Tactile Pre-Concert Introduction
Lucerne Festival is introducing a tactile pre-concert experience for people with visual impairments and blind individuals ahead of two selected concerts. Before each of these concerts, participants will have the opportunity to touch and feel instruments, sense vibrations, and try them out for themselves. In addition, musicians from the Lucerne Festival Academy will offer a brief musical and thematic introduction to the program of the upcoming concert (in German).
Dates
- Monday, 18 August 2025: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra
- Monday, 25 August 2025: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Time and Venue
- Meeting Point: 6:15 p.m. at the Wagenbach Fountain on Europaplatz (in front of the KKL).
- Tactile Introduction: 6:30–7:10 p.m.
- Concert Start: 7:30 p.m.
- Venue: The workshop will take place in the backstage area of the KKL Lucerne (barrier-free and accessible via elevator).
Prices:
- Tactile Introduction: Free of charge
- Concert Ticket: CHF 20.– with disability ID (IV-Ausweis) or KulturLegi (otherwise regular price applies)
- Concert Ticket for Companions: Regular price
Registration:
The tactile introduction and concert tickets can be booked via email at ticketbox@lucernefestival.ch or by phone through our Guest Services team from Monday to Friday, between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., at +41 41 226 44 00.
Seats are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you wish to be accompanied, a member of our auditorium team – specially trained by the Fachstelle Sehbehinderung Zentralschweiz – can accompany you. This person will meet you at Lucerne train station and accompany you to the KKL Lucerne, directly to your seat. After the concert, you will be accompanied back to the train station. Upon request, and depending on the event’s capacity, your companion may sit next to you in the concert hall and provide you with information about what is happening on stage.
