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    Classical Music for All: Open Air

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra | José Antonio José Antonio Méndez Padrón | Sarah Sarah Willis

    Date and Venue
    Thu 13.08. | 21.00 | KKL Luzern, Europaplatz
    Program
    Egües | Davis | Lombida | Oliva | Bizet | Olivero | Campo | Carrillo | Simons
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    Classical Music for All: Open Air
    Classical Music for All: Open Air
    Havana Lyceum Orchestra | José Antonio José Antonio Méndez Padrón | Sarah Sarah Willis

    Performers

    Program


    “A Cuban-Classical Night”

    Richard Egües     (*1988)
    El bodeguero, arranged for french horn and orchestra by Jorge Aragón

    Joshua Davis (*1983) / Yuniet Lombida (*1989)
    Rondo alla Mambo, based on the finale from Mozart’s Horn Concerto in E-flat major, K. 447

    Ernesto Oliva (*1988)
    En Do pa’ que no na’

    Georges Bizet (1838–1875) / Edgar Olivero (*1985)
    Carmen La Cubana Suite

    Jenny Peña Campo (*1983)
    Samba-Son

    Isolina Carrillo (1907-1996)
    Dos gardenias

    Moisés Simons (1889–1945)
    El manisero, arranged by Jorge Aragón


    Delicious offers around the concert
    A culinary experience to complement your concert

    Look forward to a wide range of culinary delights throughout your concert visit. In addition to the restaurants and bars at KKL Luzern, two food trucks invite you to enjoy a relaxed bite before or after the concert.

    Description

    A first for the Festival: our new Executive and Artistic Director, Sebastian Nordmann, kicks off the Summer Festival by inviting everyone to a big party – free of charge. The acclaimed horn player Sarah Willis and her Havana Lyceum Orchestra bring samba and salsa rhythms, Cuban traditionals, and lively classical arrangements to the Europaplatz – music that invites the audience to join in and enjoy the moment.


    Event Venue

    KKL Luzern, Europaplatz

    Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern
    Europaplatz 1
    CH-6005 Luzern



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