This Lucerne Festival Gala Concert, led by Riccardo Muti with the Vienna Philharmonic, features Mozart’s lively Haffner Symphony, Verdi’s dramatic La Forza del Destino overture, and Tchaikovsky’s deeply emotional Pathétique Symphony. While Mozart’s symphony offers an elegant, light start, the Verdi and Tchaikovsky pieces are intense and introspective, demanding focus and emotional engagement. The program is rich and sophisticated with emotional depth.