Piano Festival November Program

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1 Piano Festival November 2017 Program

2 Dear Music Lovers, W Michael aefliger Executive and Artistic Director LUCERNE FESTIVAL WE LOVE NOTES AS MUC AS WE LOVE NUMBERS. IS TAT MUSIC TO YOUR EARS? >> Discover our commitment to music at juliusbaer.com/sponsoring henever Claude Debussy sat down at the piano, he knew how to enchant his audience. Never have I heard more beautiful piano playing, recalled the Englishwoman Louisa Liebich. The pianist Maurice Dumesnil spoke of the loveliest piano sound he ever encountered: ow was he capable of producing that? I noticed that he sometimes stretched his fingers to the point where they were almost flat, especially for gentle chord sequences. e stroked the keys and didn t attack them vertically but rather skimmed over them, observed Dumesnil. In piano playing, as in life in general, a variety of roads can lead to one s goal. And so the Piano Festival in Lucerne again offers a vast spectrum of techniques, playing styles, and interpretations. For this year s edition, we ve assembled a first-class, fivestar roster of artists for you to enjoy. It s literally an A-plus piano festival featuring five capital A s : Piotr Anderszewski, Leif Ove Andsnes, Martha Argerich, Kit Armstrong, and Yulianna Avdeeva. And there will be no shortage of pianistic bliss with the magnificent Russian virtuosos Evgeny Kissin and Daniil Trifonov. Nor with their colleagues Gabriela Montero, Sophie Pacini, and the sisters Güher and Süher Pekinel. And if you re interested in glimpsing the future of the keyboard field, you won t want to miss the three Debut concerts presenting Christopher Park, Aglaia Graf, and Beatrice Rana. On the eve of the Debussy year of 2018, when the music world pays homage to the 100th anniversary of his death, we will eplore the roots and influences that shaped this French composer during our Day of the Keyboard, whose theme is Roads to Debussy. We ll also acknowledge modern music with an omage to Claudio Abbado. And we haven t forgotten to include jazz in the offerings, both in a large-scale context (with the Orchestra of LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI and Andreas Schaerer) and in a totally relaxed setting, after the concerts, in Lucerne s loveliest bars during Piano Off-Stage. We re indeed looking forward to a spectacular Piano Festival this fall! Warm regards, Julius Baer is the leading Swiss private banking group and present in some 50 locations worldwide. From Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Guernsey, ong Kong, London, Lucerne, Lugano, Monaco, Montevideo, Moscow, Mumbai, Nassau, Singapore to Zurich (head office). 3

3 Piano Festival November 2017 Sat A Introduction KS Piano Concert 1 with Susanne Stähr (in German) The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Vladimir Jurowski Martha Argerich p. 11 Fri Day of the Keyboard Mozart, Schumann, Mendelssohn Sun KS Day of the Kit Armstrong p A Lecture (in German) p. 13 Keyboard 1 Piano Lecture KS Day of the Sophie Pacini p KS Day of the Yulianna Avdeeva p. 15 Keyboard 2 Keyboard 3 Mon Tue Thu Wed KS Recital 1 Gabriela Montero p. 22 with Susanne Stähr (in German) p. 23 Schumann, Liszt 9.30 SC Masterclass in Piano SC Masterclass in Piano Final Concert A p. 16 Schumann, Shostakovich, Chick Corea, improvisations Participants in the Master Class Ferenc Rados p LK Christopher Park p. 18 Piano Lecture 2 Daniil Trifonov Mompou, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, et al. Participants in the Master Class Ferenc Rados p. 29 Participants in the Master Class p. 29 Lecture (in German) p. 24 Martin Meyer KS Piano Duo Güher and Süher Pekinel p. 19 Masterclass 9.30/ SC in Piano Participants in the Master Class Ferenc Rados p LK Aglaia Graf p. 20 with Susanne Stähr (in German) p KS Recital 4 Leif Ove Andsnes p LS ildegard Lernt Fliegen Orchestra of LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI Mariano Chiacchiarini p. 26 Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker Stanley Dodds Mojca Erdmann Jean-Frédéric Neuburger p. 27 with Susanne Stähr (in German) p. 28 Jazz Sibelius, Widmann, Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin The Big Wig Sun Beethoven, Liszt, Neuwirth, Stravinsky Debut 2 Beatrice Rana Debut 3 Young and Old Masterclass 9.30/ SC in Piano Debut LK J.S. Bach, Debussy, Chopin p. 17 Piano Off-Stage p. 29 Chopin, Debussy, Schumann, Saint-Saëns Lluís Coloma Alessandro d Episcopo Addison Frei Maurice Imhof Olaf Polziehn Ayako Shirasaki Rossano Sportiello Tommy Weiss LS Opening of A Introduction KS Recital 2 4 Sat Images and Sounds. What Matters in Debussy Interpretation Participants in the Master Class Ferenc Rados A Introduction KS Recital 3 Couperin, Alkan, Debussy, Vierne Martin Meyer Masterclass 9.30/ SC in Piano Mozart, Debussy, Infante, Ravel LS omage to Claudio Abbado Rihm, Schumann, Žuraj A Introduction KS Piano Concert 2 Festival Strings Lucerne Piotr Anderszewski Daniel Dodds Mozart, aydn, Salieri Mozart, andel, Graf, Beethoven, Ginastera Evgeny Kissin Beethoven, Rachmaninoff Venues: KKL Luzern: A Auditorium KS Concert all LS Lucerne all LK Lukaskirche SC St. Charles all, Meggen 5

4 Susanne Krauss, Neda Navaee, Christine Schneider LUCERNE FESTIVAL thanks its Partners for their valued commitment t0 the 2017 Piano Festival. Main Sponsor Grants and Subsidies Kanton Luzern Stadt Luzern Piano Festival The Day of the Keyboard Roads to Debussy Sunday 19 November 2017 with Kit Armstrong, Yulianna Avdeeva, Sophie Pacini, and a lecture by Martin Meyer A very special thanks is owed as well to the Foundation Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL, which is an indispensable partner in implementing our program. 7

