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Elbphilharmonie

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The Elbphilharmonie, located in Hamburg, Germany, is a striking concert hall renowned for its stunning architecture and exceptional acoustics. Opened in 2017, it features a glass structure atop a historic warehouse, creating a harmonious blend of old and new. This cultural landmark hosts a diverse range of performances, attracting music lovers from around the world.

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Concert FeaturesAt Elbphilharmonie

Symphony Concert
Genre
Symphony Concert
222
Vocal Music
Genre
Vocal Music
205
Genre
Recital
185
Genre
Jazz & World
108
Format
Workshop
104

ProgramFrequently performed

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
118
Johannes Brahms
Works by
Johannes Brahms
109
Ludwig van Beethoven
Works by
Ludwig van Beethoven
105
Johann Sebastian Bach
Works by
Johann Sebastian Bach
90
Franz Schubert
Works by
Franz Schubert
70

OrchestrasFrequently performs

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Orchestra
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
83
Orchestra
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
38
Symphoniker Hamburg
Orchestra
Symphoniker Hamburg
13

MusiciansFrequently performs

Conductor
Kent Nagano
25

Upcoming Concerts

Concerts at Elbphilharmonie in season 2024/25 or later

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Andrey Denisenko / Piano Recital

Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 19:30
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
Andrey Denisenko (Piano)
In this piano recital, pianist Andrey Denisenko explores the profound musical connections between three masters of classical music. Beethoven’s work not only had a formative influence on music history as a whole, but also inspired Franz Schubert and Franz Liszt in many different ways. Franz Schubert deeply admired Ludwig van Beethoven and endeavoured to get to know him personally throughout his life. Despite their geographical proximity – both lived in Vienna – they never met. Nevertheless, Beethoven’s music remained one of the most important sources of inspiration for Schubert’s own work. Franz Liszt, in turn, was one of the first pianists to present Beethoven’s piano sonatas in public concerts. With his pioneering interpretations, he made a significant contribution to the dissemination of Beethoven’s work and made it accessible to a wider audience. Liszt’s deep admiration for Beethoven also characterised his own compositional work and underlines the artistic connections between the two geniuses. Andrey Denisenko was a scholarship holder of the Flügel-Fundus Foundation for three years. This is his final concert.
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Danube’s Banks

Wed, Apr 16, 2025, 20:30
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
Jonathan Wolters (Clarinet), Jonathan Wolters (Guitar), Jonathan Wolters (Vocals), Jan-Hendrik Röckemann (Saxophon), Timo Zett (Guitar), Timo Zett (Vocals), Jenny Apelmo Mattson (Bass), Jenny Apelmo Mattson (Vocals), Malte Müller (Drums)
This music evokes road trips and long summer nights of non-stop dancing: Danube’s Banks are a byword for a danceable mix of gypsy swing with connections to Django Reinhardt, Klezmer and Balkan beats. Saxophone and clarinet revel in characteristic Balkan and Klezmer melodies; the accompaniment also provides the necessary driving grooves with rhythm guitar and drumming. Their outfits and instruments are retro, their music not one bit old-fashioned however, but always intoxicating. They began with street music in St. Pauli and you can still enjoy the experience here if the weather is good. Because nowhere are you so very close to your audience. But the sextet also makes bars, pubs, clubs and concert halls willingly uneasy – and now the Elbphilharmonie!
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NDR Barock / Dorothee Oberlinger / Hansjörg Albrecht

Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 19:30
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
NDR Barock, Dorothee Oberlinger (Recorders), Hansjörg Albrecht (Harpsichord)
With Dorothee Oberlinger, the International Bach Festival Hamburg has invited a real shooting star for early music. The recorder player and conductor is one of today’s leading international figures in the field of early music and has been honoured with numerous national and international music awards. She is coming to the International Bachfest Hamburg 2025 with very different works in her luggage.
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Buxtehude: »Membra Jesu Nostri« Cantata Cycle

Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Voces Suaves, Gli Incogniti, Amandine Beyer (Violin), Amandine Beyer (Director)
Vocal ensemble Voces Suaves, praised for its emotionally direct interpretations of early music, enriches Lent on Maundy Thursday with an exceptional work by baroque composer Dietrich Buxtehude: the cantata cycle »Membra Jesu nostri« reflects the dramatic scene of the crucifixion of Jesus and combines biblical texts with medieval, extremely vivid poetry. The singers are accompanied by baroque violin star Amandine Beyer and her ensemble. Each of the related seven cantatas focuses on a part of Jesus’ body, starting with his feet right up to his heart and face. Buxtehude’s most comprehensive oratorio work wonderfully depicts adoring devotion and love alternately from instrumental symphonies, polyphonic sections and poignant arias for each of the five singers. Voces Suaves, founded in 2012 by students of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis – one of the best universities in the world for early music – is still based in Basel, Switzerland. The singers make music without any fixed artistic direction – the creativity and initiative of all of its members feed equally into their programmes. Also experts in early music are the musicians who joined forces around violinist Amandine Beyer in Gli Incogniti. The ensemble director gives concerts in numerous projects and teaches as a professor at the very university where the members of Voces Suaves got to know each other.
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Bach: St John Passion

Fri, Apr 18, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Pygmalion (Choir), Pygmalion (Orchestra), Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Huw Montague Rendall (Jesus), Leon Košavić (Bass), Ying Fang (Soprano), Lucile Richardot (Alto), Laurence Kilsby (Tenor), Raphaël Pichon (Director)
The »St John Passion« is one of the most important and moving compositions in the history of music. In the 300 years since its premiere, it has not lost its emotional impact with which Johann Sebastian Bach set to music the suffering of Jesus Christ. Composed for Good Friday in 1724, this great work now sounds on the same bank holiday at the Elbphilharmonie. The period ensemble Pygmalion plays under the direction of its conductor Raphaël Pichon. At nine years old, the French Pichon sang the »St John Passion« for the first time – a crucial experience for the singer and conductor. For many years, Bach’s music remained and forms the core repertoire of the Pygmalion ensemble, which Pichon established in 2007. Historically informed and always with a fresh look at the music, these concerts are hailed by audiences and critics. The musicians play instruments which originate from the time of the Passion or were replicated and ensure a unique listening experience. Renowned tenor Julian Prégardien is also involved in the role of the evangelist.
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Gondwana Records presents

Sat, Apr 19, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Milo FitzpatrickJordan Smart (Milo Fitzpatrick double bass Jordan Smart saxophone), Nikolaj SvaneborgJonas Kardyb (Nikolaj Svaneborg piano Jonas Kardyb percussion), Weitere Künstler:innen werden in Kürze bekannt gegeben.
It’s almost a tradition that the tastemakers from Gondwana Records will once again present a showcase of their work on Easter Saturday 2025 at the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall. This time, however, things will be a little more exciting than last time: advance sales have been open for some time now and a remarkable number of tickets have already been sold – without a single act having been announced. That’s amazing! But now – big drum roll – the first act for 2025 can be announced: Vega Trails.
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Mischpoke / Family Concert

Sun, Apr 20, 2025, 16:30
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
Mischpoke, Ioanna Sianou (Vocals), Samantha Wright (Clarinet), Cornelia Gottesleben (Violin), Frank Naruga (Guitar), Maria Rothfuchs (Double bass), Leonid Volskiy (Piano), Hannah Schlubeck (Pan flute), Kinderchor der evangelischen Kinderkantorei in den Walddörfern, Corinna Pods (Musical Director)
A wildly dancing violin and a clarinet that can laugh and cry. A lively, sauntering piano and a bass that sometimes sounds like a train pulling up. With their inimitable mix of klezmer, jazz, tango, world music and classical music, the Hamburg band Mischpoke invites young and old to experience handmade music together, to clap, sing, dance and listen. Whether small or large stages, primary or secondary school, international festivals or the Berlin Philharmonie: Mischpoke meets every audience with sincerity and a twinkle in their eye. Their energetic and highly virtuosic playing creates a collective energy that sets hearts and hips vibrating every time.
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Mischpoke

