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    On Demand Special Selection: Contemporary Sounds

    The music of the late 20th and 21th centuries has always been a central focus of Lucerne Festival.

    Applause for Sir George Benjamin, Hans Abrahamsen, and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, 2024 © Priska Ketterer / Lucerne Festival

    Hans Abrahamsen: "Vers le silence" for orchestra

    Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra | Sir George Benjamin, 2024

    Sylvain Cambreling conducts the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, 2022 © Manuela Jans / Lucerne Festival

    Dieter Ammann: "Core" – "Turn" – "Boost"

    Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra | Sylvain Cambreling, 2022

    Sir George Benjamin conducts the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO), 2024 © Priska Ketterer / Lucerne Festival

    Sir George Benjamin: "Concerto for Orchestra" (Swiss premiere)

    Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra | Sir George Benjamin, 2024

    Sir George Benjamin conducts Jörgen van Rijen and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, 2024 © Priska Ketterer / Lucerne Festival

    Luciano Berio: "Solo" for trombone and orchestra (Swiss premiere)

    Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra | Sir George Benjamin | Jörgen van Rijen, 2024

    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Tito Muñoz and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, 2022 © Peter Fischli / Lucerne Festival

    "In Search of György Ligeti's Lost Melody"

    Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra | Tito Muñoz | Patricia Kopatchinskaja, 2022

    Sylvain Cambreling conducts the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, 2022 © Manuela Jans / Lucerne Festival

    Wolfgang Rihm: "Sub-Kontur" (Swiss Premiere)

    Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra | Sylvain Cambreling, 2022

    Claudio Abbado conducts Mihoko Fujimura and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, 2013 © Priska Ketterer / Lucerne Festival

    Arnold Schönberg: Orchestral Interlude and "Song of the Wood Dove" from Gurre-Lieder

    Lucerne Festival Orchestra | Claudio Abbado | Mihoko Fujimura, 2013

    Bettina Skrzypczak and the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, 2022 © Manuela Jans / Lucerne Festival

    Bettina Skrzypczak: "Contra" (World Premiere)

    Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra | Sylvain Cambreling, 2022