5 Organization onorary Board Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation Dr. Othmar Frei, Provost Reto Wyss, President of the Government of the Canton of Lucerne Beat Züsli, Mayor of the Town of Lucerne Board of Trustees of LUCERNE FESTIVAL Dr. iur. ubert Achermann, Chairman Otto Wyss, Treasurer Peter Eckert Markus ongler Isabelle Welton Christian Casal Dr. Rolf Dörig Dr. Christoph Franz Mario Greco Alexandre F. Jetzer-Chung Dr. Ursula Jones-Strebi Walter B. Kielholz Prof. Dr. Alois Koch Urs Rohner Prof. Klaus Schwab Reto Wyss Beat Züsli Committee member onorary Chairman Jürg R. Reinshagen Foundation Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL Board of Trustees Dr. iur. ubert Achermann, Chairman Otto Wyss, Treasurer Elisabeth Oltramare Dr. Michel Stadlin Corinna von Schönau-Riedweg Team Valentina Rota, Executive Director Claudia Cavallari emmeter, Administration and Individual Support Marina Cavallari, Associate Manager Marketing & Communication, Manager of Young Friends International Advisory Committee of the Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL Albert Behler (Switzerland/USA) Mag. Klaus Buchleitner (Austria) David Kershaw (Great Britain) Dr. Christoph M. Müller (Switzerland) Makoto Nakao (Japan) Paloma O Shea (Spain) Lutz Peters (Germany) Sara Sela (Israel) Kazuko Shiomi (Japan) Alan B. Vickery (USA) American Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL Alan B. Vickery, Chairman Richard Matlaga, Treasurer & Secretary Dr. iur. ubert Achermann Stanley M. Bergman Yefim Bronfman Beatrice Ducrot Mike T. Foley Michael aefliger Valentina Rota, Director of Development 8 Executive and Artistic Director Michael aefliger*, Executive and Artistic Director Alexandra Lankes, Assistant to the Executive and Artistic Director Valérie Grüter, Director of Strategic Projects Artistic Office Christiane Weber*, Director Katharina Christen Silvia Rösselet Monika Widler LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Dominik Deuber, Director Lea inden Verena Sponsel Modern Music Mark Sattler, Director and Dramaturgy Programming and Editorial Susanne Stähr, Director and Dramaturgy Denise Fankhauser Malte Lohmann LUCERNE FESTIVAL YOUNG Johannes Fuchs, Director Marcella Tönz Sponsorship Martina Lötscher, Director Daniela Amrein Cornelia Imfeld Marketing & Communication elmut Bachmann*, Director Ticketing & Visitor Services Marta Poborska, Director Christina Amrein Sandra Boog-Vogel Christina Bucher Claudia Cavallari emmeter Birgit ackbarth Brigitte Keller Gabi Marker Simone Primavesi Patricia Thérisod Claudia Zeyer Marketing elmut Bachmann*, Director Bettina Jaggi Franziska Schälin Brand & Publications Isabelle Gargiulo Jason Planzer Public Relations Nina Steinhart, Director Jaqueline Saner Katharina Schillen Concerts and Events Finance, uman Resources & IT Kai Uellendahl*, Director Tanja Cattaneo Susanna Stalder IT Kilian Bürli, Director Silvio Frei Gisela Sigrist Salzmann * Member of the Board 9

6 One wild, crazy woman Friedrich Gulda on Martha Argerich Saturday, 18 November Piano Concert KKL Luzern, Concert all Ticket prices CF 220/190/150/110/70/30 Seating map 1, p. 42 Event no The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Vladimir Jurowski conductor Martha Argerich piano Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Symphony in G major, K. 318 ca. 9 Robert Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 ca. 32 Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 Scottish ca. 37 When it comes to Robert Schumann s hyper-romantic Piano Concerto, Martha Argerich is the go-to artist. For Argerich there are no bar lines, no uniform tempo, no fixed hierarchy of voices. Everything is in constant flow, is how the Frankfurter Rundschau attempted to describe the secret of her Schumann interpretation. Argerich takes the greatest possible freedom afforded by the written score thereby creating a new concerto, so to speak. It is no longer Schumann. Yet there is nothing of Martha Argerich. It is a kind of music that is so free that no one owns it any longer. You can experience this miracle at the opening of the 2017 Piano Festival, when the legendary Argentine pianist performs her favorite concerto. She will be joined this time by the fabulous Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen conducted by Vladimir Jurowski: an orchestra that has won multiple awards for its Beethoven and Schumann recordings. Mendelssohn s Scottish fits in perfectly with this lineup. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. Main Sponsor Introduction to the Concert KKL Luzern, Auditorium with Susanne Stähr (in German) 11

7 Day of the Keyboard Roads to Debussy 19 November Day of the Keyboard KKL Luzern, Concert all Ticket price CF 50 Event no Day of the Keyboard Roads to Debussy 19 November The greatest poet among the harpsichord players Piano Lecture KKL Luzern, Auditorium admission free limited number of seats Claude Debussy on François Couperin Kit Armstrong piano François Couperin Le rossignol en amour and L amphibie from Pièces de clavecin ca. 11 Martin Meyer lecture (in German) Images and Sounds. What Matters in Debussy Interpretation Charles Valentin Alkan Five Pieces from Recueil de Chants ca. 18 Claude Debussy from Études pour le piano: Nos. 7, 9, and 12 ca. 12 Louis Vierne Three Nocturnes for Piano, Op. 34 ca. 25 This performance has no intermission The Day of the Keyboard Package If you attend all three Day of the Keyboard recitals, the total ticket price is CF 120 (instead of CF 150). See the ticket order form. 12 Many roads lead to Claude Debussy. Kit Armstrong, who made his celebrated debut at LUCERNE FESTIVAL last year, approaches the composer from no fewer than three perspectives. First he will play two Pièces de clavecin by François Couperin, a master of the French Baroque whose works Debussy perceived as the epitome of everlasting beauty. Charles Valentin Alkan meanwhile is a representative of the generation of great virtuosos from the 19th century: the French Liszt, so to speak. And Armstrong will present one of the composer s contemporaries, Louis Vierne, whom Debussy credited with ingenious discoveries in the area of organ sound. The 25-year-old Armstrong himself also performs as an organist. Clearly he is a phenomenal multi-talent: alongside his career as a pianist, he is a busy composer, not to mention that he received his degree in mathematics and the natural sciences and is fluent in four languages. This is a brilliant person, as you can tell in every moment of his performances. The rubric of Impressionism is especially associated with the music of Claude Debussy ( ): a musical language that also often speaks in images on the piano, one which encompasses images of thoughts and feelings. Indeed, the French master expanded the expressive possibilities of the instrument into new and fascinating dimensions of sounds as well as rhythms. What is important when playing Debussy? What should a performer heed in the score and what should he or she change and emend? What challenges need to be overcome? These and related questions will be the focus of Martin Meyer s piano lecture for the Day of the Keyboard. The lecture will look back at the traditions of leading Debussy performers but will also consider the present (in image and sound) and younger talents. In the process Meyer will show that Debussy s piano cycles from the Préludes through individual suites to the ever-modern, even revolutionary Études are a powerful pinnacle of the genre. By the way: short excursions into Maurice Ravel may also be permitted! 13

