Accordionist Ghenadie Rotari will perform Two Concerts with the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra at the Lucerne Festival held at the KKL Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerland from August 13th to September 13th, 2026.

This festival edition is the first under the new artistic director Sebastian Nordmann and runs under the theme “American Dreams,” featuring over 120 events including symphony concerts, chamber music, recitals, debuts, late-night performances and highlights the diversity of American music across classical, jazz, minimal music, musical theater, and film music influences.

Composer-in-Residence: Mark Andre, who will present new works throughout the festival.

Concert dates as follows:

August 22nd, 2026 at 4pm – “Im Entschwinden” (orchestral work by Mark Andre) with Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO), Baldur Brönnimann (conductor), Miah Persson (soprano)

August 29th, 2026 at 6.30pm – “über” with Jörg Widmann (composer) and Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra conducted by Elim Chan.

For further information email: info@lucernefestival.ch