Marc Ribot solo & Ceramic Dog

Marc Ribot & Rootless Cosmopolitans

»›Rootless Cosmopolitans‹ was the first record over which I had full control,« says Marc Ribot about the album he released in 1990 as the first under his own name. So, it is also the album that is the entry point into his fascinating work for many of his fans and it enjoys a particularly high profile. With the Rootless Cosmopolitans, Ribot brings together all the different styles and influences he tried and tested separately for years for the culmination of the »Reflektor« Festival dedicated to him and presents an original horror soundtrack in the first part of the concert. As a result, his own compositions and numerous cover versions, such as the Beatles classic »While My Guitar Gently Weeps«, provide ample room for noise, free improvisation and rock. With bassist Brad Jones, a musician from the original line-up with whom Ribot recorded the »Rootless Cosmopolitans« album and its successor »Requiem For What’s His Name« in 1990 and 1992 is here in the concert at the Elbphilharmonie. The group is completed by the extraordinary drummer Ches Smith, who also plays with Ceramic Dog. In the first set of the concert, Ribot and pianist Anthony Coleman play their own soundtrack to the film »Shadows Choose Their Horrors«. It is the dark and melodic diary of a necromancer living on the edge between the mortal world and the realm of lost souls. Sinister forces surround Madame G (Winsome Brown) as she tries to bond with her favorite undead. Using magic and ritual to give them new life and pleasures, Madame G is shocked by the devastating outcome. Marc Ribot provides this experimental re-working of the early silent film horror with an equally experimental guitar soundtrack that reinforces the film’s goosebump-inducing atmosphere.

Sei Solo

Concert featuring Emilia Viktoria Lomakova on cello and vocals. A musical journey through Bach's Suites Nos. 1 and 2, Ukrainian folk songs, flamenco, and the prayer "Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten".

Marc Ribot Quartet »Hurry Red Telephone« / Red Lily Quintet

The Marc Ribot Trio celebrated a premiere in a new line-up at the famous NYC Winter Jazzfest in 2024 – now they come with James Brandon Lewis on saxophone as support to Hamburg for the »Reflektor« Festival dedicated to Ribot. The musicians first played together in 2005 on the album »Spiritual Unity«, a homage to the legendary free jazz saxophonist Albert Ayler. Alongside Marc Ribot and drummer Chad Taylor as consistent members of the trio, at that time Henry Grimes still played on bass. He worked with Cecil Tayler, Don Cherry and Albert Ayler, amongst others, in the 1960s. In the current line-up, Hilliard Greene replaces Henry Grimes, who passed away in 2020, on double bass. With James Brandon Lewis, whose Gospel-influenced sound on tenor saxophone seamlessly blends into the eruptive sound of the band, the trio becomes a quartet. James Brandon Lewis, as bandleader of the Red Lily Quartet, also takes centre stage in the second set of the evening. The programme »For Mahalia, with Love« is a tribute to the Gospel legend Mahalia Jackson, who made famous traditional songs, such as »Swing Low«, »Sparrow« and »Wade in the Water«. Lewis has a personal, emotional connection to the work of Mahalia Jackson: his grandmother had introduced the music to him when he was just a child. So, he also describes his arrangements as a »Three-way conversation between Mahalia, my grandmother and me.«

Guest performance Solo

Baroque Solo Concertos

Every two years, the BRSO Academy holds its traditional baroque concert, in which the stipendiaries focus on the interpretation of works from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Solo für Kinder

30 Kissen, 30 Kinder, 30 Minuten und nur 1 Solist:in! Mit dem »Solo für Kinder« laden wir am 10. und 11. Mai je zweimal dazu ein, eine halbe Stunde ein Instrument mit all seinen klanglichen Möglichkeiten kennen zu lernen. Musiker:innen, die beim Festival zu Gast sind, gestalten jeweils ein Minikonzert für Kinder ab 5 Jahren. Dabei sind bekannte und ganz neue Klangfarben und Spieltechniken zu erleben – zum Staunen! ​Gefördert durch die Brigitte-Wagner-Halswick-Stiftung

Abel Selaocoe solo

Abel Selaocoe's solo performances are sonically intensive explorations of the musical worlds that inspire and drive him. His use of extended techniques and loops creates a layered soundscape of vocals and cello, pushing the boundaries of the instrument. He aims to connect his classical cello training with his heritage, believing that string instrument culture evolves through exploration of diverse musical landscapes.

Listening Session with Marc Ribot

What kind of music does the guitarist Marc Ribot, who himself is such a versatile instrumentalist? His own stylistic spectrum – as immortalised on countless albums – ranges from jazz and rock to noise and punk. At the Listening Session, the Elbphilharmonie’s Kaistudio 1 is turned into a living room – a cosy setting in which Marc Ribot, as part of the festival dedicated to him, presents his favourite records that have influenced him and that continue to inspire him. Elbphilharmonie PLUS is a programme that opens up different ways of looking at the music performed at the Elbphilharmonie – either to supplement a concert, or as an experience in its own right. Interdisciplinary encounters and exhibitions form part of the Elbphilharmonie+ programme, as do concert talks and films shown in museums, libraries, cinemas and community centres.

Marc-André Hamelin / Piano Recital

Marc-André Hamelin’s last performance in the Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie thrilled audiences and the press alike: The Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper reported enthusiastically on the exceptional pianist’s spectacular performance, setting a speed record in the breakneck difficult final movement of Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata. Indeed, Marc-André Hamelin is recognised worldwide as a »super-pianist« with unlimited technical abilities: No work seems to present him with serious difficulties. This time, too, he presents challenging works by Haydn, Beethoven, Medtner and Rachmaninoff – a varied programme that raises great expectations.

Chris de Burgh solo

Nach wie vor groß ist die Publikumsnachfrage für Konzerte von Chris de Burgh. Deshalb kommt der von Kritikern für erstklassige Gastspiele hoch gelobte Singer/Songwriter dieses Jahr auch im Herbst 2025 erneut nach Deutschland.Das Motto seines Auftritts bleibt identisch zu dem der letzten Toru: »50LO«. Der Titel verweist einerseits darauf, dass er solo auftritt und sein 50. Bühnen-Jubiläum feiert, andererseits auf sein aktuelles Album: „Für ‚50‘ habe ich meine Lieblingssongs von jedem meiner früheren Studioalben ausgewählt erzählt der Sänger dazu drei neue Lieder aufgenommen über die Konzerte sagt der Bühnen-Profi: »Bei dieser Tournee geht es darum, dass ich mich an meine Anfänge zurückerinnere, als ich solo zu Gitarren- oder Klavierbegleitung auftrat.« ​