8 Day of the Keyboard Roads to Debussy 19 November Day of the Keyboard KKL Luzern, Concert all Ticket price CF 50 Event no Day of the Keyboard Roads to Debussy 19 November Schumann and Chopin truly wrote for the piano Claude Debussy Sophie Pacini piano Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, no. 1 ca. 6 Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61 ca. 15 Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque ca. 16 Robert Schumann Carnaval, Op. 9 ca. 30 Camille Saint-Saëns Allegro appassionato, Op. 70 No one after Bach made music Claude Debussy Day of the Keyboard KKL Luzern, Concert all Ticket price CF 50 Event no Yulianna Avdeeva piano Johann Sebastian Bach Overture in the French Style (Partita in B minor) BWV 831 ca. 30 Claude Debussy Estampes ca. 12 Frédéric Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 ca. 27 This performance has no intermission ca. 6 This performance has no intermission The Day of the Keyboard Package If you attend all three Day of the Keyboard recitals, the total ticket price is CF 120 (instead of CF 150). See the ticket order form. 14 Claude Debussy s most popular piano piece cannot be left out of this year s Day of the Keyboard : the enchanting Clair de lune from the Suite bergamasque, which Sophie Pacini will perform. The German-Italian pianist, who made her LUCERNE FESTIVAL debut in 2014 and has already been named Young Artist of the Year in the renowned International Classical Music Awards, will initially trace Debussy s genealogical lineage from Frédéric Chopin through his early piano teacher Marie Mauté de Fleurville, Debussy was ultimately a pupil of a pupil of the Polish composer he admired so much. With Robert Schumann, Sophie Pacini will focus on a different Romantic, one around whom there developed a veritable cult in France in the second half of the 19th century. Schumann s ideal of open form and metrical freedom, which he implements in the Scènes mignonnes from Carnaval, undoubtedly influenced Debussy s desire to wear masks and his notion of the poetry of music as well. If Debussy had a great weakness for the French harpsichordists, his admiration for Johann Sebastian Bach, their German contemporary, was even greater. Old Bach, the father of us all, he once remarked, and he declared that Bach is the oly Grail. For his part, Bach was fascinated by the qualities of French music and found inspiration for his instrumental works in such dance forms as the courante, the gavotte, the passepied, and the bourrée. All of these can be found in the Overture in the French Style, with which Yulianna Avdeeva opens her program. And given that Chopin was likewise a great Bach admirer his Préludes are a tribute to The Well-Tempered Clavier she will trace an intercultural line across two centuries, exploring traditions that led to Debussy s Estampes. The Russian Avdeeva, who won the Chopin Competition in 2010, was a hit with Lucerne audiences in 2016 during the Special Event Day devoted to the theme of PrimaDonna : phenomenal technique and an unparalleled spirit, wrote the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. The Day of the Keyboard Package If you attend all three Day of the Keyboard recitals, the total ticket price is CF 120 (instead of CF 150). See the ticket order form. 15

9 Monday, 20 November Recital KKL Luzern, Concert all Artists need to tell stories Gabriela Montero Jazz is the joy of playing Leonard Bernstein Ticket prices CF 150/120/80/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 43 Event no Tuesday, 21 November Opening of Piano Off-Stage KKL Luzern, Lucerne all Admission free Gabriela Montero piano Robert Schumann Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 ca. 18 Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61 ca. 30 Chick Corea selected Children s Songs ca. 25 Complete Lineup of Off-Stage Pianists: Lluís Coloma Alessandro d Episcopo Addison Frei Maurice Imhof Olaf Polziehn Ayako Shirasaki Rossano Sportiello Tommy Weiss Andreas Müller-Crepon ost Gabriela Montero Improvisations on themes suggested by the audience The Venezuelan Gabriela Montero commands an art that was once understood to be a given for classical virtuosos from Beethoven to Liszt but that is nowadays found more frequently in the domain of jazz: she is a dazzling improviser. Which is why she always concludes her recitals with free fantasias based on themes that the audience sings out to her. So you can already start thinking about how you d like to challenge this pianist: with themes by Mozart or Beethoven? Or maybe with a Swiss folk song? Gabriela Montero loves this sort of interaction with the people who attend her concerts, because it is a way to tear down the imaginary wall between the stage and auditorium and to encourage a more relaxed atmosphere. But even when she performs the works of the classical repertoire, spontaneity and passion, emotions and enthusiasm are what matter to her. With her love of invention and fresh panache, she will present Shostakovich s Second Piano Sonata, Schumann s Scenes from Childhood, and the Children s Songs by the jazz pianist and improviser Chick Corea. 16 Blue notes are just as much part of the piano summit in Lucerne as Alberti bass figurations or the Neapolitan sixth. Jazz experts also perform: at Piano Off-Stage, the small but fine jazz festival within the festival. We have invited eight internationally acclaimed masters of improvisation who will enchant us late into the night with swing and boogie-woogie, tenderly dreamy or blazing and grooving performances, from Wednesday to Sunday. Their venue will be just where this art is shown to best advantage: in the atmospheric ambience of Lucerne s bars and restaurants, in other words, off stage. The kickoff for Piano Off-Stage is the traditional opening in the KKL Luzern, when all of the artists introduce themselves with samples of their skills all of which is followed by a joint jam session. Piano Off-Stage November in selected bars and restaurants in Lucerne You can find a complete overview of all Off-Stage concerts and detailed information about all of the pianists starting on p

10 Wednesday, 22 November Debut Lukaskirche Claudio Arrau is my piano god We are very different Güher Pekinel about herself and her sister Süher Christopher Park Ticket price CF 30 Event no Christopher Park piano Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in D major, Op. 10, no. 3 ca. 23 Franz Liszt Après une lecture du Dante S 161, no. 7 ca. 17 Olga Neuwirth Trurl-Tichy-Tinkle ca. 10 Igor Stravinsky Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka ca. 20 This performance has no intermission Wednesday, 22 November Piano Duo KKL Luzern, Concert all Ticket prices CF 120/100/80/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 43 Event no Güher and Süher Pekinel Piano duo Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Fantasia for a Mechanical Clock in F minor, K. 608 ca. 10 Fugue in C minor, K. 426 ca. 7 Sonata in D major for Two Pianos, K. 448 (375a) ca. 25 Claude Debussy En blanc et noir ca. 16 Manuel Infante Sentimiento from Tres danzas andaluzas ca. 9 Maurice Ravel Rapsodie espagnole ca. 16 Other young pianists have no difficulty setting their careers in motion through competitions. But Christopher Park, who was born in 1987 into a GermanKorean family, hates such competitive events and avoids them. The idea of a tournament is not congenial to art, he explains. Béla Bartók rightly saw that competitions are more suitable for racing horses than for musicians. Even so, he himself commands a list of distinctions: he won the Rheingau Music Festival advancement award in 2012 and the Bernstein Award in 2014, and in the season he was a Rising Star of the European Concert all Organisation. Christopher Park has concertized with the Bamberg and Vienna Symphonies, the DSO Berlin and English Chamber Orchestras, and the Frankfurt Radio and NDR Symphony Orchestras. A pianist like a thunderbolt, wrote the Tagesspiegel when Park played Rachmaninoff s Second Piano Concerto in Berlin. Unparalleled sensitivity, according to Die Welt, while the Süddeutsche Zeitung has raved about his thrilling style of attack. 18 Outsiders have a hard, if not impossible, time trying to tell them apart. Which is not surprising, since Güher and Süher Pekinel are identical twin sisters. Many have attributed the breathtaking homogeneity that characterizes their playing as a piano duo to this fact, but Süher Pekinel counters: That is pure speculation, believing more in a telepathic communication. The two Turkish sisters, who have appeared together since they were six, have followed this principle for some time with an unorthodox arrangement of their grand pianos: rather than sitting opposite each other, frequently they perform with their instruments staggered one next to the other, which precludes any eye contact. Of course we take on a risk doing that, but it allows us to feel spontaneous impulses more strongly. Mozart s great D major Sonata, K. 448, and Debussy s cycle En blanc et noir are both classics of the repertoire for two pianos that they will perform. After which the tone will become Spanish, with music by Manuel Infante and Ravel s Rapsodie espagnole. 19

