# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Poème Symphonique – Lucerne Festival Pulse
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+02:00)
- **Event Description**: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
MDR Radio Choir
Thomas Eitler-de Lint, chorus master
Thomas Adès, conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson, piano
Anna Dennis, soprano

György Ligeti: "Poème Symphonique" for 100 metronomes
Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major 
György Kurtág:"… quasi una fantasia …" for piano and groups of instruments dispersed in space, Op. 27, no. 1
Arvo Pärt: "Credo" for piano, mixed choir, and orchestra
Thomas Adès: "America – A Prophecy" for soprano, large orchestra, and chorus, Op. 19. Expanded version 

Three piano concertos in one evening – each connecting past and present. Maurice Ravel composed his Piano Concerto in G "in the spirit of Mozart", while also weaving in echoes of jazz and Basque folk traditions. In "Credo", Arvo Pärt takes up the famous C major Prelude from Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier", pitting avant-garde compositional techniques against tonality and triads. György Kurtág – who turned 100 in February 2026 – takes inspiration from the freely unfolding design of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, Op. 27, in his fascinating spatial composition ". . . quasi una fantasia . . .", which distributes the instruments around the audience. These three highly contrasting concertos are paired with "America – A Prophecy", a dark vision of destruction by the British composer Thomas Adès, who also takes the podium: it depicts the fall of Mayan culture at the hands of the Spanish conquistadors, with a soprano as the prophetic witness. Before all that, the concert opens with 100 ticking metronomes in György Ligeti'a "Poème Symphonique", where they come to a stop one by one, until silence prevails. When the last metronome stops, "it feels like the end of life itself", says Víkingur Ólafsson.

Photo © Priska Ketterer / Lucerne Festival
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lucerne/poème-symphonique-lucerne-festival-pulse/200029813129359
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, festivals, jazz
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Lucerne
- **state**: LU
- **country**: Switzerland
- **location**: KKL Luzern, Concert hall
- **lat**: 47.05101768673
- **long**: 8.3118436764057
- **full address**: KKL Luzern, Concert hall, Lucerne, Switzerland

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Poème Symphonique – Lucerne Festival Pulse being held?
  - **A:** Poème Symphonique – Lucerne Festival Pulse takes place on Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm at KKL Luzern, Concert hall, Lucerne, Switzerland.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Poème Symphonique – Lucerne Festival Pulse?
  - **A:** Poème Symphonique – Lucerne Festival Pulse is organized by Lucerne Festival.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Poème Symphonique – Lucerne Festival Pulse is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Lucerne, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Poème Symphonique – Lucerne Festival Pulse sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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