Note
Villa Senar is only accessible during public events and the park is only temporarily open.
Please check ticket availability before your visit or check the opening dates and hours of the park. Tickets are required for public events, concerts and guided tours.
Seating at concerts and events is limited to 35 people. For private seated dinners combined with a concert, 24 people are allowed.
Contact us for your personal inquiry. office@rachmaninoff.ch
Tickets
Please reserve your ticket directly online in the event calendar.
Caution when purchasing tickets: Private ticket sales are not permitted for events and guided tours at Villa Senar. Tickets for our events can only be purchased via our website (via Ticketino) or via the websites of our designated partners. It is prohibited to conduct private guided tours with private ticketing on the Villa Senar estate – this applies in particular during the park’s opening hours.
Arrival
Adress:
Villa Senar
Zinnenstrasse 6
6353 Weggis
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Public transport: Arrival by public transport is recommended. From Lucerne, take the scheduled boat to Hertenstein station and walk across the peninsula for 15 minutes to Villa Senar. Follow the signs to “Rachmaninoff Villa Senar”. The starting times of the concerts and guided tours are adapted to the timetable of the ships.
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Car: Follow the signs to “Rachmaninoff Villa Senar”. There are no or very few parking spaces available. These are reserved for people with reduced mobility. Please find out about the availability of parking spaces and ask for directions at the entry. Information: office@rachmaninoff.ch
Private boat: There is a private boat mooring. Please enquire about availability: office@rachmaninoff.ch
Heritage Protection
To protect the floor, we ask you to wear flat shoes during your visit to Rachmaninoff’s Villa Senar. Stilettos are not permitted.
Wardrobe
Lockers and an unguarded checkroom are available on site during public tours or concerts.
Accessibility
The entire first floor of Rachmaninoff’s Villa Senar is accessible for wheelchair users. Three steps lead up to the studio, but the wheelchair can easily be parked in front of the stairs so that you have a good view of the studio and the grand piano.
Park
Park opening and house insights on sunny Sundays from June to September 2024: Opening hours depend on good weather conditions, please check our news for the latest information: News
The park is operated by the Canton of Lucerne and is only temporarily accessible.
→ Click here for the houes rules
→ Click here for opening hours and dates.
Public concert, event & guided tour
Rachmaninoff’s Villa Senar regularly hosts public events, concerts and guided tours.
→ Click here for the program.
Prices
The public concerts vary in price, depending on the project and the artists. The Sergei Rachmaninoff Foundation must finance all events itself and is dependent on sponsors, foundations and patrons as well as ticket revenues.
Private event & guided tour
Would you like to organize a private cultural event and, with the expertise of the Sergei Rachmaninoff Foundation, stage a special occasion, concert or guided tour entirely to Rachmaninoff’s taste?
Villa Senar is fully booked for private events in 2024. You are welcome to send us inquiries for private events and guided tours for 2025 by e-mail. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
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Expertise
The team of the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation includes proven Rachmaninoff experts. They offer special knowledge about the house and the unique artist, they know the contemporary and architectural history of Rachmaninoff’s life and everything about his music and its interpretation. The program is specially curated by the Sergei Rachmaninoff Foundation for this house and staged with much love, joy, vision and drive, so that encounters in Rachmaninoff’s Villa Senar turn into something special.
Contact
Inquiries guided tours & concerts & cultural events:
office@rachmaninoff.ch
Other inquiries:
Head of Operations
rita.waltert-loosli@lu.ch