Rachmaninoff Echoes

A sensory experience at Rachmaninoff's Villa Senar

Step into the world of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff Echoes is an immersive audio experience that brings you into the heart of Villa Senar — the great composer's beloved second home on Lake Lucerne, Switzerland.

The pianist, composer, and conductor found peace and inspiration on the Hertenstein peninsula. In the 1930s, he built Villa Senar, where his Third Symphony was born, where he tended the garden with his wife Natalia, raced across the lake in his speedboat "Loreley," and spent treasured summers with his children and grandchildren — before setting off again on concert tours to Carnegie Hall, Madrid, Stockholm, and beyond.

Through an original soundscape and archival music, Echoes weaves memory, sound, and place into a poetic walk through one of the 20th century's great musical lives.

TWO WAYS TO EXPERIENCE – At Villa Senar: a location-based version that unfolds in the actual park where Rachmaninoff lived and composed – Anywhere: enjoy the journey, wherever you are

FEATURES – Immersive spatial audio (headphones required) – Original compositions and sound design by composer Nadir Vassena inspired by the music of Sergei Rachmaninoff – Available in English and German

CREDITS Idea & Curation: Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation, Andrea Loetscher Production & Design: BLOP Space, Tobias Matter, Christian Schnellmann Composition & Sound Design: Nadir Vassena Additional 3D Modelling: Adrien François Laplace

Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff