Spring 2026

The work of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra isn’t limited to the summer. Since 2022, the ensemble has been drawing classical music fans from around the world to Lucerne each spring as well. One week before Easter, on Palm Sunday weekend, the musicians present a three-day music festival. Each year, they shine a spotlight on a particular composer through a mix of orchestral and chamber concerts. In 2022 and 2023, the five symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn were paired with works by important contemporaries. For the past two editions, which were conducted by Riccardo Chailly, Pablo Heras-Casado, Rafael Payare, and Franz Welser-Möst, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra offered fresh perspectives on selected symphonies and concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven.

The program for 2026 will be announced at the end of November.