KKL Lucerne Concert Hall

In 1996, KKL Luzern Management AG is founded for the operation of the venue by five leading Lucerne personalities. The first chairman of the board of directors is Hans-Peter Balmer. The Concert Hall was inaugurated on August 18th 1998 with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester LSO, the Luzerner Trompeten-Ensemble and the federal president Flavio Cotti. Conductor Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra gived the opening concert of the International Music Festival (now Lucerne Festival) the day after (19th august 1998).