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Dear Music Lovers,

udwig van Beethoven, whose 250th birthday is being celebrated in 2020, shines like a star of good omen over the coming Summer Festival. We will focus on him not only as a composer but also as a political visionary. Beethoven, who was himself stricken by Fate and who endured an era of warfare, believed despite all this in a better future and wanted to give humanity courage to face life through his art. That is why he added to his music all of the ingredients that let the sparks fly: primal rhythms and stirring melodies, fanfares and calls, majestic and triumphant gestures. Beethoven appealed to both the heads and hearts of his audience. He wanted to reach the world: “Be embraced, ye millions!” And: “All humans become brothers.” In our times of social division and polarization, Beethoven’s message is worthier than ever. With the theme of “Joy,” we hope to celebrate that message and through our concerts to activate the feel-good hormones. Naturally, all nine symphonies will be performed – by eight different conductors, including Riccardo Chailly with the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA. Contemporary music will also have a place, with a focus this summer on the refined soundscapes of our composer-inresidence Rebecca Saunders, whose works will be performed by the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY and the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI, among others. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla will help define the programming as “artiste étoile,” the first female conductor to be so featured. And of course you can look forward to the greatest artists in the business: to soloists from Cecilia Bartoli to Anne-Sophie Mutter and Daniil Trifonov and to such stars as Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Kirill Petrenko, Sir Simon Rattle, and Christian Thielemann. But simply have a read for yourself and look forward to the joy of a great Summer Festival in 2020! Yours,

Michael Haefliger Executive and Artistic Director LUCERNE FESTIVAL

Contents

1 Editorial 3 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA 4 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY

5 Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

6 Rebecca Saunders

7 Happy Birthday, Beethoven!

& ALUMNI

“Artiste étoile”

Composer-in-Residence

10 In the Cathedral of Sound Concerts in the KKL Luzern’s “Salle blanche” 18 LUCERNE FESTIVAL for the Adventurous Concerts Throughout the City 20 The Partners of LUCERNE FESTIVAL 24 Foundation Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL

28 The 2020 Subscription Series 37 Ticketing Information 38 Seating Maps 43 Supporting Organizations 44 Addresses | Publishing Credits

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LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

14 August | 18.30 Opening Concert KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly conductor Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

15 August | 18.30 Symphony Concert 1 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA W

hat makes LUCERNE FESTIVAL so unique? First and foremost, the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA has to be mentioned: an orchestra that exists only here and that meets only once a year. Claudio Abbado and Michael Haefliger founded it in 2003 in order to bring top international musicians together to form an ensemble de luxe that could play without the pressures of the normal professional world – for the pure joy of it. This spirit of friendship has been a hallmark from the very beginning and remains characteristic today, inspiring Music Director Riccardo Chailly as well. In 2020, he will continue with his acclaimed Rachmaninoff project – this time, conducting the Second Symphony and the legendary Second Piano Concerto. The programming will also pay tribute to Ludwig van Beethoven during this anniversary year with his First Symphony and one of his piano concertos – for Chailly, who released a groundbreaking Beethoven cycle in 2011, these are works truly dear to his heart. And he will give attention to another of his favorite compositions when he conducts Mahler’s First. The collaboration with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, which last year was so mutually fulfilling, continues as the conductor turns to Beethoven’s Pastoral and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony.

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly conductor | TBA piano Beethoven selected Piano Concerto | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

15 August | 22.00 Late Night 1 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Members of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA The program will be announced at a later date.

20 August | 19.30 Symphony Concert 4 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly conductor | Denis Matsuev piano Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 | Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

22 August | 18.30 Symphony Concert 6 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Sinfonia pastorale | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

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LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY & ALUMNI

22 August | 11.00 Cosmos Boulez 1 KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Lin Liao conductor

Boulez Polyphonie X for 18 instruments | world premieres of two new works

22 August | 22.00 Late Night 2 KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI The program will be announced at a later date.

23 August | 16.00 Cosmos Boulez 3 KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Orchestra of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | David Robertson conductor | Juliet Fraser soprano

Boulez Livre pour cordes | Éclat/Multiples for orchestra | Saunders Nether for soprano and ensemble (Swiss premiere)

29 August | 18.30 Symphony Concert 13 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Orchestra of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Sylvain Cambreling conductor | Nicolas Hodges piano

5 September | 22.00 Late Night 4 KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall Dirk Rothbrust and Christian Dierstein percussion | Marco Blaauw trumpet | Members of the

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI

Saunders dust for percussion ensemble | Neither for six double-bell trumpets (world premieres of the new versions)

6 September | 11.00 Symphony Concert 21 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Orchestra of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI | Ilan Volkov conductor (Saunders) | Dirk Rothbrust and Christian Dierstein percussion | Marco Blaauw trumpet Saunders void for two percussionists and orchestra | Alba for trumpet and orchestra (Swiss premieres) | Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY & ALUMNI

hat’s new in the world of music? Take a look at the concerts planned by the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY, our unique master school for music of the 20th and 21st centuries, to find out. In 2020, the Academy participants will once again offer exciting and adventurous musical experiences. In addition to modern classics by Igor Stravinsky and Anton Webern, they will focus on numerous world premieres, including a new Piano Concerto by composer-in-residence Rebecca Saunders. In Cosmos Boulez, which launches the first in a three-year series of concerts, they will rediscover important works by Academy founder Pierre Boulez that he withdrew during the course of his long career. And the Composer Seminar led by Wolfgang Rihm, the Academy’s Artistic Director, is naturally also an important part of the program. The LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI, an international network of more than 1,200 former Academy students, shows the long-lasting influence of the work that is done here. The Alumni realize projects of their own around the globe and make a return trip to Lucerne every summer. This time they will present ensemble and orchestral music by Rebecca Saunders – and Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du printemps, the scandalous “Big Bang of modern music.”

