Concert Extras

Dinner after the concert? The Mandarin Oriental Palace, Lucerne offers a menu specially crafted for our festival and featuring a refreshing Festival drink - orders are taken until 10.30pm: Discover here.

A number of restaurants offer late-night dining. You can order food at the following places until the times indicated:

• Art Deco Hotel Montana | bar menu until 00.30 | 041 419 00 00
• Bacio della Mamma | Mon-Sun until 22.00 | 041 227 67 79
• Brasserie Bodu | Mon-Sun until 22.00 | 041 410 01 77
• CAAA by Pietro Catalano | Mon/Thu/Fri/Sat order in advance | 076 767 99 83
• Grand Hotel National | Mon-Sun until 22.00 (Dinner can be served at a later time if ordered in advance) | 041 419 09 09
• Grillrestaurant Ampersand | Tue-Sat until 23.00 | 041 210 10 07
• Hotel Continental Park | Mon-Sun until 23.00 | 041 228 90 50
• Hotel Schweizerhof | Mon-Sun until 23.00, bar menu until 00.00 | 041 410 04 10
• KKL Le Piaf | Sun-Wed until 22.00, Thu-Sat until 23.00 | 041 226 71 00
• KKL Seebar | Mon-Sat until 23.30 | 041 226 73 08
• La cucina | Fri-Sat until 22.15 | 041 226 88 88
• LUZ Seebistro | Mon-Wed until 23.00, Thu-Sat until 00.30, Sun until 22.00 | 079 840 94 28
• Mandarin Oriental Palace | Mon-Sun until 22.30 | 041 588 18 88
• Rathaus Brauerei | Mon-Sat until 22.30, Sun until 21.30 | 041 410 61 11
• Restaurant Ammos | Sun/Mon/Wed/Thu until 21.30, Fri/Sat until 22.30 | 041 240 00 88
• Restaurant Mövenpick | Sun-Thu until 21.00, Fri/Sat until 22.00 | 041 210 62 50
• Restaurant Opus | until 22.00 | 041 226 41 41
• Restaurant Pizzeria Einhorn | Mon-Sat until 21.30 (pizza until 22.00) | 041 410 11 06
• Restaurant Schiff | Mon-Sun until 24.00 | 041 220 22 02
• Restaurant Schlüssel | Thu-Sat until 23.30 | 041 410 05 33
• Restaurant tibits | Mon-Sat until 22.00 | 041 226 18 88
• Ristorante Barbatti | Mon-Sat until 23.00, Sun until 22.00 | 041 410 13 41
• Ristorante il Cortile | Tue-Sat until 23.00 | 041 240 88 00
• Ristorante Mamma Leone | Mon-Fri until 22.00 (pizza until 22.30), Sat-Sun until 22.30 | 041 410 17 91
• Ristorante Pizzeria Weisses Kreuz | Mon-Sun until 22.00 | 041 418 82 20
• Romantik Hotel Wilden Mann | Mon-Sat until 22.00 | 041 210 16 66
• Thai Garden | Sun-Thu until 21.30, Fri-Sat until 22.00 | 041 226 88 88
• Zunfthaus zur Pfistern | Mon-Sat until 22.00, Sun until 21.30 | 041 410 36 50

The list is not exhaustive. To make sure that the restaurant of your choice is actually open, we recommend calling in advance.

Enjoy a culinary intermezzo package without waiting and queuing. You can reserve your refreshments in advance here!

Before the concert or during the intermission, the KKL Luzern Summer Lounge offers drinks and snacks for refreshment: Discover here.

with Susanne Stähr (in German) | KKL Luzern, Auditorium:

• 17. August | 17.30 | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 2
• 18. August | 18.30 | West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
• 20. August | 18.30 | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 4
• 21. August | 16.00 | Die Walküre
• 23. August | 18.30 | Czech Philharmonic
• 24. August | 17.30 | Lucerne Festival Orchestra 5
• 25. August | 17.30 | Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
• 28. August | 18.30 | Berliner Philharmoniker 1
• 30. August | 18.30 | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
• 4. September | 18.30 | Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
• 5. September | 18.30 | Orchestre de Paris
• 6. September | 18.30 | Vienna Philharmonic 1
• 7. September | 18.30 | Vienna Philharmonic 2
• 8. September | 18.30 | Staatskapelle Berlin
• 11. September | 19.30 | Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

Further concert introductions (in German):

• 31. August | 18.30 Uhr | Lucerne Festival Academy 3
  with Lisa Streich and Mark Sattler
• 15. September | 17.30 Uhr | Gurre-Lieder
  with Malte Lohmann

Featuring musicians from the Lucerne Festival Academy in the KKL Luzern’s Concert Hall lounge:

Pop music has its opening act. For our part, we offer a 10-minute pre-concert. Allow us to surprise you!

• 22. August | 19.05 | before the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra concert
• 23. August | 19.05 | before the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra concert
• 25. August | 18.05 | before the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra concert
• 28. August | 19.05 | before the Berliner Philharmoniker concert
• 30. August | 19.05 | before the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra concert
• 4. September | 19.05 | before the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra concert
• 5. September | 19.05 | before the Orchestre de Paris concert
• 6. September | 19.05 | before the Vienna Philharmonic concert

In the KKL Luzern’s Concert Hall lounge, following the afternoon or evening concert:

Do you have questions about what you have just heard? We’ll try to answer them – together with artists who have just appeared onstage.

• 18. August | after the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra concert
• 20. August | after the Lucerne Festival Orchestra concert
• 23. August | after the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra concert
• 25. August | after the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra concert
• 28. August | after the Berliner Philharmoniker concert
• 1. September | after the Cleveland Orchestra concert
• 2. September | after the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra concert
• 5. September | after the Orchestre de Paris concert
• 7. September | after the Lucerne Festival Academy afternoon concert
• 7. September | after the Vienna Philharmonic evening concert
• 8. September | after the Staatskapelle Berlin concert
• 9. September | after the Mahler Chamber Orchestra concert
• 12. September | after the räsonanz - Donor Concert
• 13. September | after the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra concert

In the KKL Luzern lounge, following the evening concert:

Listening in detail: the Critics’ Round Table of Radio SRF 2 Kultur listened closely and share their commentary on the performance.

• 16. August | following the Lucerne Festival Orchestra concert
• 17. August | following the Lucerne Festival Orchestra concert
• 24. August | following the Lucerne Festival Orchestra concert
• 31. August | following the Lucerne Festival Academy concert

What actually goes on at the KKL Luzern during the daytime preceding the evening concerts? Who rehearses? What has to be prepared? We are offering 30-minute backstage specials for a limited number of participants. Registration for this summer is unfortunately already closed.

A look backstage with insights into the KKL Luzern

Learn more about Jean Nouvel’s architectural vision, the interplay of water and light, and the impressive halls. The KKL Luzern offers public tours on selected days: find out more.

Happy Birthday! For 20 years, young musical talents from all over the world have been focusing with a spirit of curiosity on the new at the Lucerne Festival Academy.

Want a souvenir photo? At our selfie station in the foyer, you can capture a souvenir of your Festival day, print out a copy, and take it with you!

Your concert ticket entitles you to a 50% discount at the Rosengart Collection as well as free guided tours of both the Hans Erni Museum and the Richard Wagner Museum.

Details on how to register can be found here.