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Sebastião Salgado: Amazônia

Name: Sebastião Salgado: Amazônia
Start: 2027-02-14T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2027-02-14T23:59:00+01:00
Location: Europaplatz 1, 6005 Luzern, Switzerland

Europaplatz 1, 6005 Luzern, Switzerland
Lucerne, Switzerland
Sun, February 14, 2027 (6:30 pm - 11:59 pm)

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Description

An endless sea of ancient trees, mysterious river courses, and an overwhelming diversity of life – the Amazon rainforest is one of the last great wildernesses on our planet. In this fascinating, unique, and impressive landscape unfolds "Amazônia," the monumental photo show and at the same time a unique concert experience. The spectacular photographs of the world-renowned photographer Sebastião Salgado (died 2025), often in black and white, showcase the breathtaking beauty of the rainforest on a large screen. The images come to life with selected compositions played by the Stuttgart Philharmonic and accompanied by soprano Camila Provenzale Titinger. At the musical center of the evening is Heitor Villa-Lobos' monumental composition "Floresta do Amazonas," a musical portrait of the rainforest. Even in 2025, Sebastião Salgado personally selected his photographs to engage in an intense dialogue with the musical motifs: "A perfect connection, almost as if Villa-Lobos' music was written for these photos by Salgado," said the Italian-Brazilian conductor Simone Menezes, who conceived the project together with Salgado. The program is complemented by an excerpt from "Aguas da Amazonia," in which Philip Glass offers a poetic view of the waterways of the Amazon. "Amazônia" unites the perspectives of great artists on the rainforest – and allows the audience in the concert hall of KKL Lucerne a completely new, more intense view of people and landscapes in the Amazon. Stuttgart Philharmonic
Camila Provenzale Titinger, soprano
Simone Menezes, conductor
Organizer: Alegria Konzert GmbH

Highlights

Monumental photo show by Sebastião Salgado
Accompanied by Stuttgart Philharmonic and soprano Camila Provenzale Titinger
Features Heitor Villa-Lobos' "Floresta do Amazonas"

General Information

"Amazônia" is a unique concert experience that combines stunning photographs of the Amazon rainforest with live orchestral music. The event takes place at KKL Luzern, showcasing the beauty of the rainforest through the lens of Sebastião Salgado, accompanied by the Stuttgart Philharmonic.