“Symphonic Jukebox”

• Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO)
• Joseph Sieber conductor and host

By request! The Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) moves from the KKL into Lucerne’s Old Town and transforms into a live jukebox. You help decide what gets played. The repertoire prepared for these four interactive concerts ranges from Vivaldi and Beethoven to Smetana’s Vltava and Dukas’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. And, in keeping with the Festival theme, it also includes music by Gershwin, Bernstein, and John Adams. Conductor Joseph Sieber serves as host, guiding you through the program.

In the Streets: City Stage
Step outside! The music doesn’t happen only at the KKL – it’s taking over all of Lucerne. For six days, from 25 to 30 August, “In the Streets: City Stage” brings the whole city to life with music. We’ve reimagined this “festival within the Festival” to integrate it more closely with our main program. Doreen Ketchens, America’s “Queen Clarinet,” traces the origins of jazz in the melting pot of New Orleans – and so do the Dixie-Ramblers, a Swiss marching band. A yellow hot-air balloon lands in Lucerne, doubling as a pop-up installation and a miniature concert hall. Sound walks along the Musegg Wall sharpen our ears for the city’s diverse soundscape. A percussion quartet captivates with Minimalist rhythms. And the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) becomes a “Symphonic Jukebox.”