"artistes étoiles"

A warm viola sound, consummate technique, natural charisma, well-thought-out interpretations: Tabea Zimmermann has long since become a legend. And in a career spanning four decades, she has already achieved just about everything — including earning the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, premiering works by Ligeti and Rihm, serving as artist-in-residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker... What could come next? Being named “artiste étoile” at Lucerne Festival! This summer, her dream will come true.

A violinist, performer, and artistic researcher, Winnie Huang explores how musical expression and physical gestures can be combined. The Australian artist, a graduate of the Lucerne Festival Academy who has maintained a close association as a Contemporary Leader since 2021, covers a wide range of works, from Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Inori to contemporary pieces by Cathy van Eck and Richard Barrett. She will create short performances for individual audience members and develop a musical tour of the city together with students.