The music festival Szenenwechsel of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts takes place in the building of the Department of Music in Kriens on the one hand and the KKL Luzern on the other. The HSLU Symphony Orchestra and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra will perform together here on Thursday, January 29. The second KKL concert with the HSLU Big Band on Saturday will once again feature an illustrious guest: the Cameroonian bassist, singer and composer Richard Bona.
the Department of Music at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts can be experienced "in a nutshell" at the compact festival Szenenwechsel. However, it is a nutshell in which there is a lot of space: "The festival offers the opportunity to experience the facets of musical work at the Lucerne School of Music in a condensed form and also to make musical discoveries, whether in the field of classical music, new music or jazz," says Department Director Valentin Gloor.
At the Department of Music, the spectrum ranges from the multimedia virtual reality installation "BBC - La Bella Bestia Co." in the library to the music & movement performance "Musik bewegt Musik n° 5" and the concert "Music for the Ei" with new music. At the KKL Luzern, the HSLU Big Band will perform with Richard Bona and the young musicians of the HSLU Symphony Orchestra will venture into works by Arvo Pärt (*1935), Jörg Widmann (*1973) and the 5th Symphony by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) together with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra.
The program
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 7:30 pm, Salquin Concert HallMusic moves music no. 5
Music & movement performance
Thursday, January 29, 2026 to Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 17:30, Library
BBC - La Bella Bestia Co.
A multimedia project with sound, VR and light installations
Thursday, January 29, 2026, 19:30, Concert Hall KKL Lucerne
Symphony concert
Joint concert by the HSLU Symphony Orchestra and the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra with works by Arvo Pärt, Jörg Widmann and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten unfolds a touching spiritual depth with its clear structure and reduced sounds. Jörg Widmann’s Concerto for Horn and Orchestra combines modern tonal language with expressive gestures and explores the virtuoso possibilities of the horn in dialog with the orchestra. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E minor spans an arc from despair to triumphant hope with its fateful motif, passionate melodies and colorful orchestration.
Friday, January 30, 2026 7:30 pm, Blackbox Kosmos
Music for the egg
Project of the studio for contemporary music
SA January 31, 2026, 19:30 at the KKL Lucerne
HSLU Big Band feat. Richard Bona
With this concert, the Cameroonian bassist, singer and composer Richard Bona, one of the most charismatic and versatile musicians of our time, joins the illustrious line-up of star guests with whom the HSLU Big Band has performed in recent years. He first became known through his collaboration with greats such as Joe Zawinul, Pat Metheny and Bobby McFerrin, before celebrating great international success with his own projects. His music combines jazz, African traditions, pop and Latin elements in a unique way and impresses with its infectious lightness, rhythmic sophistication and his unmistakable voice. Bona has released the acclaimed albums "Scenes from My Life", "Tiki" and "Heritage", among others.
Complete program and further information
The program is subject to change.
All performances in the rooms of the Department of Music are free of charge (collection).
