensemble (Madrid) support
      Pirmin Grehl
      Pirmin Grehl Professor University of Music Karlsruhe, Professor University of Music Lucerne support
      Maurizio Simeoli
      Maurizio Simeoli Conservatorio di Rovigo, formerly Piccolo Teatro alla Scala support
      Chiara Tonelli
      Chiara Tonelli Mahler Chamber Orchestra support

    • Oboes
      Lucas Macias Navarro
      Lucas Macías Navarro Principal Oboe | Soloist, Professor University of Music Freiburg/Br.
      with the support of: a couple from Lucerne
      Ramón Ortega Quero Principal Oboe | Principal Oboe Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra support
      Diana Heidinger
      Diana Heidinger-Curfs Principal Oboe Deutsche Oper Berlin support
      Miriam Pastor
      Miriam Pastor Cor Anglais | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra support
      Daniel Rodríguez Agúndez ADDA Simfònica Alicante support

    • Clarinets
      Alessandro Carbonare
      Alessandro Carbonare Principal Clarinet | Principal Clarinet Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia – Roma support
      Thomas Holzmann Principal Clarinet | Principal Clarinet Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin support
      Jessica Bessac
      Jessica Bessac Orchestre National de France support
      Jaan Bossier
      Jaan Bossier Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Davide Lattuada
      Davide Lattuada Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra support
      Raphael Schenkel
      Raphaël Schenkel Bass Clarinet Bremer Philharmoniker, Codarts Rotterdam, Artistic Director Klanglabor Hechingen support

    • Saxophone
      Femke Ijlstra
      Femke Ijlstra Professor Codarts Rotterdam, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra support

    • Bassoons
      Matthias Racz
      Matthias Racz Principal Bassoon | Principal Bassoon Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Professor Zurich University of the Arts support
      Guilhaume Santana Principal Bassoon | Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Pierre Gomes
      Pierre Gomes da Cunha Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg, IESM d’Aix-en Provence, Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra support
      Chiara Santi Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Simon van Holen
      Simon van Holen Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra support

    • Horns
      Ivo Gass
      Ivo Gass Principal Horn | Principal Horn Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich support
      Florian Abächerli
      Florian Abächerli Principal Horn Lucerne Symphony Orchestra support
      Jose Asensi Marti
      José Miguel Asensi Martí Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León support
      Adrian Diaz Martinez
      Adrián Díaz Martínez Professor Lübeck Academy of Music, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra support
      Tobias Heimann
      Tobias Heimann NDR Elbhilharmonie Orchester support
      Tobias Huber
      Tobias Huber Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich support
      Paulo Muñoz Toledo Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich support
      Jens Plücker
      Jens Plücker Principal Horn NDR Elbhilharmonie Orchestra, University of Arts Bremen support
      Jonathan Wegloop Mahler Chamber Orchestra support

    • Trumpets
      Reinhold Friedrich
      Reinhold Friedrich Principal Trumpet | Professor Karlsruhe University of Music support
      Noemi Makkos
      Noémi Makkos Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Matthew Sadler Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Stefan Schultz
      Stefan Schultz Principal Trumpet NDR Radiophilharmonie support

    • Trombones
      Jörgen van Rijen
      Jörgen van Rijen Principal Trombone | Principal Trombone Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra support
      Mark Hampson
      Mark Hampson Mahler Chamber Orchestra support
      Daniele Morandini
      Daniele Morandini Principal Trombone Teatro alla Scala support
      Alexander Verbeek
      Alexander Verbeek Principal Trombone Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra support

    • Tuba
      Thomas Keller Staatskapelle Berlin support

    • Timpani
      Raymond Curfs
      Raymond Curfs Principal Timpani Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra support

    • Percussion
      Mathias Friis-Hansen The Royal Danish Orchestra support
      Mark Haeldermans Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra support
      Christian Pilz
      Christian Pilz Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra support
      Gianluca Saveri
      Gianluca Saveri Conservatorio di Musica “Francesco Morlacchi” di Perugia support
      Dirk Wucherpfennig
      Dirk Wucherpfennig Konzerthausorchester Berlin support
      Hans Zonderop
      Hans Zonderop Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra support

    • Harps
      Sarah Christ formerly Vienna Staatsoper, Chamber Musician support
      Sarah Verrue
      Sarah Verrue Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich support

    • Guitar
      Michael Wernick
      Michael Wernicke Freelance Orchestral Musician, Klangforum Heidelberg, ALEPH Guitar Quartet support

    • Mandolin
      Sonja Wiedemer
      Sonja Wiedemer Freelance Musician support

    • Piano
      Enrico Cacciari
      Enrico Maria Cacciari Zurich Opera support