be connected

Under the umbrella of the innovative ‘be connected’ format – created to spark curiosity and attract new audiences to classical music – a number of events are planned, including the increasingly popular ‘Lunch with OSI’ (special concert rehearsals during the midday break at the LAC, with a takeaway lunch included), an event in October reserved for secondary school pupils (“Back to school”), concerts for schools and families, Father’s Day and Mother’s Day celebrations, as well as the grand return of “Io, tu e l’OSI”, featuring dozens of amateur musicians on stage at the LAC in June alongside the OSI, following months of ensemble rehearsals and artistic and personal development.

Concert calendar

Thursday 8 October 2026 Sala Docks Lugano, Pambio-Noranco Back to school

• Exclusive concert for secondary schools

Thursday 26 November 2026 at 12:30 pm LAC Lugano Lunch with OSI

• Markus Poschner conductor; music by F. Schubert

Wednesday 25 February 2027 12:30 pm LAC Lugano Lunch with OSI

• Robert Treviño conductor; music by A. Bruckner

Friday 19 March 2027 at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm Hall LAC Lugano Father’s Day concert

• Concerts for families; part of LAC edu

Thursday 8 April 2027 at 12:30 pm LAC Lugano Lunch with OSI

• Krzysztof Urbański conductor; music by I. Stravinskij

Friday 30 April – Wednesday 5 May 2027 LAC Lugano Concerts for schools

• An OSI production as part of LAC edu

Sunday 9 May 2027 at 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm LAC Lugano Mother’s Day concert

• Concerts for families; part of LAC edu

Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 June 2027 LAC Lugano Io, tu e l’OSI

• Philippe Béran conductor; non-professional musicians from across Italian-speaking Switzerland perform with the OSI!