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“Artiste étoile”

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla “Artiste étoile”

n 2016, when LUCERNE FESTIVAL addressed the question of women’s rights and explored the theme “PrimaDonna,” she was one of eleven maestras who appeared on the podium. Now she returns as “artiste étoile”: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, the exceptional 33-year-old Lithuanian musician, is the first female conductor in the history of the Festival to receive this honor. Together with her City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, of which she has been Music Director since 2016 – succeeding Sir Simon Rattle and Andris Nelsons – she will perform two symphony concerts featuring works by Saint-Saëns, Sibelius, Debussy, and Bartók, as well as Gustav Holst’s indestructible The Planets, a work that has found its way into completely different genres via jazz, pop, and rock versions. In addition, a Late Night concert will offer an opportunity to get to know Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla from an unexpected side: as a singer of Arabic songs on the theme of love. Thanks to the authority she naturally exudes, “Mirga,” as she is often called, captivates listeners. Her interpretations have nothing artificial about them: they are unvarnished, giving the impression of being self-evident and glowing with energy. Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla knows what she wants. And she knows how to get it.

23 August | 18.30 Symphony Concert 7 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor | Gautier Capuçon cello Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 | Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 | Debussy La Mer

24 August | 19.30 Symphony Concert 8 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

29 August | 22.00 Late Night 3 KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla singer and conductor | Vera Klug flute | Frank Stadler violin | Hossam Mahmoud oud Arabic instrumental pieces and songs

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Composer-in-Residence 16 August | 11.00 Chamber Music 1 KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Trio Accanto

Saunders new work for baritone saxophone, piano, and percussion (Swiss premiere)

23 August | 16.00 Cosmos Boulez 3 KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Orchestra of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | David Robertson conductor | Juliet Fraser soprano Saunders Nether for soprano and ensemble (Swiss premiere)

29 August | 11.00 Chamber Music 2 Lukaskirche

Quatuor Diotima Saunders Unbreathed

29 August | 18.30 Symphony Concert 13 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Orchestra of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Sylvain Cambreling conductor | Nicolas Hodges piano Saunders new work for piano and orchestra (world premiere “Roche Commissions”)

30 August | 18.30 Symphony Concert 14 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Royal Concertgebouworkest | François-Xavier Roth conductor | Pekka Kuusisto violin Saunders Still for violin and orchestra (Swiss premiere)

5 September | 22.00 Late Night 4 KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall Dirk Rothbrust and Christian Dierstein percussion | Marco Blaauw trumpet | Members of the

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI

Saunders dust for percussion ensemble | Neither for six double-bell trumpets (world premieres of the new versions)

6 September | 11.00 Symphony Concert 21 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Orchestra of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI | Ilan Volkov conductor | Dirk Rothbrust and Christian Dierstein percussion | Marco Blaauw trumpet Saunders void for two percussionists and orchestra | Alba for trumpet and orchestra (Swiss premieres)

13 September | 11.00 Chamber Music 5 Hochschule Luzern – Musik am Südpol

Students of the Hochschule Luzern – Musik

A Concert Portrait of Rebecca Saunders

Rebecca Saunders Composer-in-Residence

er music introduces sounds that emerge from and vanish back into silence, developing and unfolding in microtonal deviations and with the finest timbral shadings and dynamics. Abrupt, even aggressive gestures of almost physical presence are also part of her soundscapes. The British composer Rebecca Saunders, who lives in Berlin, is a researcher into sounds. She prefers to focus on individual instruments and to collaborate intensively with her performers in order to “put herself in the position of how an instrument is played” before embarking on her actual compositional process. This enables her to try out sonic materials and unusual playing techniques. Saunders will bring some of her favorite musicians to Lucerne: the trumpeter Marco Blaauw, the soprano Juliet Fraser, and the percussionists Dirk Rothbrust and Christian Dierstein. As composer-in-residence at the 2020 Summer Festival, she will be the subject of a career retrospective focusing on works from the past ten years, such as the concertos Still (for violin), Alba (for trumpet), and void (for percussion duo), which will receive their Swiss premieres. Also on the program are world premieres of new scores, including a piano concerto for Nicolas Hodges that is part of the “Roche Commissions” series.

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Beethoven Year 2020

e have chosen the theme of “Joy” for the 2020 Summer LUCERNE FESTIVAL – Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, with its famous “joy” melody in the final movement, is naturally on the agenda. And the works of this “titan” of music history also shape the programming in other ways. Joined by international stars from the classical world, we will celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday with performances of all nine symphonies, plus a special Beethoven Day.

3 September | 19.30 Symphony Concert 18 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Il Giardino Armonico | Giovanni Antonini conductor Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 4 September | 19.30 Symphony Concert 19 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Happy Birthday, Beethoven! 14 August | 18.30 Opening Concert KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

23 August | 11.00 Recital 3 – Piano KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Beethoven Piano Sonata in D major, Op. 28 Pastorale | Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 31, no. 1 | Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 27, no. 1 Sonata quasi una fantasia | Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2 Sonata quasi una fantasia

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly conductor 15 August | 18.30 Symphony Concert 1 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly conductor | TBA piano Beethoven selected Piano Concerto 18 August | 19.30 Recital 1 – Piano KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Igor Levit piano

Beethoven Piano Sonata in D minor, Op. 31, no. 2 The Tempest | Piano Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 22 | Piano Sonata in C major Op. 2, no. 3 | Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 Grande Sonate Pathétique

Igor Levit piano

27 August | 19.30 Symphony Concert 11 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 9 September | 19.30 Symphony Concert 26 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Staatskapelle Dresden | Christian Thielemann conductor

Viano String Quartet

Quatuor Diotima Beethoven String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 in C major, Op. 72a | Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 Sinfonia eroica

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Sinfonia pastorale

Vienna Philharmonic | Gustavo Dudamel conductor

29 August | 11.00 Chamber Music 2 Lukaskirche

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte (“To the Distant Beloved”), Op. 98