11 Thursday, 23 November Debut Lukaskirche Simplicity is the highest art Aglaia Graf I am susceptible to beauty Evgeny Kissin Ticket price CF 30 Event no Thursday, 23 November Recital KKL Luzern, Concert all Ticket prices CF 170/130/90/60/30 Seating map 3, p. 43 Event no Aglaia Graf piano Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Rondo in D major, K. 485 ca. 7 George Frideric andel Chaconne in G major, WV 435 ca. 10 Aglaia Graf Birth of Gods world premiere ca. 10 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 31, no. 3 Evgeny Kissin piano Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 106 ammerklavier Sonata ca. 45 Sergei Rachmaninoff Prélude, Op. 3, no. 2 ca. 5 Préludes, Op. 23, nos. 1 7 ca. 27 Préludes, Op. 32, nos. 5, 10, 12, and 13 ca. 18 ca. 25 Alberto Ginastera Danzas argentinas, Op. 2 ca. 10 This performance has no intermission She is a pianist, a passionate chamber musician, and a composer. So the Basel-based Aglaia Graf, who was born in 1986, will introduce herself at her Debut recital with one of her own works as well. Birth of Gods is the title of the triptych in which she refers to the beginning of esiod s Theogony and describes the birth of Gaia, Tartaros, and Eros: that is, of Earth, the Underworld, and Love. Aglaia Graf explains that she has always been fascinated by Greek mythology. er father, the flutist Peter-Lukas Graf, used to often read her The Odyssey when she was a child. I am seeking my own language, she observes, describing her credo. As a composer she shows respect for the instrument I treat the piano as a piano and as a performer she places herself in the service of the works she performs: You have to let the music speak and be so far removed that it can come to life. For that, a precept from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is often her guide: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. 20 Both of them were celebrated pianists. The young Ludwig van Beethoven was admired in his new chosen home city of Vienna as a keyboard virtuoso at first, before he found recognition as a composer. is racing tempi and the effortlessness with which he mastered the most technically intricate passages took his audience s breath away. Sergei Rachmaninoff meanwhile was one of the first international stars in classical music, cheered in Europe as well as in America. Beethoven was, incidentally, also part of his repertoire, for example the First Piano Concerto, which he performed in 1939 at the Internationale Musikfestwochen Luzern, now known as LUCERNE FESTIVAL. Piano works by Beethoven and Rachmaninoff together in one in recital: that s not something one gets a chance to hear every day. Evgeny Kissin makes it happen: Of course you cannot compare the genius of Rachmaninoff with the genius of Beethoven, but he has long since stopped being a salon composer, explains Kissin. After a four-year hiatus, the Russian piano master returns to Lucerne and with his performance will refute all such prejudices. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. Main Sponsor Introduction to the Concert KKL Luzern, Auditorium with Susanne Stähr (in German) 21

12 Friday, 24 November Debut Lukaskirche More than a touch of genius The magazine Gramophone on Beatrice Rana Sometimes I even practice in the swimming pool Daniil Trifonov Ticket price CF 30 Event no Beatrice Rana piano Robert Schumann Blumenstück in D-flat major, Op. 19 ca. 8 Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 ca. 27 Franz Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor, S 178 ca. 35 Friday, 24 November Recital KKL Luzern, Concert all Ticket prices CF 150/120/80/50/30 Seating map 4, p. 43 Event no Daniil Trifonov piano Federico Mompou Variations on a Theme by Chopin ca. 22 Chopin homages by Robert Schumann, Edvard Grieg, Samuel Barber, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ca. 11 Sergei Rachmaninoff Variations on a Theme by Chopin, Op. 22 ca. 28 Frédéric Chopin Two Mazurkas ca. 8 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 ca. 25 This is what you call a steeply ascending career: the Italian Beatrice Rana won the Montreal Competition in 2011 (when she was only 18) and the Silver Medal at the Van Cliburn Competition in In 2015 she was named a New Generation Artist of the BBC, and in 2016 the Italian Critics Union conferred on her the Premio Abbiati. She has performed as a soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Filarmonica della Scala, the Orchestre National de France, the London Philharmonic, and the Orchestra dell Accademia di Santa Cecilia. Still, newspapers have written that she has an old soul. Or that she is somehow reminiscent of Martha Argerich, as the London Times declared. Beatrice Rana takes all this cooly and continues to do what she likes best: to study new repertoire. She would have liked most to have lived in Leipzig of the 1830s, she told the Guardian, getting to know Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, and Franz Liszt. So it s no coincidence that she has selected works by the last two names for her Debut program at LUCERNE FESTIVAL. 22 e made his brilliant Lucerne Piano Festival debut in 2012 with Chopin s Préludes, and he dazzled audiences here in the summer of 2014 with the Polish composer s Second Piano Concerto. Now Daniil Trifonov gives his first major recital in the KKL and again everything revolves around Chopin. The evening will culminate in the Piano Sonata in B-flat minor, with its famous funeral march. But Trifonov, the superstar of the young pianists, will approach the mythos from the perspectives of other composers: he will play the Chopin Variations by Federico Mompou and Sergei Rachmaninoff, as well as a colorful bouquet of short homages to Chopin by Schumann, Grieg, Barber, and Tchaikovsky. This program allows him to display the highly diverse facets of his artistry. e can do everything, said Manuel Brug in Die Welt, wondering about what constitutes the Trifonov secret. To which he immediately gave the response: Along with his magical attack, he especially fascinates through this dreamy yet certain, vividly pulsing treatment of rhythm. When this pianist plays, music comes to life, shines, and breathes. Can anything better be said? Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd. Main Sponsor Introduction to the Concert KKL Luzern, Auditorium with Susanne Stähr (in German) 23

