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Berliner Philharmoniker | Kirill Petrenko

Name: Berliner Philharmoniker | Kirill Petrenko
Start: 2026-08-26T19:30:00
Location: KKL Luzern Concert Hall

Lucerne Festival

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At this concert, you might just solve a mystery. On 19 June 1899, Edward Elgar scored an unprecedented triumph with the world premiere of his Enigma Variations. The event was hailed as the rebirth of English music, which for two centuries — ever since the death of Henry Purcell — had played little role on the international stage. Only one thing puzzled listeners: what was the theme Elgar had actually varied in his masterpiece? The composer stubbo...

Program

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor

Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations

Participants

Kirill Petrenko

Conductor

Lucerne Festival

Producer

Berliner Philharmoniker

Orchestra

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1 dates (26 Aug - 26 Aug)

Aug

Wed

7:30 pm

KKL Luzern Concert Hall

Lucerne, Switzerland

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