More "Debut" concert series Debut © Patrick Hürlimann/Lucerne Festival What do Anne-Sophie Mutter, Sol Gabetta and Christian Tetzlaff have in common? They all performed at Lucerne Festival for the first time in the Debut series.
The orchestra will begin the tour by performing at the Philharmonie Paris, followed the next day by its debut at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg.
In 2016, at the age of ten, Zavidov made his US solo debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in New York. Another milestone was his debut in August 2023 on the main stage of the Festival International de Piano in La Roque d’Anthéron.
Debut in the Schoolhouse Every summer, young soloists from the “Debut” concert series visit Lucerne schools: they play music and talk about what they play.
The Festival presents a diverse array of formats, including symphony concerts, chamber music, recitals, debuts, late night events, and much more. The program for 2026 will be published at the end of January.
Festival Orchestra | Herbert Blomstedt | Martha Argerich Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 Sinfonia eroica (Live recording: Lucerne, August 2020) A belated debut
Two years later, at the summit of his meteoric career, Leon Fleisher made his Lucerne debut – just a few months before he was diagnosed with the “focal dystonia” that made it impossible for him to use his right hand until recent years.
I am very much looking forward to their Debut concert at our Summer Festival,” remarked Michael Haefliger, a jury member and the Executive and Artistic Director of Lucerne Festival.
In addition to the family concerts, five school performances as well as various school visits by world music groups and Debut artists were offered, with around 5,700 schoolchildren from the Lucerne region taking part.
It was 65 years later that the conductor Claudio Abbado and Festival Executive and Artistic Director Michael Haefliger established a connection to this moment of the Festival’s birth and founded the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, which made its public debut in
At the age of 13, she made her debut in Lucerne as part of the “Young Artists” series; this was followed just one year later by her first concert in Salzburg with the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Herbert von Karajan.
The acclaimed Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes will perform Mozart’s darkly dramatic D minor Concerto, while the fast-rising violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian makes his Festival debut with Mendelssohn’s ravishing Violin Concerto.
We promote the next generation of musicians with the Debut concert series, with performances by international youth orchestras and with first-rate prizes. We lay the groundwork with school and education projects.
The winners are additionally given the opportunity to perform in the Debut series at the Summer Festival in Lucerne. This award is conferred jointly by Lucerne Festival, KMHS (Conference of Music Academies in Switzerland), and UBS.
He has given a special focus to young artists by establishing the Debut recital series and programming concerts that feature youth orchestras.
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In addition to the prize money, the winners are given the opportunity to perform in concert with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra during the Summer Festival or in the Debut series.
The violinist Yehudi Menuhin debuts in Lucerne.
The Festival presents a diverse array of formats, including symphony concerts, chamber music, recitals, debuts, late night events, and much more.
Through the Lucerne Festival Academy, various prizes for emerging artists, and the Debut concert series, the Festival offers a platform to outstanding young musicians from around the world.