Canton of Lucerne Owner of Villa Senar
The Canton of Lucerne has purchased the Villa Senar of the composer Sergei Rachmaninov. The purchase resolves the difficult inheritance situation and enables the estate to be divided.
Built by composer, pianist and conductor Sergei Rachmaninov in the 1930s and located directly on Lake Lucerne, Villa Senar (an abbreviation of the names Sergei, his wife Natalia and Rachmaninov) and other buildings in the 20,000 square meter park have been listed buildings since 2018.
With the purchase, the canton of Lucerne is resolving the difficult inheritance situation and enabling the inheritance to be divided. The legal heirs of French nationality (four great-grandchildren of Serge Rachmaninoff) will each receive two million francs. The Cantonal Council approved the corresponding special loan on December 6, 2021. The Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation waives a share of the purchase price in order to help secure and renovate the villa by transferring it to cantonal ownership.
More info:
https://www.lu.ch/verwaltung/BKD/bkd_dienststellen/bkd_hochschulbildung/villa_senar
