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This prize, which is awarded every two years to the best students attending a Swiss music academy, has launched international careers: take cellist Sol Gabetta and saxophonist Valentine Michaud, for example. This year, the Russian pianist Vsevolod Zavidov, who was born in 2005, will receive the Prix UBS Jeunes Solistes, with a value of 25,000 Swiss francs and a chance to make his Lucerne Festival debut. Zavidov, who is currently studying with Nelson Goerner at the Haute école de musique in Geneva, began his career as a child prodigy. He started playing the piano at the age of four, and when he was ten he gave his first recital at Carnegie Hall in New York. He won the Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition in Salt Lake City and the Concertino Praga in 2020. Since then, Zavidov has toured the world, performing in Japan and causing a sensation at the La Roque d’Anthéron Piano Festival. International Piano praised the “sensitivity and delicacy” of his playing in particular. Which will be on display — along with his perfect technique — at his Festival debut. Zavidov will perform Liszt’s 12 Transcendental Etudes, arguably the most technically challenging cycle in the entire repertoire.
Arrival | Parking Facilities
The Lutheran Reformed Church of St. Luke is located just a few minutes' walk from the train station, right next to the popular Vögeligärtli Park.
Arriving by train & bus
Take advantage of a 40% discount on public transport to Lucerne. You can find more Information here: to the SBB offer.
Arriving by Auto
Lucerne has a dynamic system to indicate parking availability that makes parking in the city easier for you. You can find a list of all parking garages in the City of Lucerne here: see List.
Cloakroom
There is an unguarded coat checkroom in the entrance area to the church.
Wheelchair seating
The garden located next to the staircase takes you to the Lukassaal and to the elevator leading to the level of the entrance to the church.
Access to venues | Late admission
The concert box office is located at the church entrance and opens one hour before the start of the event. Admission to the church begins about 30 minutes before the concert starts.
Gastronomy
In Lucerne
Within walking distance of all event venues you can find a wide variety of restaurants, bars, and cafés. The Lucerne Tourism office will gladly assist you in making your selection. Overview of Lucerne Tourism