Lucerne considers passing on the Rachmaninoff legacy
On Monday, a delegation from Lucerne met with parliamentarians, the Mayor of Moscow and the Minister of Education and Culture of the Moscow city government, among others. One of the topics: the Lucerne Rachmaninoff estate.
As part of the Canton of Lucerne's guest appearance in Moscow, authorities, institutions and networkers in the fields of culture, education, tourism, health and business met in the Russian capital.
At the same time as the Lucerne delegations met, Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled that the Russian Federation is interested in acquiring the Rachmaninoff archive and the villa in Hertenstein. Both are currently owned by the heirs and the Rachmaninoff Foundation.
The canton of Lucerne writes that the next steps are now to be discussed between the Swiss and Russian authorities.
