Guest performance
Philharmonie Berlin, Main Auditorium (Berlin)
The Lucerne Festival is one of the top addresses for classical music fans every summer. And with its location on picturesque Lake Lucerne, it is certainly one of the most beautiful! Several of the festival’s own ensembles provide programme highlights every year – first and foremost, of course, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Founded 21 years ago by the great Claudio Abbado, the »Orchestra of Friends«, as he called it, is made up of renowned soloists, chamber musicians and music professors as well as members of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Filarmonica della Scala. Under its current chief conductor Riccardo Chailly, it now makes its first appearance at the Elbphilharmonie. Also taking part is Swedish high-flyer Daniel Lozakovich, who signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon at the age of 15 – the youngest violinist ever to be signed by this label rich in tradition. For his return to the Grand Hall this time, he has chosen Jean Sibelius’s only violin concerto. The orchestra will then turn its attention to Rachmaninov’s popular »Symphonic Dances«, which the composer himself described as his »best work«.
The SummerConcerts powered by VriendenLoterij present two months of wonderful concerts, from classical to jazz and from pop music to film scores. Top musicians from the Netherlands and around the world bring you all your favourite classical pieces, as well as tributes to Leonard Cohen and The Beatles, and all your favourite film music.We also present a host of young talent in our summer concerts, including youth orchestras from South Africa and Turkey, and top young classical soloists. After many of the concerts, we offer a meet-and-greet with the artists in an informal setting, or an afterparty with DJ in the Entrance Hall. In one of the world’s finest concert halls, there’s something for everyone this summer at The Concertgebouw!