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor

6 September | 18.30 Symphony Concert 23 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

30 August | 18.30 Symphony Concert 14 – Beethoven Day KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

22 August | 18.30 Symphony Concert 6 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra | James Gaffigan conductor

19 August | 19.30 Recital 2 – Piano & Voice KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Sir András Schiff piano | Jan Petryka tenor

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Manfred Honeck conductor | Anne-Sophie Mutter violin

Royal Concertgebouworkest | François-Xavier Roth conductor

2 September | 19.30 Symphony Concert 17 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Berlin Philharmonic | Kirill Petrenko conductor | Daniil Trifonov piano Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

10 September | 12.15 Debut 7 Lukaskirche

Beethoven String Quartet in C major, Op. 59, no. 3 12 September | 18.30 Symphony Concert 29 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Monteverdi Choir | Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor | soloists Beethoven Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123

13 September | 17.00 Symphony Concert 30 KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Monteverdi Choir | Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor | soloists Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

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Summer Festival 2020

In the Cathedral of Sound Concerts in the KKL Luzern’s “Salle blanche”

Fri 14 August

Sat 15 August

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly conductor

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly conductor | TBA piano

Opening Concert 18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Beethoven Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43 | Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Ticket prices CHF 350/300/240/170/100/50 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20301 Kühne Foundation – Main Sponsor

Sat 15 August

Family Concert 11.00 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Chorus and Orchestra of the Music Camp of LUCERNE FESTIVAL | Royston Maldoom and Tamara McLorg choreography The program will be announced at a later date. In cooperation with Superar Suisse Ticket prices CHF 20/10 (adults/children) Event no. 20901 Hilti Foundation – Partner Music Camp

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Symphony Concert 1 18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Beethoven selected Piano Concerto | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20303

Sat 15 August

Late Night 1 22.00 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Members of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA The program will be announced at a later date. Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20304

Daniel Barenboim | 16. & 17.8.

Sun 16 August

Symphony Concert 2 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | Daniel Barenboim conductor | Michael Barenboim violin | Kian Soltani cello Brahms Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 102 | Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40 Ticket prices CHF 200/170/130/90/60/30 Seating map 2, p. 36 Event no. 20307

Mon 17 August

Symphony Concert 3 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | Lahav Shani conductor | Daniel Barenboim piano Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 | Ligeti Lontano | Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé

Wed 19 August

Recital 2 – Piano and Voice 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Sir András Schiff piano | Jan Petryka tenor | Ema Nikolovska alto

Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte (“To the Distant Beloved”), Op. 98 | Schumann Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 | Janáček The Diary of One Who Disappeared for tenor, alto, women’s choir, and piano Ticket prices CHF 170/150/110/90/60/30 Seating map 3, p. 37 Event no. 20310

Ticket prices CHF 200/170/130/90/60/30 Seating map 2, p. 36 Event no. 20308

Thu 20 August

Tue 18 August

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly conductor | Denis Matsuev piano

Recital 1 – Piano 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Igor Levit piano

Beethoven Piano Sonata in D minor, Op. 31, no. 2 The Tempest | Piano Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 22 | Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 2, no. 3 | Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13 Grande Sonate Pathétique Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/3 Seating map 4, p. 37 Event no. 20309

Symphony Concert 4 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 | Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20312

Fri 21 August

Symphony Concert 5 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Cecilia Bartoli | 21.8.

Cecilia Bartoli mezzo-soprano | Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco | Gianluca Capuano conductor The program will be announced at a later date. Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20313 Nestlé S.A. – Concert Sponsor

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin | 22.8.

Sun 23 August

Symphony Concert 7 18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Gautier Capuçon | 23.8.

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conductor | Gautier Capuçon cello

Sat 22 August

Symphony Concert 6 18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Sinfonia pastorale | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20316 Kühne Foundation – Main Sponsor

Sun 23 August

Recital 3 – Piano 11.00 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Igor Levit piano

Beethoven Piano Sonata in D major, Op. 28 Pastorale | Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 31, no. 1 | Piano Sonata in in E-flat major, Op. 27, no. 1 Sonata quasi una fantasia | Piano Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2 Sonata quasi una fantasia Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 37 Event no. 20318

Igor Levit | 18. & 23.8.

Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 | Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 | Debussy La Mer

Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 2, p. 36 Event no. 20320

Mon 24 August

Symphony Concert 8 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Tue 25 August

Symphony Concert 9 – räsonanz Donor Concert 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | Susanna Mälkki conductor | Andreas Haefliger piano Saariaho Vista | Ammann The Piano Concerto: Gran Toccata | Sibelius Tapiola, Op. 112 | Nørgård Symphony No. 8 Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 37 Event no. 20324 Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation – Partner räsonanz Donor Concert

Fri 28 August

Symphony Concert 12 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Sir George Benjamin conductor | Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Purcell selected Fantasias. Arranged for string orchestra by Walter Goehr | Ravel Piano Concerto in G major | Benjamin new work (Swiss premiere) | Mozart Symphony in C major, K. 551 Jupiter Ticket prices CHF 170/150/110/90/60/30 Seating map 4, p. 37 Event no. 20330

Sat 29 August

Symphony Concert 13 18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla | 23., 24. & 29.8.

Orchestra of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Sylvain Cambreling conductor | Nicolas Hodges piano

Symphony Concert 10 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Webern Variations for orchestra, Op. 30 | Stravinsky Movements for piano and orchestra | Xenakis Shaar for large string orchestra | Webern Symphony, Op. 21 | Stravinsky Variations (Aldous Huxley in memoriam) | Saunders new work for piano and orchestra (world premiere “Roche Commissions”)

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 | Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 | Orchestral Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 37 Event no. 20703 Roche – Main Sponsor

Wed 26 August

Vienna Symphony | Philippe Jordan conductor | Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider violin

Ticket prices CHF 220/190/150/110/70/30 Seating map 2, p. 36 Event no. 20326 Zurich Insurance Company Ltd – Main Sponsor

Piotr Anderszewski | 24.8.

