Foundation - Sergej Rachmaninoff Foundation

The Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation and the Canton of Lucerne

Thanks to the commitment of the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation and the Canton of Lucerne, the uncertainties surrounding the property’s inheritance were resolved in 2021. The Canton of Lucerne purchased the property, which is a listed building, and is responsible for its renovation and maintenance, including the park and it’s opening for the public. The Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation is responsible for events in Rachmaninoff’s Villa Senar from its own funds, curates and organizes the cultural program and provides for public events.

Cross-sector

Thanks to the commitment of the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation and the Canton of Lucerne, the uncertainties surrounding the property’s inheritance were resolved in 2021. The Canton of Lucerne purchased the property, which is a listed building, and is responsible for its renovation and maintenance, including the park. The Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation is responsible for events in Rachmaninoff’s Villa Senar from its own funds, curates and organizes the cultural program and provides for public events.

Vision

We are the zone of encounter, at the composer’s home, authentic, experienceable, quality and special. The program is designed for a broad cultural participation, seeks the interfaces to the present and thus enables suitable access for every stakeholder group. Rachmaninoff’s Villa Senar will be anchored locally and regionally, and together with partners we will make the Hertenstein peninsula a special and sustainable place of culture and tourism, where Rachmaninoff’s work and creative power can be experienced.

Board of Trustees

Urs Ziswiler

President of the Foundation Board

Isabelle Chassot

Member of the Council of States, former Director of the Federal Office of Culture (FOC) and Cantonal Councillor of Fribourg. President of the PUK.

Hans Ambühl

former Secretary General of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Culture. General Secretary of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education, President of educationsuisse (Swiss schools abroad)

Valentin Gloor

Hochschule Luzern – Music

Andreas Wegelin

CEO SUISA

Gabriela Christen

Presdent “Association Stella matutina – House of the Future” and researcher Hochschule Luzern

Dimitri Kushaev

Bankier

Dr. Armin Hartmann

Cantonal Councillor Lucerne

Franziska Tschudi Sauber

Verwaltungsratspräsidentin/Chairperson Weidmann Holding AG

Alois Zwinggi

Member of the Board World Economic Forum

Managing and Artistic Director

As of June 1, 2022, Andrea Loetscher has been Managing and Artistic Director of the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation, responsible for the content and programs at Rachmaninoff’s Villa Senar. Likewise, she is directing the fortunes of the Foundation and manages its operations. Andrea Loetscher is responsible for curating public and private concerts, recordings, events and tours, and uses her expertise to support the organization of private cultural events. As a musician with a teaching diploma and a soloist diploma, a master’s degree from the University of Basel in marketing and management, as an entrepreneur and director of music schools, she is locally anchored as well as nationally and internationally networked.

andrea.loetscher@rachmaninoff.ch

Managing Assistant

As Managing Assistant, Salome Rüttimann supports the management of the Sergei Rachmaninoff Foundation in the areas of administration, marketing and communication. With her bachelor’s degree in social and communication sciences and her experience in project management, she is dedicated to the implementation of sub-projects and supports the management in all tasks.

office@rachmaninoff.ch

«Was für ein grosses, wunderbares, magisches Erlebnis, hier gewesen zu sein und Musik zu machen. Meine Gänsehaut nimmt kein Ende und ich wünsche dem Haus, dem Flügel und der Stiftung von Herzen nur das Beste.»

Alexander Krichel, Hamburg/London

“The plan is to host concerts, talks and masterclasses with small audiences in the villa’s music room; to try and impart something of the spirit of the place and bring the man to a new generation. It’s a noble ambition, and Rachmaninoff’s music is so beloved – his presence at Villa Senar still so potent – that it’s possible to believe the plan might succeed.”

Richard Bratby, BBC

“I am delighted with the successful renovation work at Villa Senar and the wonderful atmosphere in the estate’s garden.”

K.E.L

“Rachmaninoff lived like a combination of modernism and tradition, and you feel this in his music. There is the visionary – the boats, the cars, the horses, the modern house – but then also the family things, the traditions he kept. This makes him so exciting as a personality.”

Jim Allison, wetaclassical.org