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January 26, 2025

Symphoniker Hamburg / Magdalena Kožená / Gergely Madaras

Sun, Jan 26, 2025, 11:00

Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal (Hamburg)

Symphoniker Hamburg, Magdalena Kožená (Mezzo-Soprano), Gergely Madaras (Conductor)

Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy were both influenced by the same musical movement. Fauré's orchestral suite from his incidental music to "Pelléas et Mélisande" is considered his finest orchestral work. Israeli conductor and composer Ohad Ben-Ari, based in Berlin, will premiere his song cycle "Paterson" with the Hamburg Symphony. The cycle is based on Ron Padgett's poetry from Jim Jarmusch's film. Olivier Messiaen's "Poèmes pour Mi" is a tribute to his wife Claire Delbos, written during her pregnancy. Smetana's "The Moldau" will be performed, reflecting the fact that the Vltava (Moldau) river contributes more water to the Elbe than the Elbe's own source.

Info & Ticket (www.elbphilharmonie.de)

June 22, 2025

Symphoniker Hamburg / Jane Archibald / Szymon Nehring / Sylvain Cambreling

Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 11:00

Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal (Hamburg)

Symphoniker Hamburg, Jane Archibald (Soprano), Szymon Nehring (Piano), Sylvain Cambreling (Conductor)

»That was my first work played by an orchestra and my first contact with a large audience. I was 22 years old at the time,« reports Olivier Messiaen. Les offrandes oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings) was composed in 1930 and premiered on 19 February 1931 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées by the Orchestre des concerts Straram under the direction of its chief and namesake Walther Straram. The »symphonic meditation« (the subtitle) is based on linguistically tangible yet abstract ideas. The texts were written by Messiaen himself. The themes of the three verses (Cross – Sin – Eucharist) can be understood as situations of contemplation, descent and rapture and form the three sections of the work.

Info & Ticket (www.elbphilharmonie.de)

June 29, 2025

Symphoniker Hamburg / Joonas Ahonen / Sylvain Cambreling

Sun, Jun 29, 2025, 19:00

Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal (Hamburg)

Symphoniker Hamburg, Joonas Ahonen (Piano), Sylvain Cambreling (Conductor)

From canyons to stars, Olivier Messiaen's composition, commissioned by Alice Tully for the US bicentennial, celebrates God's creations. Inspired by Utah's landscapes and birdsong, the piece blends nature's beauty with Messiaen's theological vision, incorporating birdsong from various regions. His longest work, it projects earthly beauty into a transcendental dimension, linking it with biblical names given to Utah locations by Mormons.

Info & Ticket (www.elbphilharmonie.de)

Symphoniker Hamburg / Magdalena Kožená / Gergely Madaras

Sun, Jan 26, 2025, 11:00

Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal (Hamburg)

Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy were both influenced by the same musical movement. Fauré's orchestral suite from his incidental music to "Pelléas et Mélisande" is considered his finest orchestral work. Israeli conductor and composer Ohad Ben-Ari, based in Berlin, will premiere his song cycle "Paterson" with the Hamburg Symphony. The cycle is based on Ron Padgett's poetry from Jim Jarmusch's film. Olivier Messiaen's "Poèmes pour Mi" is a tribute to his wife Claire Delbos, written during her pregnancy. Smetana's "The Moldau" will be performed, reflecting the fact that the Vltava (Moldau) river contributes more water to the Elbe than the Elbe's own source.

Symphoniker Hamburg / Jane Archibald / Szymon Nehring / Sylvain Cambreling

Sun, Jun 22, 2025, 11:00

Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal (Hamburg)

»That was my first work played by an orchestra and my first contact with a large audience. I was 22 years old at the time,« reports Olivier Messiaen. Les offrandes oubliées (The Forgotten Offerings) was composed in 1930 and premiered on 19 February 1931 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées by the Orchestre des concerts Straram under the direction of its chief and namesake Walther Straram. The »symphonic meditation« (the subtitle) is based on linguistically tangible yet abstract ideas. The texts were written by Messiaen himself. The themes of the three verses (Cross – Sin – Eucharist) can be understood as situations of contemplation, descent and rapture and form the three sections of the work.

Symphoniker Hamburg / Joonas Ahonen / Sylvain Cambreling

Sun, Jun 29, 2025, 19:00

Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal (Hamburg)

From canyons to stars, Olivier Messiaen's composition, commissioned by Alice Tully for the US bicentennial, celebrates God's creations. Inspired by Utah's landscapes and birdsong, the piece blends nature's beauty with Messiaen's theological vision, incorporating birdsong from various regions. His longest work, it projects earthly beauty into a transcendental dimension, linking it with biblical names given to Utah locations by Mormons.