Lucerne Festival
lucerne festival one leading international festival world classical music present series classical music festival based lucerne switzerland founded ernest ansermet walter schulthess currently produce three festival per year since michael haefliger executive artistic director festival feature resident orchestra soloist alongside guest performance international ensemble artist central festival take place summer midaugust midseptember offer widely varied range approximately concert related event primarily lucerne culture congress centre kkl designed jean nouvel festival started socalled concert de gala garden richard wagner villa tribschen conducted arturo toscanini formed orchestra member different orchestra soloist around europe swiss festival orchestra schweizerische festspielorchester founded member elite swiss orchestra became central part festival known since internationalen musikfestwochen luzern imf internationale musikfestwochen luzern imf renamed lucerne festival festival feature resident orchestra soloist alongside guest performance international ensemble artist including berlin philharmonic royal concertgebouw orchestra vienna philharmonic bernard haitink annesophie mutter sir simon rattle since annual festival organized around different theme since lucerne festival legally organized foundation since executive artistic director lucerne festival michael haefliger whose contract extended founding lucerne festival orchestra introduced public first time august conductor claudio abbado michael haefliger established link origin lucerne festival legendary concert de gala arturo toscanini gathered celebrated virtuoso era together form unique elite orchestra lucerne festival orchestra comprises internationally acclaimed principal chamber musician music teacher riccardo chailly unique orchestra italian music director riccardo chailly became abbado’s successor summer extended contract end lucerne festival academy founded pierre boulez michael haefliger summer academy member joined leading internationally renowned composer conductor work contemporary score modern classic perform music twentieth twentyfirst century composer wolfgang rihm artistic director academy since contract extended lucerne festival contemporary orchestra lfco new festival orchestra devoted contemporary music founded bring together current former academy student “music future” category lucerne festival show commitment generation tomorrow performing future concert stage soloist orchestra also young audience listening child young people family lucerne festival organized three festival every year due coronavirus pandemic three festival cancelled inaugural spring musical weekend teodor currentzis summer festival weekend fall igor levit patricia kopatchinskaja instead august lucerne festival presented comeback lifemusic tenday “life live” festival lucerne festival orchestra led herbert blomstedt first time may festival communicated new strategy presented three new festival format spring autumn central summer festival future complemented fall lucerne festival forward take place november first time new short festival lucerne festival orchestra starting spring piano festival pianist igor levit announced may largest festival summer festival taking place august september featuring event core festival around symphony concert featuring world’s best orchestra conductor soloist since launched lucerne festival orchestra international star invited artiste étoiles composersinresidence summer festival organized around annual theme recent topic identity childhood power theme summer festival crazy inaugural lucerne festival forward took place november artistically programmatically defined member lucerne festival contemporary orchestra lfco festival moreover actively involved public planning process digital communication channel newly conceived festival orchestra music time composed member international academy network kkl luzern serf festival headquarters “lucerne festival forward” performed throughout city involving age group offered unusual concert format integrated new technology starting lucerne festival orchestra open festival year annually weekend easter direction music director riccardo chailly mendelssohn festival planned first two year coupling composer symphony music contemporary wagner schubert berlioz well role model johann sebastian bach following great success beethoven cycle lucerne festival pianist igor levit curate new piano festival beginning present long weekend may perform also introduce artist friend ensemble musical genre easter festival lucerne festival zu ostern founded took place spring nineday period two week easter lasting palm sunday special focus given sacred music performance held church throughout lucerne well kkl included annual guest performance bavarian radio symphony orchestra choir additionally bernard haitink together lucerne festival string led annual master class young conductor easter festival ended edition piano festival founded took place every november nineday period showcased keyboard virtuoso emerging star mixture recital orchestral concert chamber music ancillary piano offstage program presented series jazz event range lucerne bar restaurant piano festival ended edition official website german english