Nine days of keyboard wizardry: Lucerne’s Piano Festival attracts the top talents of the international keyboard scene – both legendary masters and emerging stars – to the idyllic setting of Lake Lucerne.
Welcome to the Hotel MONOPOL Lucerne, which is the nearest Hotel to the KKL Culture and Convention Centre (no taxi required), directly located at Lucerne Railway Station, in the city center, by the lake, at the world-famous Chapel Bridge and all sights.
Excerpt/citation from Program Lucerne Festival at the Piano:
Great events appear on the horizon in advance. So it makes sense that the 2020 Beethoven Year at LUCERNE FESTIVAL actually begins six weeks ahead of time. Beethoven’s piano music will be the focus of our Piano Festival, from 16 to 24 November.
Rudolf Buchbinder, one of the great Beethoven interpreters, will perform all five piano concertos over two evenings on the opening weekend. Igor Levit will continue his Lucerne cycle of all 32 Beethoven sonatas with two recitals, having already started the cycle during the Summer Festival with two programs. Evgeny Kissin and Víkingur Ólafsson, the acclaimed newcomer from Iceland, will also devote themselves to Beethoven’s sonatas.
And that’s not all. Dame Mitsuko Uchida will offer an all-Schubert recital. Arcadi Volodos returns to Lake Lucerne after a 14-year hiatus to play poetic and virtuoso works by Schumann and Liszt.
As part of the Debut series, Claire Huangci, Danae Dörken, and Alexander Ullman will show us who today’s emerging stars are. And Piano Off-Stage expands the keyboard spectrum with the sounds of jazz over six evenings, as eight masters of improvisation perform in Lucerne’s loveliest bars and restaurants.
It all amounts to quite a celebration. At the same time, it marks a farewell, since this will be the final edition of the Piano Festival in this form. Starting in 2020, LUCERNE FESTIVAL will present a fresh look. But going forward, the piano will certainly continue to play a leading role with us. Because without these 88 white and black keys, music would not be what it is.
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Visitors and guests of the Lucerne Festival enjoy the advantages of the Hotel **** MONOPOL Lucerne: It is the nearest located hotel to the KKL Culture and Convention Center Lucerne with the congress and concert halls. The Hotel **** MONOPOL Lucerne is located directly at Railway Station, very convenient for visitors who arrive by train. Guests arriving by car can easily park at the Railway Station or the KKL parking garage.
Hotel **** MONOPOL Lucerne is the ONLY hotel in all of Lucerne from where you can reach the KKL Culture and Convention Centre of Lucerne without “getting wet” (underground past Lucerne Railway Station). Comfortable, convenient, quick and no need for a taxi.
The 4-star Hotel MONOPOL Lucerne is the most architecturally fascinating historic building of Lucerne, located directly at the Railway Station and in the heart of the city. The unique baroque façade featuring rococo elements made of Savonnière stone, the columns and capitals, the iron, gilded balcony balustrades and the beautiful copper cupola lend the hotel, which dates back to 1899, its majestic splendour and dignity. Hotel MONOPOL Lucerne looks like a Parisian or Viennese palace.
Hotel MONOPOL Lucerne Double Room
Relax in one of our spacious hotel rooms after a long trip, a strenuous day at work or a pleasant excursion. Hotel MONOPOL Lucerne has 74 hotel rooms in total, of which 17 are single rooms, 50 double rooms and triple rooms, 6 junior suites and a suite measuring 92 m² and containing 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a salon, dining room and 2 balconies.
All rooms have a bathroom/shower, toilet, hairdryer, telephone, minibar, safe, satellite TV and radio, a safety door lock with KeyCard and free wireless Internet throughout the hotel.
The charming reception staff and the entire Hotel MONOPOL Lucerne team are at your service at all times.
BEST PRICE GUARANTEE: If you book directly via our hotel website, you can benefit from the best price ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD: CHF 5.00 per person / per night cheaper than on all other booking portals. Further advantages: Depending on availability, we will offer you an upgrade to a higher room category free of Charge.
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