Classical concerts featuring

Regula Mühlemann

Utopia / Alexandre Kantorow / Teodor Currentzis

Few conductors of our time exude such charisma on stage as Teodor Currentzis. The Greek-Russian conductor lives and breathes music with every fibre of his sometimes eccentrically dressed body, regularly spurring his musicians on to outstanding performances. After his Russian-based ensemble MusicAeterna, Currentzis founded the project orchestra »Utopia« in 2022, made up of more than 100 musicians from 30 nations who otherwise play in European orchestras. An international all-star team, brought together by Currentzis himself and moulded into a musical unit. Even at the first performance at Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle, the cheers from the audience knew no bounds – »a little moment of magic«, NDR enthused. Now the ensemble returns to Hamburg for the third time, accompanied by French shooting-star pianist Alexandre Kantorow.

Guest performance

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Regula Mühlemann / Herbert Blomstedt

He is by far the longest-serving active conductor in the world, but Herbert Blomstedt is not interested in such records: rediscovering the scores of the great composers again and again, sharpening the senses for this art and allowing everyone to share in the joy of making music – that’s what counts! Herbert Blomstedt turns 98 years old in July 2025. And since his time as chief conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, he has regularly returned to the podium of the Hamburg ensemble, accompanied by storms of applause from his audiences. After having to cancel once last season for health reasons, everyone is now eagerly awaiting Blemstedt’s next appearance.