13 A good mixture of the familiar and exotic Saturday, 25 November Piano Lecture KKL Luzern, Auditorium Leif Ove Andsnes on his programs Admission free limited number of seats Martin Meyer lecture (in German) Young and Old Saturday, 25 November Recital KKL Luzern, Concert all Ticket prices CF 170/130/90/60/30 Seating map 4, p. 43 Event no Leif Ove Andsnes piano Jean Sibelius a selection of five piano pieces ca. 17 Jörg Widmann Idyll und Abgrund ( Idyll and Abyss ). Six Schubert Reminiscences ca. 13 Franz Schubert Three Piano Pieces, D. 946 ca. 25 Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata in D minor, Op. 31, no. 2 The Tempest ca. 23 Frédéric Chopin Nocturne in B major, Op. 62, no. 1 ca. 8 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 ca. 10 Do young people play the piano better? Do old people understand more about music? What is it that conveys a convincing performance of a work: the wisdom of the grey-hairs or, to the contrary, the fire of young upstarts? We might put this diplomatically: each age has its merits. While teenagers suddenly grow out of themselves and into a given piece in the rush of the moment, mature people disclose to us other, perhaps deeper secrets. But of course the realties sometimes look different. Sometimes the piano world goes wild when late romantic stirrings are awakened in older artists, while the youngsters can seem to be wiser than the wise. Our roundtrip will use examples to show what, where, how, and to whose benefit or disadvantage the result is when figures from either end of the age spectrum touch the keys, with the hope that all will be or at least end well. By the way: humor is a prerequisite, at least for the audience. 24 A recital for those who enjoy exploring. When the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius is mentioned, we tend to think of his magnificent symphonies or his tone poems based on the myths from the Finnish epic, the Kalevala. But piano pieces by Sibelius? They do exist, and they are worth encountering, as Leif Ove Andsnes will prove. Three years after his spectacular Beethoven Journey through the classical master s complete piano concertos, the Norwegian pianist now returns with a solo recital that will be both exquisite and deeply meaningful. For example, he will juxtapose Schubert s heavenly Three Piano Pieces D. 946 with the Schubert Reminiscences by Jörg Widmann from 2009, whose title Idyll und Abgrund ( Idyll and Abyss ) points to the ambiguity so characteristic of Schubert. The concert s second half offers the finest fare for connoisseurs of classical music: Beethoven s Tempest Sonata will find Leif Ove Andsnes setting out on metaphysical terrain, while with Chopin he can show himself to be a poet at the piano. This concert is under the auspices of the Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL 25

14 Saturday, 25 November Jazz KKL Luzern, Lucerne all Ticket prices CF 50 Event no It s fantastic to be able to lay it on with a big trowel Andreas Schaerer Andreas Schaerer s ildegard Lernt Fliegen: Andreas Schaerer voice Andreas Tschopp trombone Matthias Wenger saxophone, flute Benedikt Reising saxophone, bass clarinet Marco Müller double bass, marimba Christoph Steiner percussion Orchestra of LUCERNE FESTIVAL ALUMNI Mariano Chiacchiarini conductor The Big Wig This performance has no intermission I prefer to look ahead rather than back Claudio Abbado Sunday, 26 November omage to Claudio Abbado KKL Luzern, Lucerne all Ticket prices CF 50 Event no Karajan-Akademie der Berliner Philharmoniker Stanley Dodds conductor Mojca Erdmann soprano Jean-Frédéric Neuburger piano Wolfgang Rihm Chiffre II Silence to be beaten for fourteen players ca. 14 Mnemosyne for high soprano and ensemble ca. 8 Robert Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44 ca. 30 Vito Žuraj Alavò for soprano, piano, and groups of instruments Swiss premiere ca. 40 The Big Wig on Tour 21 November Elbphilharmonie amburg 24 November Philharmonie Essen 26 What this man can do! is vocal range is tremendous, going from the deepest bass up into the highest register. Yet Andreas Schaerer doesn t just sing, he also produces the most absurd effects with his voice. e grunts and chuckles, murmurs, chirrups, and cries; is an expert at traditional scat singing; and is a master of vocal percussion. Simply put: it sounds like Andreas Schaerer has swallowed an orchestra. But that s not enough for the Swiss vocal acrobat and Echo Jazz Award winner. Which is why he suddenly decided to put an actual orchestra on the stage, complementing his splendid band ildegard Lernt Fliegen with 60 classically trained musicians from the ranks of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY. At the 2015 Summer Festival, ildegard Lernt Fliegen took off into new, orchestrally expanded heights. The live recording of this concert was a sensation, and Andreas Schaerer subsequently took The Big Wig on tour. And now comes a reunion in Lucerne, with old hits, but certainly also with a surprise of one sort or another. The late Claudio Abbado, who died in 2014, left his mark on LUCERNE FESTIVAL like no other conductor. But in Berlin as well, where he helmed the Philharmonic from 1989 to 2002, his work set standards and continues to bear fruit today. To acknowledge Abbado s commitment to contemporary music, the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic has been offering the Claudio Abbado Composition Prize since 2006: in 2016 the recipient was Vito Žuraj, a Slovene born in The prize also entailed a commission to compose a new ensemble work for the Academy students. For this institution also continues to benefit from Abbado s legacy, as he bequeathed the assets of his Music Foundation to the Academy. Žuraj s Alavò, which will receive its world premiere at the beginning of November 2017 in Berlin, is the main work on this matinee featuring the star soprano Mojca Erdmann and the French pianist Jean-Frédéric Neuburger. The concert begins with two works by Žuraj s teacher Wolfgang Rihm, the director of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY. And in the middle things will become quite romantic with Schumann s superb Piano Quintet. 27

15 Sunday, 26 November Piano Concert KKL Luzern, Concert all Ticket prices CF 220/190/150/110/70/30 Seating map 2, p. 42 Event no It s also the audience that makes concerts become something special Wednesday, 22 Saturday, 25 November Master Class in Piano with Ferenc Rados St. Charles all, Meggen Ticket prices for auditors: CF 30/100 (day-long pass/course pass) Tickets are available only from the ochschule Luzern Musik Piotr Anderszewski Festival Strings Lucerne Piotr Anderszewski piano and musical direction Daniel Dodds concertmaster and musical direction (K. 319, Salieri) Participants in the Master Class Ferenc Rados direction In collaboration with the ochschule Luzern Musik Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Symphony in B-flat major, K. 319 ca. 22 Joseph aydn Piano Concerto in D major, ob. XVIII:11 ca. 20 Antonio Salieri Sinfonia in D major La Veneziana ca. 10 Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Piano Concerto in G major, K. 453 ca. 30 Introduction to the Concert KKL Luzern, Auditorium with Susanne Stähr (in German) 28 Mozart is feared by many pianists more so than almost any other composer. Not because his piano works are technically so fiendishly complicated, but rather because of the interpretive issues that drive some to despair: how, for instance, do you play the accompaniment figures without making them sound monotonous, like a clattering sewing machine? ow do you get the melodic voices to sing? And how do you convey emotions without absurdly romanticizing the works? The Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski commands this rare art of playing Mozart such that the music acquires an existential dimension. In Mozart, tragedy blends with comedy, he explains, and that is what makes his art so rich. But Anderszewski is also entirely in his element with aydn, for he has a great sense for well-made musical wit, which he can fully relish here. After his inspiring recital at the 2015 Piano Festival, this time he will devote himself to two Piano Concertos, one each by both of these Classical masters: there could be no finer conclusion. Not everyone who travels to the piano summit held in Lucerne in late November has to be a master pianist. e or she can also only wish to become one. For LUCERNE FESTIVAL is a place where the generations can engage in exchange. Through master classes, renowned artists encounter talented young people with whom they share their wisdom and experience. Each year, as part of the Piano Festival, we offer a master class in collaboration with the ochschule Luzern Musik. In 2017 this will be led by Ferenc Rados, one of the most celebrated piano teachers of ungary. Born in 1934 in Budapest, he taught for many years at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in his native city, where his students included the likes of Zoltán Kocsis, Dezső Ránki, and András Schiff. Ferenc Rados will work with the participants of his Lucerne master class to prepare a repertoire that ranges from the Baroque to classical Modernism. Auditors who are interested in listening in are cordially welcome, and for students of the ochschule Luzern Musik, entrance is free as a matter of course. Dates November always and November Auditors may register at ochschule Luzern Musik Reimar outman Reimar.houtman@hslu.ch Final Concert 25 November Admission free 29

