Wed, September 9th, 2026
Summer Festival: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Concert title
Summer Festival: Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Date
Wed 09.09.2026
Start of the concert
19:30
Contributors
Name of the ensemble
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Line
Yuja Wang, piano and musical direction (Tsfasman)
Soloists
Teddy Abrams, conductor (first half of the concert)
program
For 25 years, Yuja Wang has captivated the music world with her astounding virtuosity, yet routine has never crept in. She is always searching for something new, wanting to discover the unknown, to reinvent herself. The festival motto "American Dreams" immediately resonated with her. That's why she included Samuel Barber's Piano Concerto in her repertoire: a work that draws on Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff, but also incorporates influences from Bartók and jazz. The result was so impressive that Barber received the Pulitzer Prize for it in 1963. The performance becomes truly enjoyable when Yuja Wang plays the Jazz Suite by Ukrainian composer Alexander Tsfasman in the second half, also taking on the musical direction herself. She has a genuine "feel" for jazz and it was no coincidence that she won a Grammy in 2024 for her album The American Project. Her longtime friend Teddy Abrams conducted her on that occasion. In Lucerne, he conducts the first part of the concert: opening with Aaron Copland's heartwarming Appalachian Spring, which offers hints of folk songs, hymns, square dance, and fiddle music. America at its best!
Performers:
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
, Yuja Wang, piano and musical direction (Tsfasman)
, Teddy Abrams, conductor (first half of the concert).
Program:
6:30 p.m. Pre-concert talk with Susanne Stähr (KKL Lucerne, Auditorium).
Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Appalachian Spring. Suite for Orchestra
Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Piano Concerto Op. 38
Paul Dukas (1865–1935)
Fanfare pour précéder «La Péri»
Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Mutations from Bach for Brass and Timpani
Alexander Tsfasman (1906–1971)
Jazz Suite for Piano and Orchestra
Intermission at approximately 8:30 p.m.
Performers:
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
, Yuja Wang, piano and musical direction (Tsfasman)
, Teddy Abrams, conductor (first half of the concert).
Program:
6:30 p.m. Pre-concert talk with Susanne Stähr (KKL Lucerne, Auditorium).
Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
Appalachian Spring. Suite for Orchestra
Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Piano Concerto Op. 38
Paul Dukas (1865–1935)
Fanfare pour précéder «La Péri»
Samuel Barber (1910–1981)
Mutations from Bach for Brass and Timpani
Alexander Tsfasman (1906–1971)
Jazz Suite for Piano and Orchestra
Intermission at approximately 8:30 p.m.
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