Four strong female voices! In Semafor, one of her last scores, the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, who died in 2023, develops a colorful canvas from “obsessive octave sounds” and “glissando screams” that bring to mind “a busy Manhattan intersection at rush hour” (New York Classical Review). You will also get to encounter three female composers of the younger generation. Yang Song from China aims to transfer folk music elements into a contemporary musical language and was inspired by the overtone singing of the Xhosa people in South Africa. Hannah Kendall, a Briton with South American-Caribbean roots, addresses the suffering of the African diaspora by adding walkie-talkies and jukeboxes to the ensemble sound: in addition to Bible verses, we hear well-known melodies by Mozart, Beethoven & Co. that were composed at the time of the plantation systems. Finally, in frames II, Iranian composer Elnaz Seyedi juxtaposes massive tutti chords with chamber music passages in which the performers are given great creative freedom.
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