Thu 27 August

Symphony Concert 11 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra | James Gaffigan conductor | Steven Isserlis cello

Schumann Manfred Overture, Op. 115 | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 | Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Ticket prices CHF 120/100/80/70/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 37 Event no. 20328

Tue 1 September

Symphony Concert 16 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Berlin Philharmonic | Kirill Petrenko conductor

Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1 | Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 | Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20340

Wed 2 September

Symphony Concert 17 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall Kirill Petrenko | 1. & 2.9.

Sun 30 August

Symphony Concert 14 – Beethoven Day 18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Royal Concertgebouworkest | François-Xavier Roth conductor | Pekka Kuusisto violin Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 in C major, Op. 72a | Rihm new work (Swiss premiere) | Saunders Still for violin and orchestra (Swiss premiere) | Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 Sinfonia eroica Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 3, p. 37 Event no. 20337

Mon 31 August

Symphony Concert 15 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 2, p. 36 Event no. 20336 The Adecco Group Foundation – Main Sponsor

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Berlin Philharmonic | Kirill Petrenko conductor | Daniil Trifonov piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37 | Suk Asrael. Symphony in C minor, Op. 27 Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20341 Credit Suisse – Main Sponsor

Thu 3 September

Symphony Concert 18 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

ll Giardino Armonico | Giovanni Antonini conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 | The rest of the program will be announced at a later date. Ticket prices CHF 220/190/150/110/70/30 Seating map 3, p. 36 Event no. 20343

Philippe Herreweghe | 31.8.

Fri 4 September

Symphony Concert 19 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Manfred Honeck conductor | Anne-Sophie Mutter violin

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 | Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20344 KPMG AG – Concert Sponsor

Anne-Sophie Mutter | 4.9.

Daniil Trifonov | 2.9.

Sun 6 September

Symphony Concert 21 11.00 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Sun 6 September

Symphony Concert 23 18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Vienna Philharmonic | Gustavo Dudamel conductor

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 | Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

Sat 5 September

Symphony Concert 20 18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Vienna Philharmonic | Gustavo Dudamel conductor | Winner of the 2020 Credit Suisse Young Artist Award

Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20350 Credit Suisse – Main Sponsor

Gustavo Dudamel | 5. & 6.9.

TBA concerto featuring the prize winner | Stravinsky The Firebird. Fairy-tale ballet in two scenes Ticket prices CHF 320/270/220/150/80/40 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20347 Credit Suisse – Main Sponsor

Mon 7 September

Symphony Concert 24 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

London Symphony Orchestra | Sir Simon Rattle conductor

Ligeti Atmosphères | Wagner Prelude to the opera Lohengrin | Webern Six Pieces for large orchestra, Op. 6 | Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from the opera Tristan und Isolde | Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 2, p. 36 Event no. 20351

Tue 8 September

Symphony Concert 25 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

London Symphony Orchestra | London Symphony Chorus | Sir Simon Rattle conductor | Elsa Dreisig soprano | Elisabeth Kulman alto Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor

Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 2, p. 36 Event no. 20353 Zurich Insurance Company Ltd – Main Sponsor

Sir Simon Rattle | 7. & 8.9.

Christian Thielemann | 9. & 10.9.

Wed 9 September

Symphony Concert 26 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Staatskapelle Dresden | Christian Thielemann conductor | Anja Kampe soprano Weber Overture to the opera Oberon | Strauss Three Hymns, Op. 71 | Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 2, p. 36 Event no. 20354

Thu 10 September

Symphony Concert 27 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Anja Kampe | 9.9.

Fri 11 September

Symphony Concert 28 19.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Munich Philharmonic | Valery Gergiev conductor | Janine Jansen violin

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 | Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Ticket prices CHF 290/240/190/130/70/40 Seating map 2, p. 36 Event no. 20357

Sir John Eliot Gardiner | 12. & 13.9.

Anja Harteros | 10.9.

Sun 13 September

Symphony Concert 30 17.00 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 Ticket prices CHF 220/190/150/110/70/30 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20360

Janine Jansen | 11.9.

Sat 12 September

Symphony Concert 29 18.30 | KKL Luzern, Concert Hall

Orchestre RĂŠvolutionnaire et Romantique | Monteverdi Choir | Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor | Lucy Crowe soprano | Elizabeth DeShong mezzosoprano | Allan Clayton tenor | Morris Robinson bass Beethoven Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123 Ticket prices CHF 220/190/150/110/70/30 Seating map 1, p. 36 Event no. 20358

Summer Festival 2020

LUCERNE FESTIVAL for the Adventurous Concerts Throughout the City

Sun 16 August

Sat 22 August

Trio Accanto

Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Lin Liao conductor

Ensemble of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI

Chamber Music 1 11.00 | KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall Aperghis Trio Funambule | Johnson Plan and section of the same reservoir | new works for saxophone, piano, and percussion by Saunders and Mochizuki (Swiss premieres) Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20305

Tue 20 August Debut 1 12.15 | Lukaskirche

Timothy Ridout viola | Frank Dupree piano

Beethoven Horn Sonata in F major, Op. 17. Arranged for viola by Rudolph Leopold | Schumann Fantasy Pieces Op. 73 | Bowen Sonata for viola and piano No. 2 in F major, Op. 22 Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 20311

Cosmos Boulez 1 11.00 | KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Boulez Polyphonie X for 18 instruments (two performances) | world premiere of two new commissions Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20701

Sat 22 August Cosmos Boulez 2 16.00 | Lukaskirche

Arditti Quartet

Boulez Livre pour quatuor. Fourth movement reconstructed by Philippe Manoury and Jean-Louis Leleu (Swiss premiere of the reconstructed version) Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20315

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Late Night 2 22.00 | KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

The program will be announced at a later date. Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20705

