First class sound
Renowned conductors and soloists
International recognition

The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester is the resident orchestra at the KKL Luzern, the culture and congress center built according to plans by architect Jean Nouvel and opened in 1998. As Switzerland’s oldest symphony orchestra, it has gained international recognition far beyond its region.

Our next concerts

  • Tue/ 04
    Piano Festival
    Piano Festival

    Krystian Zimerman & Friends

    KKL Luzern, Konzertsaal
    Tue, 4. April 2023 | 19:30 Uhr
    KKL Luzern, Konzertsaal
    Tue/ 04
    Important information: The concert on Thursday, October 6 had to be cancelled. The artist is currently unable to perform due to health reasons. The concert has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 4, 20...
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  • Wed/ 05
    Symphony Concerts
    Symphony Concerts

    Andreas Ottensamer plays Brahms

    KKL Luzern, Konzertsaal
    Wed, 5. April 2023 | 19:30 Uhr
    KKL Luzern, Konzertsaal
    Wed/ 05
    Brahms himself stood on the conductor’s podium for the premiere of his Fourth Symphony in Meiningen on 25th October 1885. It was to remain his final symphony. «The almost gripping quality of the whole...
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  • Thu/ 06
    Chamber Music
    Chamber Music

    From Liège to Paris | Lunch Concert 5

    KKL Luzern, Konzertsaal
    Thu, 6. April 2023 | 12:30 Uhr
    KKL Luzern, Konzertsaal
    Thu/ 06
    Three key works of the «French» violin school – although only Francis Poulenc was born in France. Eugène Ysaÿe came from Liège and was Belgian. César Franck was also born in Liège, his parents w...
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Martha Argerich in Lucerne

Martha Argerich has very well arrived in Lucerne and is looking forward to her two concerts in the KKL on Wednesday, 8.2 and 11.2. Due to the overwhelming demand, we have decided to open the organ gallery. This means that a few of the desired tickets are still available at short notice.

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The piano festival «Le piano symphonique»

After Camille Saint-Saëns and Johannes Brahms in 2021 and 2022, Robert Schumann, among others, is now the focus of our piano festival, interpreted by absolute world stars such as Martha Argerich, Rudolf Buchbinder and Khatia Buniatishvili.

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Spotlight

  • Highlights

    Andreas Ottensamer

    Andreas Ottensamer inspires with his musical versatility and thrilling concerts and is in constant demand worldwide as a conductor, clarinettist and artistic director. Ottensamer is considered one of the leading instrumentalists of our time and performs as a soloist with the most renowned orchestras and conductors in the world’s great concert halls.

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  • Thats us

    Our Orchestra

    74 musicians from around 20 nations form an orchestra with international charisma. As the orchestra in residence at the KKL Luzern, the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester represents the music city of Lucerne on international tours.

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  • Prize winner

    Arthur Waser Prize

    The Arthur Waser Prize is being awarded for the fifth time; this year it goes to the 25-year-old clarinettist Jonathan Leibovitz from Israel. He will make his debut with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra with Aaron Copland’s Clarinet Concerto.

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  • Recital with Yoav Levanov

    Concert for families «Daisies in the Rose Garden»

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, a middle-aged man, lives directly on Lake Lucerne, surrounded by magnificent roses, bushes and trees. He spends the whole day practicing the piano and composing. He strolls through the garden and lets his thoughts wander. Then a little girl abruptly snaps him out of his reverie: “Boo!” She jumps out laughing from behind a rose bush: “Who are you?” – and holds out a daisy to him: “Smell it!”

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  • Music on wheels

    The Music truck

    The music truck is the mobile venue of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester. Based on the idea that the audience listens to the orchestra in the concert hall, the orchestra makes its way through central Switzerland.

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Friends of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchesters

Exceptional musical performances and innovative programs are only possible thanks to the support of a wide circle of sponsors and patrons.

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On stage

Workshop, creative center, home

Since 2020, the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester has had its own rehearsal rooms. But the Orchesterhaus has become much more: In addition to orchestra rehearsals, the Orchesterhaus is also home to chamber music concerts and programs for music education.

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