Events: Concert, Musical in Lucerne

Lucerne becomes a stage: from May to September, street musicians provide live sounds on Jesuitenplatz and Schweizerhofquai. Listen or perform yourself - City Busking makes Lucerne audible!

All in 1 band from central Switzerland: a six-piece formation that plays jazz, blues, Latin, funk, evergreens and boogie-woogie with passion and careful arrangements.

From August 7 to 23, 2026, Jesuitenplatz will become an open-air stage: A freely accessible concert grand piano will invite people to play and listen from Friday through Sunday.

Max Richter — The New Four Seasons — Vivaldi Recomposed: Frühling Max Richter — The New Four Seasons — Vivaldi Recomposed: Sommer Max Richter — The New Four Seasons — Vivaldi...

Quintett Änzian from Lucerne plays traditional folk music from dancing to singing and creates a good atmosphere, nostalgia and good humor at parties, celebrations or retirement homes.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Riccardo Chailly | solists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Gershwin | Reich | Bernstein

Havana Lyceum Orchestra | José Antonio Méndez Padrón | Sarah Willis

Stars of the classical scene

The TORO BAND is a captivating live experience: with professionalism, passion and a versatile repertoire, it creates a special atmosphere and makes every event unforgettable.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Riccardo Chailly | Frank Dupree | solists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Reich | Gershwin | Ives

Kirk's Patrol spielt Classic Rock, Beat und Blues mit voller Leidenschaft live auf der Bühne.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Riccardo Chailly | Frank Dupree | solists of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Reich | Gershwin | Ives

Just in Time – The band that plays authentic live music that moves and inspires.

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Klaus Mäkelä | Augustin Hadelich | Barber | Stravinsky

The Happy Pipers Lucerne, founded in 1973, are the first bagpipe band in Switzerland. Around 15 pipers and drummers have been under the direction of Pipe Major Stephan Müller since 2020.

Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Jörg Widmann | Michael Engelhardt | Rihm

West-Eastern Divan Orchestra | Daniel Barenboim | Yo-Yo Ma | Dvořák | Mendelssohn

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Riccardo Chailly | Lukas Sternath | Scriabin | Rachmaninoff

Soloists and Brass Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Beach | Gershwin | Barber | Bernstein

Lucerne Symphony Orchestra | Michael Sanderling | Alexander Malofeev | Palmgren | Gershwin | Tchaikovsky

Unvergessliches Musicalerlebnis: ANNIE im Kleintheater Luzern! Herz, Witz & die legendären Lieder wie „It’s a Hard Knock Life“ – Spaß für die ganze Familie!

With horns, strong voices and groove, Ankebock delivers an energetic show of pop, rock and dialect - full of charm, passion and favorite songs for every audience.

Simon Bürki | Chopin | Rachmaninoff

Chrüz & Quer offer "urchig-steirische" music: four musicians with accordion, Schwyzerörgeli, guitar, double bass, baritone and Styrian harmonica provide for atmosphere and conviviality.

Budapest Festival Orchestra | Eva Duda Dance Company | Iván Fischer | Elisabeth Leonskaja | Schubert | Mozart | Bartók

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Jakub Hrůša | “Up into the mountains! Strauss’s ‘Alpine Symphony’”

Budapest Festival Orchestra | Iván Fischer | Prokofiev

Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Participants in the Contemporary-Conducting Program | Zappa

Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Baldur Brönnimann | Miah Persson | Andre

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Jakub Hrůša | Ray Chen | Korngold | Strauss

Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco | Vocal ensemble Il canto di Orfeo | Cecilia Bartoli | Gluck

Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Anne-Sophie Mutter | “Mozart, Mutter & More”

Charity concert featuring the Student Symphony Orchestra of the I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts in Kharkiv. Free admission. Donations are welcome to support humanitarian aid efforts in Ukraine.

Augustin Hadelich | Seong-Jin Cho | Brahms | Janáček | Beach | Prokofiev

Yuki Hirano | Chizu Miyamoto | Szymanowski | Dvořák

Percussion ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) | Reich