You wish - we play! In the past, this was often seen on television and radio, but today what you wish for is played live. The only condition: it has to be one of the 600 or so songs by Schubert, because on this evening, tenor Julian Prégardien, together with Anna Gebhardt on the piano, will delve deep into Schubert's unique cosmos of poem settings. On every ticket purchased for this concert there is an email address to which you can send your desired song - preferably with a short explanation of why you want it to be this particular song. Was it perhaps a support for the first kiss, was it sung in the family, was it a catalyst for joy, an instrument of hope, nourishment for the soul in times of suffering? Prégardien, who will not only sing but also host this evening, will make a selection from the most frequently mentioned songs and add his own favorites to these.

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Hunting Hall

The jury was unanimous: the 2025 Music Prize of the German Economy goes to the young baritone Jonas Müller! Born in Lower Bavaria in 1999, Müller could celebrate not only the € 15,000 award but also his debut concert at Lucerne Festival. He impressed with an intelligent program that, as the jury noted, was “marked by authenticity and seriousness.” He follows the same principle in his Lucerne recital. Under the theme “Somewhere in the World,” he sings of longing for faraway places and for home, of dreams of love and of solitude — with settings by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, Gustav Mahler and Hanns Eisler. From Eisler, he performs six songs from the Hollywood Songbook: his contribution to this summer’s theme, “American Dreams.” Jonas Müller has already won numerous prizes, including as a duo with his piano partner Anna Gebhardt. Since the fall of 2025, the student of Christian Gerhaher has been a member of the Opera Studio of Oper Frankfurt, where he made his debut as Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte. The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung praised him for “vocal elegance and a fine touch of comedy.”

Anna Gebhardt

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 1, 2026

Jonas Müller | Anna Gebhardt · Lucerne Festival

Past events

May 5, 2025

request songs · SWR Symphonieorchester

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen by Mahler

Lucerne Festival

Piano in Liederkreis by Schumann

Lucerne Festival

Piano in Frühlingsglaube by Schubert

Lucerne Festival

Piano in Der Wanderer, D 489 by Schubert

Lucerne Festival

Piano in Drang in die Ferne by Schubert

Lucerne Festival

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