KKL Luzern 17 August 2019 - Symphony Concert 1 (Riccardo Chailly/Denis Matsuev - Rachmaninoff/Tchaikovsky) | GoComGo.com

Symphony Concert 1 (Riccardo Chailly/Denis Matsuev - Rachmaninoff/Tchaikovsky)

KKL Luzern, Concert Hall, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Saturday 17 August 2019
6:30 PM
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Lucerne, Switzerland
Starts at: 18:30
Duration:

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Programme
Symphony Concert 1 (Riccardo Chailly/Denis Matsuev, Rachmaninoff/Tchaikovsky)
Overview

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) 
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) 
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

When it comes to the piano music of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Denis Matsuev is the go-to artist. The composer’s grandson, Alexander Rachmaninoff, was of the same opinion when he invited the Russian pianist to record the master’s works on the same grand piano used by Rachmaninoff himself: an unusually long, large Steinway, which is still housed in Rachmaninoff’s former home on Lake Lucerne (known as “Villa Senar”). With the Third Piano Concerto, Matsuev has taken up the weightiest challenge in the  Rachmaninoff  repertoire. In no other work of this genre is the performer required to play more notes per second than in this notorious “concerto for elephants,” to borrow the composer’s own phrase. Following intermission, the focus turns to the power of fate in Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. The composer believed that fate alone was responsible for the direction of our lives. His personal fate was same-sex attraction, which was criminalized in Tsarist Russia, causing him to fear for his middle-class existence. In the Fourth, the idea of fate is represented by a martial, blaring brass fanfare, which opens the work and comes back several times in the course of the work.

Venue Info

KKL Luzern - Lucerne
Location   Europaplatz 1

KKL Luzern’s spectacular architecture designed by Pritzker Prize winner Jean Nouvel and the quality of its facilities set this venue apart from more traditional culture and convention centres. Its trade-mark is the common theme of culture, conferences and culinary choices – the complete experience orchestrated under the famous roof. The building is situated in the heart of Switzerland, only one hour by train from Zurich Airport, within walking distance of Lucerne’s finest hotels and a few sheltered steps from the international railway station. It is the perfect venue for your next premium event, such as product launches, anniversary celebrations and award ceremonies, high-profile meetings, receptions and banquets.

Concert Hall
The showpiece of the KKL Luzern is its renowned Concert Hall with 1,898 seats and acoustics that provide incredible sound and inspire the world’s leading conductors, orchestras and soloists to perform at their best.

Conventions
The outstanding Concert Hall with its multifunctional usage, is also an exciting possibility for conventions. A wide screen is hidden above the stage and may be lowered for awards, product presentations and other events. Interpreting booths and excellent infrastructure are at hand for a most memorable convention or meeting or live television broadcast.

Two water canals frame the Lucerne Hall, a venue that is also unique in its adaptability and convertible for 200 up to 1,800 guests. It can be used for a variety of settings including product presentations, congresses, concerts and banquets. With its appropriate audiovisual facilities, variable height staging and mobile rostrum, all combined with the deliberately simple design of the hall, the organizer will find creative freedom to style the event.

The Auditorium for up to 271 listeners, too, is equipped with state-of-the-art congress installations and, like the Lucerne Hall, provides an attractive setting for conferences. Event organizers are also increasingly discovering the Crystal Lounge, the attractive meeting point in the KKL Luzern. It boasts an oval-shaped bar that can be moved around the space, allowing for maximum flexibility and turning the lounge into a premier events venue.

Culinary experiences
The cuisine facilities of the KKL Luzern offer organizers and guests all kinds of catering options and total culinary experiences. Packages and offers – such as refreshing time-outs, cocktail receptions for networking, stand-up lunches, seated dinners or exclusive lounge experiences – can be tailored to the organizer’s specific needs.

Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Lucerne, Switzerland
Starts at: 18:30
Duration:
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