Lucerne Symphony Orchestra receives Rugeri cello
Patrons associated with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra have purchased a violoncello by Francesco Rugeri, Cremona, dating from 1690, to make it available to the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra on permanent loan.
Rugeri made a decisive contribution to the development of Cremonese cellos: he shaped the scale length, which was subsequently adopted by Stradivari. His instruments are among the most sought-after and valuable instruments today.
In December, the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra also published its annual report for the 16/17 season. The focus of the season was a multi-part Beethoven project. All of Beethoven's piano concertos were performed together with Oliver Schnyder, first as chamber music on the Pilatus, then "prima vista" with the orchestra and finally in three symphony concerts at the KKL Lucerne. The concerts were recorded for Sony Cassical and released as a CD box set in November 2017.
A total of 10,700 people attended music education events. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 30 percent. Guest performances took the orchestra to the Bogotà International Music Festival (3 concerts) and for the first time to Bologna, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Udine, where it opened the concert season at the Teatro Nuovo Giovanni.