16 Ayako Shirasaki Jazz also has its prodigies: Ayako Shirasaki was only a teenager when she won numerous competitions in her native Japan and began performing regularly in Tokyo s jazz clubs. After her classical training, she transferred to Kenny Barron and Ted Rosenthal at the Manhattan School of Music, quickly making a name for herself in the New York scene, and she has played with such artists as Kenny Garrett, Lewis Nash, and John Benitez. She has also toured in Germany and Japan. Alessandro d Episcopo Maurice Imhof Just 21 years old, he s already been invited twice to the West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento. Maurice Imhof, winner of the Swiss Youth Ragtime Piano Competition in 2011 and currently a student at the Zurich University of the Arts, is someone worth paying attention to. e performs regularly with David Ruosch and Buddha Scheidegger. And he loves to present classical music in jazz arrangements as on his debut CD, Classic Meets Jazz November Piano Off-Stage What can you do after the curtain has come down in the KKL but you still want to enjoy some music? It s very simple: just go for a walk through Lucerne and look for a bar or a restaurant and enjoy the finest piano jazz with a drink or snack. This year we ve invited eight internationally celebrated masters of improvisation. From Wednesday to Sunday they will offer over 40 concerts as they play in rotation: every evening they will move to a new venue, so that each of the pianists will end up playing at all of the venues. 30 When he was a 13-yearold, Alessandro d Episcopo decided to devote his life to music. More precisely: to jazz. And so after he finished his classical training at the conservatory of his native Naples, he moved to Montreux to earn his degree in jazz. Since then he has become an integral part of the Swiss scene, whether as a member of Jürg Morgenthaler s J.M. Rhythm Four or as art of a trio with ämi ämmerli and Elmar Frey. Olaf Polziehn Olaf Polziehn plays classics from the Great American Songbook and his own compositions, readily transitioning between styles from swing to modern mainstream. Born in 1970 in Ludwigsburg, he studied in Cologne with such figures as John Taylor and has quickly advanced to become one of the most sought-after jazz pianists in Germany. e has played as a sideman with legends like Benny Bailey, Bobby Durham, and Red olloway and currently teaches at the University of the Arts in Graz. 31

17 Program Overview of Piano Off-Stage Tuesday, 21 Sunday, 26 November Selected Restaurants and Bars in Lucerne Admission to all Piano Off-Stage events is free Addison Frei What has he not yet achieved? e s the winner of numerous competitions, most recently the 2016 UNISA International Jazz Piano Competition, and has earned two erb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards from the ASCAP. With his AMP Trio, he has toured all over the United States and has already released several CDs. And Addison Frei, who was born in 1992 in Lawrence, Kansas, and currently resides in New York, is still just at the beginning of his career! Opening Piano Off-Stage Tuesday, 21 November KKL Luzern, Lucerne all KKL FOYER KKL SEEBAR Lluís Coloma Jerry Lee Lewis, Roosevelt Sykes, and Alan Price: they all inspired Lluís Coloma, who was born in 1973 in Barcelona, to develop a style all his own. As one of Europe s most sought-after blues- and boogie-woogie pianists, he has made music with Barrelhouse Chuck and Axel Zwingenberger, as well as with Sax Gordon, Manu Dibango, and Sharon Jones and has guested at all of the leading festivals. From 2003 to 2011 he led the Barcelona Blues Festival. TE OTEL OTEL WILDEN MANN OTEL DES BALANCES Tommy Weiss From blues of the deepest black to fast-paced boogie-woogie and thrilling stride piano, Tommy Weiss has made a name for his inexhaustible wealth of ideas and funky grooves, his knack for swinging improvisation, and his refreshingly unconventional playing technique. Born in 1968 in Bensheim in southern esse, Germany, he makes the familiar standards sound new and excites listeners with his own virtuoso compositions. And on top of this, he also happens to be a gifted cartoonist. 32 Rossano Sportiello From Ascona to San Diego, from New York to Edinburgh: Rossano Sportiello, who was born in 1974, is an internationally celebrated stride piano virtuoso and that s been the case since the 1990s, when he first captured attention as a member of the Milano Jazz Gang and for his gigs with Barry arris and Dan Barrett. Jazz versions of the music of Schubert, Liszt, and Chopin are also among Sportiello s specialties. In 2009 he won the Ascona Jazz Award. DES ALPES OTEL SCWEIZEROF LUZERN GRAND OTEL NATIONAL ART DECO OTEL MONTANA 22. Wed 23. Thu 24. Fri 25. Sat 26. Sun Rossano Sportiello Maurice Imhof Addison Frei Alessandro d Episcopo Lluís Coloma Olaf Polziehn Rossano Sportiello Maurice Imhof Lluís Coloma Olaf Polziehn Ayako Shirasaki Tommy Weiss Addison Frei Maurice Imhof Alessandro d Episcopo Tommy Weiss Addison Frei Rossano Sportiello Olaf Polziehn Tommy Weiss Maurice Imhof Alessandro d Episcopo Lluís Coloma Addison Frei Ayako Shirasaki Rossano Sportiello Olaf Polziehn Tommy Weiss Ayako Shirasaki Rossano Sportiello Alessandro d Episcopo Lluís Coloma Olaf Polziehn Rossano Sportiello Addison Frei Lluís Coloma Maurice Imhof Ayako Shirasaki Ayako Shirasaki Alessandro d Episcopo Tommy Weiss

18 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 meetand-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. 34 We would especially like to thank our following patrons: Thomas Abegg Nachlass Ernest I. Ascher Dr. Dr. Prof.. Batliner Albert Behler Jörg G. Bucherer Coralma Stiftung, Meggen Oswald J. Grübel appel Foundation, Luzern Dr. Klaus Jenny Josef Müller Foundation Muri Dr. Christoph M. Müller and Sibylla M. Müller Michael Pieper Marlene Porsche Dr. Max J. and Charlotte Scheidegger-Vonlanthen Thomas Schmidheiny Carla Schwöbel-Braun Contact Valentina Rota Executive Director Foundation Friends of LUCERNE FESTIVAL International Private Fundraising irschmattstrasse 13 P.O. Box C 6002 Luzern t +41 (0) f +41 (0) v.rota@lucernefestival.ch 35

