What sounds did St. Frances of Rome hear on her deathbed? This was the question composer-in-residence Lisa Streich asked herself as she viewed a fresco depicting the death of the city’s saint in the Tor de’ Specchi nunnery, in which she is shown ascending to heaven on a carpet of flowers. Streich’s ensemble piece Francesca attempts to provide an answer: with intimations of angelic music resounding above and a piano that morphs into a celestial plucked instrument by means of small motorized devices. For his part, Beat Furrer, an enthusiastic reader, refers not to an image but to texts with ... cold and calm and moving, the title of which echoes the rhythm of a Petrarchan sonnet and quotes an early Joyce novella. Flute, harp, and string trio contrast “images of numbness” with frenzied, wildly upsurging passages. linea dell’orizzonte in turn proves to be a study of the shadow, which doubles, alienates, and distorts (sonic) reality.
Hochschule Luzern – Music, Salquin Concert Hall
Hochschule Luzern – Musik
Konzertsaal «Salquin»
Arsenalstrasse 28a
6010 Luzern-Kriens
Arrival | Parking Facilities
The university is located on the Südpol campus in Lucerne-Kriens in the immediate vicinity of the Südpol Cultural Center, the Lucerne Music School, the orchestra home of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, and the rehearsal hall of the Lucerne Theater. It can be reached by bike and bus from the main Lucerne train station in about 10 minutes.
Arrival by Train & Bus
The Lucerne School of Music is easily accessible by bus. Bus number 14, which travels from Lucerne train station in the direction of Horw Zentrum, will take you to the bus stop “Südpol,” located directly in front of the Hochschule.
Arriving by car
A limited number of short-term parking spaces are available for those arriving by car. Please follow the corresponding signs.
Cloakroom
There is no coat checkroom.
Wheelchair seating
To reserve wheelchair spaces please call our ticket sales office directly at +41 (0)41 226 4480. Wheelchair spaces are always made available as soon as online ticket sales begin but can only be reserved by telephone.
Access to venues | Late admission
The box office opens one hour before concerts at Salquin Hall begin. Doors open approximately 30 minutes before the start of the event.
Gastronomy
As temperatures rise, the Südpol plaza becomes transformed into your favorite end-of-the-workday spot. Refreshing drinks, music, and little culinary delights top off the balmy summer evenings. More Information
