Martha Argerich & Charles Dutoit – Anniversary Gala

Description

When Martha Argerich and Charles Dutoit perform together, you experience music history in a personal way firsthand. Both have their big appearance in the anniversary gala: Martha Argerich with Chopin's first piano concerto, Charles Dutoit conducting the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra with Stravinsky's Petrushka. The anniversary gala honors two extraordinary artist biographies. Martha Argerich celebrates her 85th birthday in 2026 and has shaped Le Piano Symphonique since 2024 as “Pianiste Associée.” Charles Dutoit, in turn, celebrates his 90th birthday in October 2026. The conductor born in Lausanne has been one of the internationally influential interpreters of the French and Russian repertoire for decades. A personal story connects Argerich and Dutoit as well as an artistic one. At the anniversary gala, they meet in Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1, a work in which the pianist can unfold her unmistakable blend of fire, freedom, and poetry. A piece of music history that goes even further back is Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka under the direction of Charles Dutoit. The conductor, born in Lausanne in 1936, once studied with Ernest Ansermet, who in turn was closely connected with the French-Russian ballet tradition. When Dutoit conducts Petrushka with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, a sounding line of tradition becomes audible, stretching from Stravinsky's ballet world through Ansermet to the present. Cast
Piano: Martha Argerich
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra Program
1st ACT
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, op. 11 | 45’ INTERMISSION 2nd ACT
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971)
Petrushka, ballet in four scenes (original version, 1911) | 35’ Concert ends approx. 9:00 PM

Highlights

• Anniversary gala with Martha Argerich and Charles Dutoit
• Performance of Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Stravinsky's Petrushka
• Celebration of Argerich's 85th and Dutoit's 90th birthdays

General Information

The anniversary gala takes place at the KKL Lucerne and honors the impressive careers of Martha Argerich and Charles Dutoit. Argerich will perform Chopin's first piano concerto, while Dutoit conducts the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's Petrushka.

Location

Europaplatz 1, 6005 Luzern, Switzerland

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