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20 Ticketing Information DISCOUNTS & SPECIAL OFFERS DATES FOR TICKET SALES Piano Festival November 2017 Online ticket sales begin on Mail and fax sales begin on Telephone sales begin on 2 August 2017, noon (Swiss time) 4 August August 2017, Mon Fri from am to 5.00 pm (Saturdays and Sundays as well when the Festival is underway) TICKETS & INFORMATION LUCERNE FESTIVAL Ticketing & Visitor Information P.O. Box C 6002 Luzern t +41 (0) f +41 (0) ticketbox@lucernefestival.ch TICKET SALES AT TE BOX OFFICE Ticket Sales Throughout the Year Across Switzerland As soon as online sales begin on 2 August 2017 at noon (Swiss time), you can also obtain your concert tickets for the Piano Festival in person at the ticket windows of our off-site ticket outlets. Please find the addresses of our ticket outlets throughout Switzerland on p. 41. During the Piano Festival Throughout the Piano Festival, daily from am until the evening s event begins, you can purchase tickets for events in the ongoing Festival as well as for events at the Easter Festival 2018 by visiting the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ticket window at the KKL Luzern s main entrance (on the lake side). Ticket Purchases Directly at the Concert If you decide to attend a concert at the last minute, you can purchase tickets (as available) starting one hour before the concert begins directly at the venue where it takes place. 38 Picking Up Tickets That ave Been Ordered Tickets that have been ordered in advance may be picked up starting one hour before the performance begins at the relevant venue. 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 CF 10 per order. 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22 Seating Maps Seating map 3 Seating map 1 Event Event 4. Gallery right 3. Gallery right 2. Gallery right 1. Gallery right Front stalls gallery right 4. balcony 4. Gallery left 3. Gallery left 2. Gallery left 1. Gallery left Piano Festival Price per Category in CF I 220 II 190 III balcony IV balcony V 70 VI balcony 4. Gallery right 3. Gallery right 2. Gallery right 1. Gallery right 4. balcony 3. balcony Price per Category in CF 1. balcony Front stalls Stage Stage Front stalls gallery right Front stalls gallery left Piano Festival 2. balcony Front stalls Organloft 4. Gallery left 3. Gallery left 2. Gallery left 1. Gallery left Organloft I 170 II 130 III 90 IV 60 V 30 Front stalls gallery left Seating map 4 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 2. balcony 1. balcony Piano Festival Price per Category in CF I 220 II 190 III 150 IV 110 V 70 VI 30 Event 4. Gallery right 3. Gallery right 2. Gallery right 1. Gallery right Price per Category in CF 1. balcony I II III IV V Front stalls Stage Stage Front stalls gallery right 3. balcony 17503, Piano Festival 2. balcony Front stalls Organloft 4. balcony 4. Gallery left 3. Gallery left 2. Gallery left 1. Gallery left Front stalls gallery left Front stalls gallery right Organloft Front stalls gallery left Note on the seating maps: The organizer reserves the right to release individual sections for sale at a later date. Updated information on all available seats can be found at

23 The world comes to Lucerne. FESTIVAL CITY LuCErnE The Festival City Lucerne delights throughout the year: classical music, blues, rock, comics and enthralling sport events. LUCERNE FESTIVAL Easter LUCERNE FESTIVAL Summer March August 16 September Fumetto International ComixFestival Lucerne, April World Band Festival Lucerne Spitzen Leichtathletik Lucerne SwissCityMarathon Lucerne 10 July October LUCERNE REGATTA Lucerne Blues Festival July November Blue Balls Festival LUCERNE FESTIVAL Piano July November We bring Lucerne to the world September Luzern LuzernTourismus Tourismus-Tourist -TouristInformation Information Zentralstrasse Zentralstrasse5 5 C-6002 C-6002Lucerne Luzern Tel. +41 (0) Fax Tel. +41 (0) luzern@luzern.com SWISS is a proud long-time partner of the Lucerne Festival. swiss.com Made of Switzerland.

24 O SC S N 8 W Getting There a ld e n s tr. See 7 S e e p ro m lin de ns Lö Löwenplatz t r. we n 1 en eli qu ai KKL. str A lp Ins. str Bahnhofplatz 6 sst ess t r.. str gi ch sst t r. atu se er s as Pil sg rba eg ied Mu W 4 elr r. en Ob se rab lig as eng Röss L öw 3 46 abe r. Obergru ndstr. n B c ru hs Park & Ride Several train stations outside the City of Lucerne offer Park & Ride for rail travel to Lucerne. The following stations are especially convenient and provide ample parking: Sursee, Rotkreuz, Zug, Wolhusen, Arth-Goldau, and Sarnen. t r. This special ticket must be purchased at a Swiss Rail ticket counter, by calling the Rail Service line at (CF 1.19/minute in the Swiss telephone network), or online at the SBB ticket shop ( before beginning your trip. Would you like to learn more about Lucerne and its surrounding area? Are you in need of accommodation? Tourist Information Tourist Information Luzern Zentralstrasse 5 C 6002 Luzern t +41 (0) Accommodation Lucerne s Tourist Office can help you find accommodation. Central reservations no.: t luzern@luzern.com l s t r. ngr dst Base Re us s he irsc e un rg r Free rides within the Passepartout System When you visit the Festival you can travel in Lucerne for free: Your concert ticket may also be used on the day of the performance for a free ride to and from the venue within the Passepartout-Zone 10 (2nd class). Valid from 3 hours before the start and up to 3 hours after the end of the performance. Arrival and Departure by Train: 50% Rebate in the Swiss Rail Network As a concertgoer you can receive a discount of 50% for 1st or 2nd class at any Swiss Rail ticket window for a round trip to Lucerne. (The concert ticket must be presented to the inspector on the train.) With the half-fare card, the trip will cost only 25% of the full fare. nd. str W ink The parking garages are indicated in the adjacent map; you can find additional information at Bundesplatz Bu in Altstadt r. te Ze nt ra lst r. r. ns t r te a rg LK Mo t r. 2 er s ach p t r. Sem tt s ma h c rs i atu 5 r te ns Ba hn ho fst r. e Schwanenplatz e Pil S e e b rü ck Bahnhof ei enade Dr ARRIVAL VIA BUS AND TRAIN: YOUR CONCERT TICKET IS ALSO VALID AS A TRAVEL TICKET! ARRIVAL VIA CAR Venues Venues for Piano Off-Stage KKL KKL Luzern, Europaplatz 1, Luzern 1 Seebar KKL Luzern, Europaplatz 1, Luzern LK Lukaskirche, Morgartenstrasse 16, Luzern SC St. Charles all, Meggen The otel, Sempacherstrasse 14, Luzern otel Wilden Mann, Bahnhofstrasse 30, Luzern otel Des Balances, Weinmarkt, Luzern Des Alpes, Rathausquai 5, Luzern otel Schweizerhof, Schweizerhofquai, Luzern Grand otel National, aldenstrasse 4, Luzern Art Deco otel Montana, Adligenswilerstrasse 22, Luzern The KKL Luzern is located right next to Lucerne s main train station. Owing to the parking and traffic situation, we recommend using public transportation during the Festival season. Guests who travel by car are advised to observe the city s parking guidance system and to take the bus from the parking garages to the KKL Luzern. 47