Sun 23 August

Cosmos Boulez 3 16.00 | KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Orchestra of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | David Robertson conductor | Juliet Fraser soprano

Boulez Livre pour cordes | Ã&#x2030;clat/Multiples for orchestra | Saunders Nether for soprano and ensemble (Swiss premiere) Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20702

Tue 25 August

Tue 1 September

Sun 6 September

Daniel Ciobanu piano

Dmitry Smirnov violin

Basel Sinfonietta | Baldur Brönnimann conductor | Andreas Grau and Götz Schumacher piano | Fritz Hauser percussion

Debut 2 12.15 | Lukaskirche

The program will be announced at a later date. Ticket prices CHF 30 Event no. 20323

Thu 27 August Debut 3 12.15 | Lukaskirche

Salomo Schweizer oboe | Petya Mihneva piano

Schumann Three Romances for oboe and piano, Op. 94 | Piazzolla Libertango | Albéniz Aragón, Sevilla and Cataluña from the Suite española, Op. 47 | Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice | Bozza Fantaisie pastorale, Op. 37 | Pasculli Concerto sopra motivi dell’opera “La Favorita” di Donizetti | Donizetti Andante sostenuto

Debut 4 12.15 | Lukaskirche

“Untwisted” J.S. Bach Partita for solo violin in D minor, BWV 1004, interspersed with miniatures by Perle, Gerhard, Veress, Winkelman, Kurtág, and Knox Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 20339

Thu 3 September Debut 5 12.15 | Lukaskirche

Symphony Concert 22 16.00 | KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Pelzel new work for two pianos and orchestra (world premiere) | Kurtág/Kurtág, Jr. Zwiegespräch. New version for percussion and orchestra by Olivier Cuendet (world premiere of the new version) | Skrzypczak new work for orchestra (world premiere) Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20348

Zee Zee piano

Schumann Carnival Scenes from Vienna, Op. 26 | Messiaen Regard de l’Esprit de joie from Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus | Ravel Gaspard de la nuit | Liszt Rhapsodie espagnole (Folies d’Espagne et Jota aragonesa), S 254

Tue 8 September

Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 20327

Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 20342

Sat 29 August

Sat 5 September

Monteverdi Scherzi musicali | Jan Bach Rounds and Dances | Ewald Andante from Quintet No. 3 | MacMillan Adam’s Rib | Koetsier Brass Quintet

Quatuor Diotima | Michael Engelhardt narrator

Dirk Rothbrust and Christian Dierstein percussion | Marco Blaauw trumpet | Members of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI

Chamber Music 2 11.00 | Lukaskirche

Nante new work for string quartet (world premiere) | Saunders Unbreathed | Hölderlin In lieblicher Bläue blühet | Beethoven String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20331

Sat 29 August

Late Night 3 22.00 | KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla singer and conductor | Vera Klug flute | Frank Stadler violin | Hossam Mahmoud oud Arabic instrumental pieces and songs Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20322

Late Night 4 22.00 | KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall

Saunders dust for percussion (world premiere of the new version for percussion ensemble) | Neither for six double-bell trumpets (world premiere of the new version) Ticket price CHF 50 Event no. 20810

Debut 6 12.15 | Lukaskirche

Connaught Brass

Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 20352

Thu 10 September Debut 7 12.15 | Lukaskirche

Viano String Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet in C major, Op. 59, no. 3 | The rest of the program will be announced at a later date. Ticket price CHF 30 Event no. 20355

Sun 13 September

Chamber Music 5 11.00 | Hochschule Luzern – Musik am Südpol

Students of the Hochschule Luzern – Musik | Erik Borgir rehearsal conductor

A Concert Portrait of Rebecca Saunders as part of the opening ceremonies for the Hochschule Luzern – Musik am Südpol Free admission Event no. 20359

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Musical experiences that linger on long afterward: Riccardo Chailly and the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

The Partners of LUCERNE FESTIVAL Main Sponsors Developing content-rich projects in collaboration with leading partners from the business world is a special goal of LUCERNE FESTIVAL. As Main Sponsors, these companies enter into a long-term partnership with the Festival in order to promote the development and implementation of individual artistic concepts. Credit Suisse makes the annual orchestral residency of the Vienna Philharmonic possible. In addition, the Credit Suisse Foundation is dedicated to supporting emerging artists through two awards devoted to the next generation. These are granted annually on an alternating basis: the “Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes 22 LUCERNE FESTIVAL | PREVIEW & SUBSCRIPTION SERIES: SUMMER 2020

Solistes” and the “Credit Suisse Young Artist Award.” The focus of the cooperation with the Kühne Foundation is on supporting the internationally recognized LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA and other selected projects. Roche is a committed partner of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY and grants composition commissions in alternating years as part of the “Roche Commissions” and the “Roche Young Commissions.” The resulting new works are given their premieres during the Summer Festival. The Adecco Group supports the expansion of the Festival’s international presence, espe-

LUCERNE FESTIVAL thanks its Partners for their valued commitment to the 2020 Summer Festival. Main Sponsors

Theme Sponsor

cially the activities of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA in Asia, thus enhancing the worldwide reputation of the Festival. Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (Zurich) has made it a primary goal to enable access to classical music for a broad public. The free “40min” concert series underscores this commitment with numerous events in Lucerne Hall. Theme Sponsor Every summer, LUCERNE FESTIVAL traditionally presents programs rooted in a general theme. In keeping with the 2020 Beethoven Year, this year’s theme will be “Joy.” The topic involves how a concert can be a ritual of joy, a place for collective emotions and for experiencing a sense of connectedness: the performers convey their joy in music to the audience, which in turn partakes in the shared listening experience. The focus will be on works that illuminate the emotion of joy in a wide variety of ways: as in the case of Ludwig van Beethoven, who bases his vision of a brotherhood of all humanity in the final movement of his Ninth Symphony on this emotion. The Clariant Foundation supports LUCERNE FESTIVAL in these endeavors as Theme Sponsor.

