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Philharmonie Berlin, Chamber Music Hall (Berlin)
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Ingo Metzmacher is one of the great explorers among conductors. He tirelessly explores new and little-known areas of the repertoire. His curiosity already characterised him during his time as General Music Director in Hamburg between 1997 and 2005. And this also characterises the vocal symphonic programme with which he returns to the podium of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in November. One day before his 67th birthday, Metzmacher conducts two rarely performed works by two jubilarians from the Romantic and modern eras with a round birthday in 2024 – and fills the stage in the Grand Hall with an opulent line-up that, alongside the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, includes the MDR-Rundfunkchor and nine vocal soloists.
Songs connect people and tell stories. They provide insights into special moments along lifelines and into every conceivable human relationship. Songs in as many forms as possible are the focus of the new »Liedstadt Hamburg« festival, which starts on 3 October 2024. In the afternoon, a wide variety of Liedstadt artists will be out and about in Hamburg, performing 50 pop-up concerts. The opening concert at NDR’s Rolf-Liebermann-Studio will present a selection of the artists on stage and live on NDR Kultur. They combine their songs with their own stories, feelings and experiences. Classical piano songs can be heard alongside Syrian music, contemporary songs and »songs without words«. An evening that tells stories with songs and about songs.