Is that a hot-air balloon that has landed here? For two days, an unusual yellow object stands in Lucerne, serving as both a pop-up installation and a miniature concert hall. Nothing fixed, but rather a playful intervention in everyday urban life. Inspired by the legendary Dream House, a potentially infinite light-and-sound installation by the American Minimalist La Monte Young and his wife Marian Zazeela, musicians of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra (LFCO) fill this temporary space with the seemingly endless sustained tones of Young’s groundbreaking Trio for Strings. Step inside and listen to this ethereal, hypnotic music unfolding in slow motion.

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Aug 25, 2026

“American Dream House” · Lucerne Festival

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