Foundation Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL Since its founding in 1966, the Foundation Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL has made supporting the work of one of the world’s most renowned classical music festivals its goal. The moral and financial support that is obtained through this non-profit organization is invaluable for LUCERNE FESTIVAL. The Friends’ contributions, about eight percent of the total budget, are a significant contribution to the Festival’s financial security and sustainability. Aside from this funding source, LUCERNE FESTIVAL is mainly supported by private and corporate sponsors and receives only a small contribution in the form of subsidy from the public sector. The Friends have thus become an indispensable partner of the Festival. But not only is supporting the Festival of today a matter of central concern: they also hope to create a sustainable basis for the artistic activity of tomorrow by fostering such important projects as the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY and LUCERNE FESTIVAL YOUNG. The circle of the Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL offers an opportunity to share in the experience of the Festival in all its variety and to deepen your musical experience through such exclusive events as artist meet-and-greets and visits to rehearsals; through the Friends you can moreover make contact with an interesting and international group of like-minded peers. LUCERNE FESTIVAL is grateful to all of its Friends for their long-standing and loyal support. 24 LUCERNE FESTIVAL | PREVIEW & SUBSCRIPTION SERIES: SUMMER 2020

We would especially like to thank our following patrons:

Sharing the Concert Experience The Young Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL Do you want to immerse yourself more thoroughly in the world of classical music and share your impressions with other people? The Young Friends is a network of young adults up to age 39 who are interested in music and culture. We organize shared trips to the concert hall at reduced ticket prices, which are supplemented with a varied program of related events. You can obtain more information by writing jungefreunde@lucernefestival.ch.

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The 2020 Subscription Series

Looking Forward to a Summer of Music

LUCERNE FESTIVAL means unforgettable concert experiences in a unique Festival atmosphere. Make sure you have your tickets for the international stars of classical music ahead of time with our special summer subscriptions and enjoy a series of concert highlights! COMPLETE LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA SERIES | p. 29 Three first-rate concerts with Riccardo Chailly and Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEETHOVEN! | p. 29 Masterful Performances of All Nine Symphonies WORLD-FAMOUS ORCHESTRAS | p. 30 Four top international ensembles in one of the finest concert halls in the world THE FINEST SYMPHONIC WORKS | p. 30 From Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique to Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony GREAT ART FROM THE KEYBOARD | p. 31 Enjoy three master pianists: Piotr Anderszewski, Daniel Barenboim, and Daniil Trifonov CELEBRATING THE VOICE | p. 31 Mass, oratorio, and a choral symphony: Three masterpieces with chorus SPARKS OF THE DIVINE | p. 32 The subscription series for the Festival theme of “Joy” A BRAHMS FAN? | p. 32 The subscription for Brahms fans – and for anyone who wants to become one

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SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE ADVENTUROUS | p. 33 Classics aren’t the only music WEEKLONG SERIES | p. 33 Enjoy a seven-day stretch of the Festival WEEKEND PACKAGES | p. 34 Four weekends full of music

Information on ordering: The Summer Subscriptions are only for individual customers and may be purchased exclusively for the price categories I–IV. These may be ordered in writing starting now until 5 February 2020 at the latest; the order forms for these can be found in the center of the Summer Preview or online at lucernefestival.ch/abos. Orders will then be processed as of the beginning of December 2019 in the order in which they are received. Orders that are received by us no later than 11 December and that are paid by credit card can be processed in time to be sent for the Christmas holidays. Categories are subject to availability. 28 LUCERNE FESTIVAL | PREVIEW & SUBSCRIPTION SERIES: SUMMER 2020

Complete LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Series

Three first-rate concerts with Riccardo Chailly and Yannick Nézet-Séguin Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20301

Fri, 14.08. | 18.30

Opening Concert LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly (includes ceremony for the official Festival Opening)

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

20303

Sat, 15.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 1 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly | TBA

Beethoven selected Piano Concerto | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

20312

Thu, 20.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 4 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly | Denis Matsuev

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 | Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

20316

Sat, 22.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 6 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Sinfonia pastorale | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

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960

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Happy Birthday, Beethoven!

Masterful Performances of All Nine Symphonies Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20301

Fri, 14.08. | 18.30

Opening Concert LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

20316

Sat, 22.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 6 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Sinfonia pastorale | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

20328

Thu, 27.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 11 Lucerne Symphony Orchestra | James Gaffigan | Steven Isserlis

Schumann Manfred Overture, Op. 115 | Cello Concerto A minor, Op. 129 | Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

20337

Sun, 30.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 14 Royal Concertgebouworkest | François-Xavier Roth | Pekka Kuusisto

Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 in C major, Op. 72a | Rihm new work (Swiss premiere) | Saunders Still for violin and orchestra (Swiss premiere) | Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 Sinfonia eroica

29343

Thu, 03.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 18 Il Giardino Armonico | Giovanni Antonini

Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 | The rest of the program will be announced at a later date.