Sun, Apr 20, 2025, 19:30
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
Mischpoke, Ioanna Sianou (Vocals), Samantha Wright (Clarinet), Cornelia Gottesleben (Violin), Frank Naruga (Guitar), Maria Rothfuchs (Double bass), Leonid Volskiy (Piano), Hannah Schlubeck (Pan flute)
Mischpoke is a Hamburg klezmer band that has built up an international audience. Their music is an inimitable mix of traditional, newly arranged and self-composed instrumental pieces, in which the genres of klezmer, jazz, tango, world music and classical music are explored in the most beautiful way. Yiddish songs are heard in new arrangements and repeatedly surprise with their own song text passages that make political and social references to the present day. In their current programme, Mischpoke adhere to the power of music as a universal language that creates connections between people and cultures. With their passionate and highly virtuoso playing, the Mischpoke concerts always create this collective live energy that gets hearts and hips dancing!
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Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Chor Hamburg / Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin / Hansjörg Albrecht

Sun, Apr 20, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Chor Hamburg, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Hansjörg Albrecht (Director)
The Magnificat by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, in which Mary expresses her love for God, but in which Mary is also celebrated as the epitome of love among mankind, forms the jubilant prelude to the final concert of this year’s International Bach Festival Hamburg with its youthful fire. In this concert, father and son face each other. Can the younger one stand up to the comparison with the older one? Can the son emancipate himself from the father with whom he was trained and learnt? The performers for this musical comparison are the Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Choir Hamburg, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Hansjörg Albrecht.
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Lucienne Renaudin Vary & Tim Allhoff

Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 19:30
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
Lucienne Renaudin Vary (Trumpet), Tim Allhoff (Piano)
Lucienne Renaudin Vary and Tim Allhoff are siblings in spirit, as they move between genres. »Jazz meets classical music« is not just a label for them, but a living reality. The French trumpeter enjoyed a classical education at the renowned Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, but improvising in a jazz quartet or at home with her two younger brothers has always played an equally important role. Pianist and composer Tim Allhoff studied jazz piano in Munich and regularly immerses himself in classical soundscapes as an arranger for renowned musicians from the classical music scene. In the ProArteX series, both give free rein to their joy of playing and experimenting. In addition to Bach and Françaix, the programme includes songs by Gershwin, Nat »King« Cole and the Beatles.
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Olivier Latry, Organ

Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Olivier Latry (Organ), Thomas Schwarz (Drums), Moisés Santos Bueno (Drums)
Olivier Latry, one of the most acclaimed organists of our time, returns to play the organ at the Elbphilharmonie. As one of the organists of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, he represents one of the oldest and most important musical traditions in the history of music. This is reflected too in his programme, which consists exclusively of works by former Notre-Dame organists or, to put it another way, Latry’s esteemed predecessors. There is Louis Vierne, for example, whose organ symphonies rank among the undisputed highlights of symphonic organ music, and particularly his Third Symphony. It is probably the best known of the six and a work full of drama, lyricism and mysticism. Pierre Cochereau’s Boléro is equally well known and loved. Originally composed as an improvisation and only set down in writing at a later date, the legendary titulaire of Notre-Dame transformed a simple theme by one of his predecessors into an intoxicating orgy of sound. Olivier Latry also has a reputation for being a gifted improviser. This is a discipline traditionally cultivated in France, where he is regarded as a maestro full of inspiration and ideas. But before giving us a taste of this, we hear music by Jean-Pierre Leguay, one of Latry’s colleagues at Notre-Dame until 2016. Leguay is regarded as a composer keen to forge a path for musical tradition into the future. A masterful improviser himself, his innovative music often transgresses from firmly cemented traditions, picking up on these traditions in original ways at the same time.
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Wildes Holz

Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 19:30
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
Johannes Behr (Guitar), Tobias Reisige (Recorder), Markus Conrads (Double bass)
The trio Wildes Holz has made a name for itself by finally playing rock and pop music on »real« instruments. And these are, of course, wooden instruments! Especially the common recorder, which gives this music a very special flavour. But what is already possible with rock classics should be even more possible with the»real« classics! Wildes Holz takes on Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms and Telemann – and plays their music as if it were rock classics. And somehow they are. And the treatment with woody humour, virtuosity and a good pinch of self-irony does these works a world of good! It’s not for nothing that the trio has been playing on stages big and small in Germany for 25 years and has already become a classic in its own right.
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Brussels Philharmonic / Sophie Pacini / Ilan Volkov

Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Brussels Philharmonic, Sophie Pacini (Piano), Ilan Volkov (Conductor)
The Brussels Philharmonic, rich in tradition, was founded in 1935 and is one of the great top orchestras in Europe. As a former radio orchestra, it is dedicated to recording important film music, among other things, and is known worldwide for this. These recordings have been honoured with prestigious awards such as the Golden Globe Award, Oscar and César. The orchestra is now making its debut at the Elbphilharmonie for its 90th anniversary. Sophie Pacini and Ilan Volkov, two stars of the classical music scene, will join the orchestra on stage.
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Wildes Holz

Thu, Apr 24, 2025, 19:30
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
Johannes Behr (Guitar), Tobias Reisige (Recorder), Markus Conrads (Double bass)
The trio Wildes Holz has made a name for itself by finally playing rock and pop music on »real« instruments. And these are, of course, wooden instruments! Especially the common recorder, which gives this music a very special flavour. But what is already possible with rock classics should be even more possible with the»real« classics! Wildes Holz takes on Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms and Telemann – and plays their music as if it were rock classics. And somehow they are. And the treatment with woody humour, virtuosity and a good pinch of self-irony does these works a world of good! It’s not for nothing that the trio has been playing on stages big and small in Germany for 25 years and has already become a classic in its own right.
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Felix Mendelssohn Jugendorchester / Clemens Malich / Friedrich Thiele / Nhat-Minh Duong

Thu, Apr 24, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Felix Mendelssohn Jugendorchester, Nhat-Minh Duong (Violin), Friedrich Thiele (Cello), Clemens Malich (Conductor)
In addition to the outstanding ambassador programme, The Young ClassX is looking forward to tackling new horizons on this evening and inaugurating the format of »The Young ClassX Artist« with none other than Friedrich Thiele. Thiele is regarded as one of the leading cellists of the younger generation and, in addition to his solo and chamber music commitments, is now concertmaster of the cellos in the Staatskapelle Dresden. As »The ClassX Artist«, he performs not only as a soloist, but also as a coach and mentor; on the one hand for the entire orchestra, but in particular also for the young violinist Nath-Minh Duong, long-time concertmaster of the MJO. He is a multiple prizewinner of the national competition »Jugend musiziert« and a member of the national youth orchestra. Together they will perform the marvellous double concerto by Johannes Brahms. Brahms himself was also an important mentor for the young up-and-coming composer and pianist Ernst von Dohnányi. With these entertaining and colourful »Symphonic Minutes«, he already points far into the world of film music. Dohnányi finally left Europe in 1948 to seek new horizons in America. The third work also comes from America: the 3rd Symphony by Florence Price. She was the first African-American composer whose work was published and performed (including by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra). With her music, she tried to create spaces for women composers and for the African-American movement. In doing so, she has found a very personal language that is both moving and captivating, based on folklore. The MJO, which was awarded the European Prize for Young Orchestras, is one of the largest youth orchestras in Germany and has been an integral part of The Young ClassX e.V., an initiative of the Otto Group and Salut Salon, for over 10 years. Its outstanding commitment was honoured in 2022 with the OPUS Klassik award for the best promotion of young talent. Artistic director and conductor Clemens Malich has been leading the young musicians to top performances and rousing energy for 20 years now. His commitment to the development of young musicians is reflected not only in his work with the Mendelssohn orchestra family, but also in his many years as a lecturer at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, the Andreas Franke Academy for the Highly Gifted, the Kauffmann Foundation and the Youth Chamber Music Initiative.
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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / NDR Vokalensemble / Stefan Geiger