25 A Recipe for Music: The KKL Luzern An enjoyable prelude before the first beat. Welcome to the Restaurant RED: Creative cuisine and 15 GaultMillau points in KKL Luzern. Lunch Monday to Friday from 11:30 to 13:30 Dinner Wednesday to Sunday and on event evenings from 17:00 Reservations by telephone on KKL Luzern Europaplatz 1, 6005 Luzern fon , It s one of the best-sounding locations in the world: the KKL Luzern s concert hall, created by Jean Nouvel and renowned for its phenomenal acoustics and exquisite architecture alike. This is where the majority of LUCERNE FESTIVAL s concerts take place. With a feeling for geometry, forward-looking thinkers in the 19th century had already come to realize what really matters: the sound is best when the concert hall is shaped like a shoebox. The American acoustician Russell Johnson emphasized this even more: from the beginning he understood that a modern concert hall needs to be acoustically variable, that Bach and Bruckner require different sonic environments. The acoustic canopy over the stage, a total of 50 heavy echo chamber structures weighing up to eight tons, plaster reliefs, and all of the materials that are used help to implement the highest level of acoustical quality. Along with double doors that swallow noise and a ventilation system that operates well below the threshold of audibility, Russell Johnson established a foundation for what any good acoustical environment requires: the sort of absolute quiet in which sounds are allowed to resonate in all their dynamic range from the gentlest pianissimo to the mightiest fortissimo. This fastidious attention to quality extends to the culinary sphere: with their uniquely composed menus, the Restaurant RED (rated 15 points by Gault Millau), the World Café, and the Seebar round out the total experience of the KKL Luzern. KKL Luzern Europlatz 1 C 6005 Luzern t +41 (0) info@kkl-luzern.ch 49

26 Geoffroy Schied/LUCERNE FESTIVAL First-class tones. Find films, background stories, current news, and much more on our social media sites. sbb.ch/lucernefestival PUBLIC TRANSPORT TICKET Follow us on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram or our blog and immerse yourself in the colorful world of the Festival! facebook.com/lucernefestival twitter.com/lucernefestival youtube.com/lucernefestival blog.lucernefestival.ch WIT 50% DISCOUNT Picture: KKL Lucerne instagram.com/lucerne_festival

27 LUCERNE FESTIVAL CLASSICS. TASTE IT. Special offerings for students Buy your tickets in advance! For selected concerts, tickets priced at CF 20 are available ahead of time. You can find an updated list of these concerts at Pick up your ticket at the door! For all LUCERNE FESTIVAL events, you can buy tickets for CF 20 one hour before the concert starts directly at the venue (as long as they are available). The one and only. Träumen Sie von einem Flügel in Ihrem eim? Unsere Piano-Experten The 5 for 4 Coupon Book Do you often attend concerts with friends? Then it s worth buying a coupon book for CF 80. It gives you five ticket coupons for the price of four. ein individuelles Meister werk. Vertrauen Sie daher für die Erfüllung Ihres Traumes dem These special offers are valid for students and trainees who are up to 30 years of age. helfen Ihnen gerne, das für Sie passende Instrument zu finden, denn jeder Steinway ist ausgewiesenen Fachgeschäft. In den Steinway Piano Galleries Zürich, Bern, Lausanne und Genf oder in einer unserer Filialen erwarten wir Sie gerne für ein ungestörtes Probespiel und beraten Sie persönlich. musikhug.ch

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29 BEAUTY IS IN TE EYE OF TE OBSERVER IDENTITY IS NOT. MetaDesign partners with LUCERNE FESTIVAL in all aspects of brand management, communications and design. Supporting Organizations Official Rail Carrier Official Airline LUCERNE FESTIVAL is member of AMAG Audi Center Luzern, Car Partner KKL Luzern, Event Partner Luzern Tourismus MetaDesign, Partner in Communication Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Media Partner Tariff Union Passepartout, Partner in Public Transport VAN an independent online classical music magazine, Media Partner Image Credits p. 3: photo Geri Born, Zürich p. 11, 12, 26, 29, and 30: photos Priska Ketterer/LUCERNE FESTIVAL p. 13: Bibliothèque nationale de France p. 14: photo Susanne Krauss p. 15: photo arald offmann p. 16: photo Shelly Mosman p. 17: photo Georg Anderhub/ LUCERNE FESTIVAL p. 18: photo Michael Dannemann p. 19: photo Cihan Alpiray p. 20: photo Michel Matthey de l Etang p. 21: photo Felix Broede/EMI p. 22: photo Nicolas Bets p. 23: photo Dario Acosta/DG p. 24: photo Peter Fischli/LUCERNE FESTIVAL p. 25: photo Ögür Albayrak p. 27: photo Ina Schoof photografie p. 28: photo MG de Saint Venant p. 31 top: photo Peter Fischli/ LUCERNE FESTIVAL p. 31 center right: photo Natalia Szafranska p. 31 bottom: photo Michael Brem 57

30 Addresses Publishing Credits 15. Cf 18. / /febr 01/02 januar uar 2016 LUCERNE FESTIVAL irschmattstrasse 13 P.O. Box C 6002 Luzern t +41 (0) f +41 (0) info@lucernefestival.ch reise Mit M&T nach Leip zig 05 Ma i CF 18. / Ticketing & Visitor Information LUCERNE FESTIVAL P.O. Box C 6002 Luzern t +41 (0) f +41 (0) ticketbox@lucernefestival.ch L 03/04 MÄRZ /APRI Aufb ruch am el Thea ter Bas musik Stev en Isse rlis, der Viel seit ige festival This program was published in June 2017 and is subject to alteration without prior notice. Printed prices are subject to correction. musik ion Nex t Gen erat n zum Sec hste musi k K h a ti a Im S p B u n ia ti sh vi li : ie g e lk der S e e le a b in e tt s: Ma riss Jan son n Neu jah r in Wie :34 musi thema Nikola us ar non cou rt: ei lige r Ern st icma Di e gr os se Ga in Sa n Se ba la st ia n festi festival MuT2 Jor di Sav all in Luz ern oper St im mg lan z Ju lie Fu ch s: r un d Bü hn en tie 5_001 k M ic ha el «A nt i-a Vo lle un d da rr og an z-g en s Sa tie» al s Da da is t MuT _02_001 03/ / Publisher LUCERNE FESTIVAL Foundation Executive and Artistic Director Michael aefliger Editing and Content Susanne Stähr, Malte Lohmann English Language Editor and Translator Thomas May Design Isabelle Gargiulo Layout and Execution Denise Fankhauser Advertising Bettina Jaggi Printing Engelberger Druck AG, Stans CF thema val Du nk el is t au ch an de rs 1 tanz :51 «St eps»: als Beh ind eru ng Ber eic her ung musik v Val ery Ger gie in Mü nch en : MuT _04_0 Mit dabei. Im Sommer wie am Piano. This printed material has been prepared using a sustainable and carbon-neutral process according to the guidelines of FSC and ClimatePartner. Printed in Switzerland 2017 by LUCERNE FESTIVAL 58 Mit «Musik&Theater» sind Sie mit dabei, wo die grossen Stars auftreten, wo junge Talente entdeckt werden. Sie sind im Bild über die meist diskutierten Aufführungen von Paris bis Wien und werden auf die grossen Festivals eingestimmt, so auch auf Lucerne Festival. Ob zu Ostern, im Sommer oder im erbst am Piano Schnupperabonnement (2 Ausgaben) CF 25. / 15.