20350

Sun, 06.09. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 23 Vienna Philharmonic | Gustavo Dudamel

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 | Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

20354

Wed, 09.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 26 Staatskapelle Dresden | Christian Thielemann | Anja Kampe

Weber Overture to the opera Oberon | Strauss Three Hymns, Op. 71 | Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

20360

Sun, 13.09. | 17.00

Symphony Concert 30 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Monteverdi Choir | Sir John Eliot Gardiner | soloists

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

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1.020

The 2020 Subscription Series

World-Famous Orchestras

Four top international ensembles in one of the finest concert halls in the world Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20320

Sun, 23.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 7 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla | Gautier Capuçon

Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 | Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 | Debussy La Mer

20336

Mon, 31.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 15 Royal Concertgebouworkest | Collegium Vocale Gent | Philippe Herreweghe | soloists

Haydn The Creation Hob. XXI:2

20350

Sun, 06.09. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 23 Vienna Philharmonic | Gustavo Dudamel

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36 | Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

20356

Thu, 10.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 27 Staatskapelle Dresden | Christian Thielemann | Anja Harteros

Strauss Selected orchestral lieder | Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Op. 28 | Waltz Sequence No. 1 from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

III

1.220

1.020

820

560

The Finest Symphonic Works

From Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique to Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20316

Sat, 22.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 6 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Sinfonia pastorale | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

20353

Tue, 08.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 25 London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus | Sir Simon Rattle | Elsa Dreisig | Elisabeth Kulman

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor

20357

Fri, 11.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 28 Munich Philharmonic | Valery Gergiev | Janine Jansen

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 | Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

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750

600

410

Great Art from the Keyboard

Enjoy three master pianists: Piotr Anderszewski, Daniel Barenboim, and Daniil Trifonov Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20308

Mon, 17.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 3 West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | Lahav Shani | Daniel Barenboim

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 | Ligeti Lontano | Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé

20321

Mon, 24.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 8 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | CBSO Youth Chorus | Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla | Piotr Anderszewski

Barber Adagio for Strings | Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119 | Holst The Planets, Op. 32

20341

Wed, 02.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 17 Berlin Philharmonic | Kirill Petrenko | Daniil Trifonov

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 | Suk Asrael. Symphony in C minor, Op. 27

III

810

680

540

370

Celebrating the Voice

Mass, oratorio, and a choral symphony: Three masterpieces with chorus Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20336

Mon, 31.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 15 Royal Concertgebouworkest | Collegium Vocale Gent | Philippe Herreweghe | soloists

Haydn The Creation Hob. XXI:2

20353

Tue, 08.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 25 London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus | Sir Simon Rattle | Elsa Dreisig | Elisabeth Kulman

Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor

20358

Sat, 12.09. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 29 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Monteverdi Choir | Sir John Eliot Gardiner | soloists

Beethoven Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123

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390

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The 2020 Subscription Series

Sparks of the Divine

The subscription series for the Festival theme of “Joy” Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20321

Mon, 24.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 8 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | CBSO Youth Chorus | Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla | Piotr Anderszewski

Barber Adagio for Strings | Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz 119 | Holst The Planets, Op. 32

20326

Wed, 26.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 10 Vienna Symphony | Philippe Jordan | Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider violin

Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 | Strauss Don Juan, Op. 20 | Orchestral Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59

20347

Sat, 05.09. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 20 Vienna Philharmonic | Gustavo Dudamel | winner of the 2020 Credit Suisse Young Artist Award

TBA concerto featuring the prize winner | Stravinsky The Firebird. Fairy-tale ballet in two scenes

20360

Sun, 13.09. | 17.00

Symphony Concert 30 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Monteverdi Choir | Sir John Eliot Gardiner | soloists

Beethoven Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

III

1.050

890

710

500

A Brahms Fan?

The subscription for Brahms fans – and for anyone who wants to become one Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20307

Sun, 16.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 2 West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | Daniel Barenboim | Michael Barenboim | Kian Soltani

Brahms Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 102 | Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

20340

Tue, 01.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 17 Berlin Philharmonic | Kirill Petrenko

Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1 | Mendelssohn Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 | Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

20351

Mon, 07.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 25 London Symphony Orchestra | Sir Simon Rattle

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810

680

540

370

Subscription for the Adventurous Classics aren’t the only music

Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20324

Tue, 25.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 9 – räsonanz Donor Concert Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | Susanna Mälkki | Andreas Haefliger

Saariaho Vista | Ammann The Piano Concerto: Gran Toccata | Sibelius Tapiola, Op. 112 | Nørgård Symphony No. 8

20330

Fri, 28.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 12 Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Sir George Benjamin | Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Purcell selected Fantasias | Ravel Piano Concerto in G major | Benjamin new work (Swiss premiere) | Mozart Symphony in C major, K. 551 Jupiter

20703

Sat, 29.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 13 Orchestra of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY | Sylvain Cambreling | Nicolas Hodges

III

410

350

270

230

Weeklong Series

Experience a seven-day stretch of the Festival Are you wild about festivals? With our Weeklong Series you become your own festival director and devise a program uniquely tailored to your desires while discovering the full variety of LUCERNE FESTIVAL – from emerging stars to the legendary masters, from the Baroque to music of today, from early mornings till late in the night. You can find the order form for the Weeklong Series at the center of the Summer Preview.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Decide on your own start date for your Festival week. ● Choose a minimum of 5 concerts all of which take place within a period of 7 days. ● Give us a list of at least two additional alternative concerts in case particular events are no longer available. We’ll contact you if your desired concerts are unavailable. ●

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The 2020 Subscription Series

Weekend Packages Five weekends full of music 1st Weekend Package (from CH 240)

Categories | Ticket Prices (CHF)

No.

Date | Time

Event

20303

Sat, 15.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 1 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly | TBA

Beethoven selected Piano Concerto | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

20307

Sun, 16.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 2 West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | Daniel Barenboim | Michael Barenboim | Kian Soltani

Brahms Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 102 | Strauss Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40

III

520

440

350

240

III

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610

490

350

III

460

390

300

220

III

640

540

440

300

III

510

430

340

240

2nd Weekend Package (from CH 350) No.

Date | Time

Event

20316

Sat, 22.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 6 LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Sinfonia pastorale | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

20318

Sun, 23.08. | 11.00

Recital 3 – Piano Igor Levit

20320

Sun, 23.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 7 Sibelius Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 | Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla | Gautier Capuçon Debussy La Mer

3rd Weekend Package (from CH 240) No.

Date | Time

Event

20330

Fri, 28.08. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 12 Mahler Chamber Orchestra | Sir George Benjamin | Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Purcell selected Fantasias | Ravel Piano Concerto in G major | Benjamin new work (Swiss premiere) | Mozart Symphony in C major, K. 551 Jupiter

20337

Sun, 30.08. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 14 Royal Concertgebouworkest | François-Xavier Roth | Pekka Kuusisto

4th Weekend Package (from CH 300) No.

Date | Time

Event

20344

Fri, 04.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 19 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Manfred Honeck | Anne-Sophie Mutter

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 | Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

20350

Sun, 06.09. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 23 Vienna Philharmonic | Gustavo Dudamel

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 | Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100

5th Weekend Package (from CH 240) No.

Date | Time

Event

20357

Fri, 11.09. | 19.30

Symphony Concert 28 Munich Philharmonic | Valery Gergiev | Janine Jansen

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 | Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14

20358

Sat, 12.09. | 18.30

Symphony Concert 29 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique | Monteverdi Choir | Sir John Eliot Gardiner | soloists

Beethoven Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123

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Ticketing Information Members of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL Circle of Friends and subscribers can purchase concert tickets and/or summer subscriptions starting immediately. Complete details of the Summer Festival program will be published at the end of February 2020. Tickets for the Summer Festival go on sale to the general public beginning in March. DATES FOR TICKET SALES

Summer Festival | 14 August – 13 September 2020 Online ticket sales begin on 23 March 2020, 12.00 noon (Swiss time) Mail and fax sales begin on 25 March 2020 Telephone sales begin on 25 March 2020, Mon – Fri from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm and from 1.30 to 5.00 pm (Saturdays and Sundays as well when the Festival is underway) Information on Wheelchairs The main concert hall of the KKL Lucerne has six wheelchair spaces available on special terms. Wheelchair spaces are also available at the other event locations. The Festival cannot ensure that accompanying persons will receive a seat in the same price range or in the general vicinity. Our staff members from Visitor Services are happy to advise when you are ordering tickets! Duplicates in Case of Ticket Loss When possible, we will provide duplicates for lost concert tickets. Such duplicates are available exclusively at the evening box office for a fee of CHF 10 per order.

Returning Tickets for Resale For events that are sold out, tickets can be resold on commission. The commission fee is 30% of the purchase price. The costs of the transfer transaction are payable by the recipient. The organizer accepts no liability for the resale of returned tickets. General Terms & Conditions The General Terms & Conditions may be found at lucernefestival.ch.

Seating Maps Seating Map 1 Event 4. Gallery right 3. Gallery right 2. Gallery right 1. Gallery right

4. Balcony 3. Balcony

4. Gallery left 3. Gallery left 2. Gallery left 1. Gallery left

Summer Festival

20301

2. Balcony 1. Balcony

Price per Category in CHF

Front stalls

Stage Front stalls Gallery right

Organ Loft

20303 20312* 20316* 20340 20341 20344 20347 20350

20313

20358 20360

350

320

290

220

300

270

240

190

III

240

220

190

150

170

150

130

110

100

Please note the alternative seating map for the organ loft for events marked by *.

Front stalls Gallery left

Note on the seating maps: The organizer reserves the right to alter particular sections or the seating plan.

*Events with alternative seating map

Seating Map 2 Event 4. Gallery right 3. Gallery right 2. Gallery right 1. Gallery right

4. Balcony 3. Balcony

4. Gallery left 3. Gallery left 2. Gallery left 1. Gallery left

Summer Festival

20336*

20320* 20321* 20351* 20353* 20354* 20356* 20357*

20326*

20307* 20308*

200

2. Balcony Price per Category in CHF

1. Balcony Front stalls

Stage Front stalls Gallery right

Organ Loft

Front stalls Gallery left

*Events with alternative seating map

36 LUCERNE FESTIVAL | PREVIEW & SUBSCRIPTION SERIES: SUMMER 2020

320

290

220

270

240

190

170

III

220

190

150

130

150

130

110

Please note the alternative seating map for the organ loft for events marked by *. Note on the seating maps: The organizer reserves the right to alter particular sections or the seating plan.

Seating Map 3 Event 4. Gallery right 3. Gallery right 2. Gallery right 1. Gallery right

4. Balcony 3. Balcony

4. Gallery left 3. Gallery left 2. Gallery left 1. Gallery left

Summer Festival Price per Category in CHF

2. Balcony 1. Balcony Front stalls

20337*

20343*

20310

290

220

170

240

190

150 110

III

190

150

130

110

Please note the alternative seating map for the organ loft for events marked by *. Note on the seating maps: The organizer reserves the right to alter particular sections or the seating plan.

Stage Front stalls Gallery right

Organ Loft

Front stalls Gallery left

*Events with alternative seating map

Seating Map 4 Event 4. Gallery right 3. Gallery right 2. Gallery right 1. Gallery right

4. Balcony 3. Balcony

4. Gallery left 3. Gallery left 2. Gallery left 1. Gallery left

2. Balcony

Price per Category in CHF

1. Balcony Front stalls

Stage Front stalls Gallery right

Organ Loft *Events with alternative seating map

Summer Festival

Front stalls Gallery left

20330*

20309* 20318* 20324* 20328* 20703* 20811*

170

120

150

100 80

III

110

Please note the alternative seating map for the organ loft for events marked by *. Note on the seating maps: The organizer reserves the right to alter particular sections or the seating plan.

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COMPLETE LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA SERIES Enjoy a subscription to three unforgettable concerts with Riccardo Chailly and Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Fri 14 August

Thu 20 August

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 | Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly | Denis Matsuev

Sat 15 August

Sat 22 August

Beethoven selected Piano Concerto | Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 Sinfonia pastorale | Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Riccardo Chailly | Pianist TBA

Info: lucernefestival.ch

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA | Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Please see p. 28 for detailed information on all of our subscription series

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Official Airline

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AMAG Audi Center Luzern, Car Partner Egon Zehnder KKL Luzern, Event Partner Luzern Tourismus MetaDesign, Partner in Communication Radio SRF Kultur, Media Partner Ringier AG, Media Partner

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