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City Lights with Lisa Batiashvili

KKL Luzern, Concert Hall, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Important Info
Type: Classical Concert
City: Lucerne, Switzerland
Starts at: 19:30
Duration: 2h 30min

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

You can only select the category, and not the exact seats.
If you order 2 or 3 tickets: your seats will be next to each other.
If you order 4 or more tickets: your seats will be next to each other, or, if this is not possible, we will provide a combination of groups of seats (at least in pairs, for example 2+2 or 2+3).

Cast
Performers
Conductor: Nikoloz Rachveli
Orchestra: Lucerne Symphony Orchestra
Programme
Overview

Lisa Batiashvili and Nikoloz Rachveli take the audience on a sonic journey through eleven cities that are particularly dear to Batiashvili. 

From Chaplin to Legrand to Piazzolla – classical music meets jazz, tango, and film scores. The performance is accompanied by an impressive screen projection that brings the stories of the cities to life cinematically.

The following works represent selected locations:

"City Memories" – A suite based on Charlie Chaplin's film music, symbolizing cities such as London and Los Angeles.

"I call to you, Lord Jesus Christ" – Johann Sebastian Bach (BWV 639), for Munich.

"Paris Violon" – Michel Legrand, for Paris.

"I still have a suitcase in Berlin" – Ralph Maria Siegel, arranged by Nikoloz Rachveli, for Berlin.

"Evening Song" – Oskar Merikanto, for Helsinki.

"Furioso Galopp, Op. 114" – Johann Strauss (son), adapted by Nikoloz Rachveli, for Vienna.

"Love Theme from ‘Cinema Paradiso’" – Ennio Morricone, arranged by Nikoloz Rachveli, for Rome.

"Goodbye Nonino / I'm coming back to the South / Buenos Aires Zero Hour" – Astor Piazzolla, arranged by Nikoloz Rachveli, for Buenos Aires.

"Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, ‘From the New World’: II. Largo" – Antonín Dvořák, adapted by Tamas Batiashvili, for New York.

“No Better Magic” – Katie Melua, for London.

"The Lark" – Romanian folk song, for Bucharest.

The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra is exploring new concert formats to attract audiences beyond its core classical music crowd. Artists curating their own programs can play a key role in this endeavor. Following multimedia projects with pianists Alice Sara Ott and Hélène Grimaud, and pop symphonic works with Herbert Grönemeyer, the orchestra continues this series with the Georgian-born German violinist Lisa Batiashvili. The starting point for her album and concert project "City Lights" was Charlie Chaplin, who, for Batiashvili, as an actor, filmmaker, and composer, embodies "the beauty and creative imagination of the 20th century." Inspired by Chaplin's music and films, she compiled works that musically represent key cities in her life. Thus, "City Lights" unites a wide variety of genres on a journey between Tbilisi, Berlin, Paris, and Buenos Aires. The program ranges from classical music by J.S. Bach or Giya Kancheli to film scores by Charlie Chaplin, and on to jazz, pop, and tango by Astor Piazzolla. The music from "Cinema Paradiso" and an arrangement – ​​featuring violin – of Dvořák's "New World Symphony" demonstrate how personal and yet broad Bathiashvili's "love for the music, the culture, and the people of these places" truly is.

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: 19:30
Duration: 2h 30min
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