Lucerne Festival Strings
The Lucerne Festival Strings is one of Switzerland's most frequently touring chamber orchestras. The orchestra was founded in 1956 by Wolfgang Schneiderhan and Rudolf Baumgartner; the latter directed it until 1998. Achim Fiedler has been the Artistic Director since 1998. Managing Director is Hans-Christoph Mauruschat. In recent years, the CD label Sony Classical and OehmsClassics have released CD recordings of the ensemble.
