Kammersinfonie Hamburg / Anna Ulmschneider / Daniel Zimmermann

Tabea Zimmermann

Tabea Zimmermann

Daniel Hope : Chamber orchestra

Anna Depenbusch & Kaiser Quartett

Anna Depenbusch, the charismatic singer-songwriter and one of the most fascinating voices on the German music scene, is returning in 2025 with a new album and an exclusive tour, accompanied by the renowned neoclassical ensemble Kaiser Quartett. The multi-award-winning Hamburg artist is known for her unique fusion of poetry, pop and chanson. Anna Depenbusch not only promises her audience the usual musical profundity, but also takes her upcoming programme to a completely new level: during a creative break since her last album, the Hamburg-based artist has discovered fresh musical inspiration, developed artistically, gathered energy for bold paths and incorporated this into her writing and composition process.

Junge Symphoniker Hamburg / Yoichiro Chiba / Daniel Kirchmann

The Junge Symphoniker Hamburg, conducted by Daniel Kirchmann, will be performing two works by great composers in their spring concert programme: the orchestra will begin the concert with an elegant yet fateful work by Ludwig van Beethoven: his Third Piano Concerto is in C minor, the same key as the Fifth Symphony, which gave the work a huge boost in popularity as an early example of the »heroic phase« of the titan of Viennese classical music. The solo part will be performed by the young Japanese pianist Yoichiro Chiba, who recently won third place in the Possehl Music Competition at the Lübeck Musikhochschule. A real triumph after great disappointment was the Second Symphony for Sergei Rachmaninov, which is performed in the second part of the concert: with this highly emotional work, the composer finally overcame a creative crisis that had overtaken him after the disastrous premiere of his First Symphony. In the Second, he wanted to do everything better - and did so successfully: the symphony remains one of Rachmaninov’s most popular works to this day. Composed shortly after the famous Second Piano Concerto, it shares its rapturous tone and gripping melody.

Junge Symphoniker Hamburg / Daniel Kirchmann

Pictures can tell the greatest stories. But can a symphony orchestra sound like baby chicks just about to hatch from their eggshells? Like an old castle? Or like an oxcart rolling along? The Junge Symphoniker Hamburg invite you on a journey of discovery for the ears to the sounds of Modest Mussorgsky’s »Pictures at an Exhibition«. A family concert for young and old – recommended from the age of five.

Festivalorchester & Anna Rakitina

Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Daniel Cho / James Conlon

In this concert with the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra conducted by James Conlon, »the« Czech composer of the 19th century meets »the« Czech composer of the 20th. We are, of course, talking about Antonín Dvořák and Bohuslav Martinů. With his Seventh Symphony, Dvořák was keen to prove that he was far more than merely a master of local Czech influences. »My symphony should turn out in such a way that it moves the world,« and it has done so ever since its acclaimed premiere in London in the 1880s. »I cannot tell you how much the English honour me! I’m written about everywhere and they say I’m the lion of this year’s music season in London.«

Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Daniel Cho / James Conlon

In this concert with the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra conducted by James Conlon, »the« Czech composer of the 19th century meets »the« Czech composer of the 20th. We are, of course, talking about Antonín Dvořák and Bohuslav Martinů. With his Seventh Symphony, Dvořák was keen to prove that he was far more than merely a master of local Czech influences. »My symphony should turn out in such a way that it moves the world,« and it has done so ever since its acclaimed premiere in London in the 1880s. »I cannot tell you how much the English honour me! I’m written about everywhere and they say I’m the lion of this year’s music season in London.«

Schumann Quartett / Anna Lucia Richter

Anna Lucia Richter mezzo-soprano