Haefliger to leave Lucerne Festival in 2025
According to a statement from the festival, Michael Haefliger has decided not to extend his contract as Lucerne Festival Artistic Director, which runs until the end of 2025. A search committee will be set up to find a successor.
Michael Haefliger, who has directed the Lucerne Festival since 1999, has decided not to extend his contract, which runs until the end of 2025. At the end of 2025, he will have held the post for 26 years.
The Board of Trustees has appointed a search committee to find a successor. This is made up of the members of the Foundation Board Markus Hongler (President), Christian Casal, Christoph Franz, Government Councillor Marcel Schwerzmann and Anne Schwöbel as well as Elisabeth Sobotka, Director of the Bregenz Festival, and Stefan Dohr, principal horn of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The Board of Trustees plans to decide and announce Michael Haefliger's successor by the fourth quarter of 2023.