Fri, Apr 25, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, NDR Vokalensemble, Stefan Geiger (Conductor)
Put down the gaming console, get off the couch – and into the Elbphilharmonie! On this evening, the hits that make the hearts of all gamers and science fiction fans beat faster are on the programme: music from »Fortnite«, »Starfield«, »Clash of Clans« and »Chrono Cross« as well as from »Star Trek«, »Star Wars«, »Interstellar« and »The Matrix«. And all performed live by real people from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in the galactically spectacular hall of the Elbphilharmonie! It’s not only a feast for the ears, but also for the eyes. The composers and arrangers were happy to use the full range of the high-gloss orchestral sound to depict the most daring fantasy worlds – the creation of which can be best observed at the Elbphilharmonie.
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Sinfonia Varsovia / Pinchas Zukerman

Sat, Apr 26, 2025, 11:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Sinfonia Varsovia, Pinchas Zukerman (Violin), Pinchas Zukerman (Director)
The legendary maestro Pinchas Zukerman returns to the Elbphilharmonie! He will be joined by the Sinfonia Varsovia, one of the most important symphony orchestras in Europe. Works by Mozart, Elgar and Mendelssohn Bartholdy will be performed in a festive concert. The violinist, violist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman was born in Tel Aviv in 1948. In 1961, at the age of 13, he met Pablo Casals and Isaac Stern at the first Israel Festival. A year later, he went to New York to study with Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School of Music and made his concert debut just a short time later. As an internationally sought-after soloist and conductor, Pinchas Zukerman performs with major orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Staatskapelle Berlin and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. In addition to numerous awards and prizes, Pinchas Zukerman has received two GRAMMY Awards for his more than 100 CD recordings in the categories »Best Classical Performance« and »Best Chamber Music Performance«. His musical partners include Daniel Barenboim, Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Zubin Mehta, Yefim Bronfman and Amanda Forsyth, with whom he is also close friends. The Sinfonia Varsovia is one of the most important symphony orchestras in Europe. When the legendary violinist, violist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin came to Warsaw in 1984 to work with the Polish Chamber Orchestra, it was expanded and became Sinfonia Varsovia. Shortly afterwards, Yehudi Menuhin became the orchestra’s first guest conductor. Since then, the orchestra has performed worldwide and recorded more than 300 albums.
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Workshop: Klassiko Keyboard Instruments

Sat, Apr 26, 2025, 12:00
Elbphilharmonie, Kaistudio 2 (Hamburg)
Be it stringed or percussion instruments, acoustic or electronic – in this workshop, you can explore a wide array of keyboard instruments. Besides classical instruments, such as the piano, celesta and harpsichord, electroacoustic keyboard instruments and synthesisers will also be presented. Please note: this workshop is aimed at families with children aged ten and above. Children younger than ten may not participate in this workshop. All participants need a ticket.
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Twinkle Concert L / Wo der Wind weht

Sat, Apr 26, 2025, 14:00
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
María González BullónMaría Luisa Olmos RosErik Steven Rojas ToapantaMaría Losada BurgoOvidi Martí Garasa (María González Bullón oboe María Luisa Olmos Ros clarinet Erik Steven Rojas Toapanta bass clarinet María Losada Burgo bassoon Ovidi Martí Garasa saxophone), Dan Tanson (Stage Director)
The staged concert »Wo der Wind weht« (Where the Wind Blows) transports the audience to a world in which air is the source of music. This is particularly evident in the members of this young, enthusiastic woodwind quintet. They find themselves in a mysterious place where movement and sound form a magical union. Determined, they allow the wind to guide them, first in their encounters with each other, then competing with one another, until they finally achieve harmony together. As a quintet, they play music from different eras, including works by the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. »Twinkle Concerts« is the series of children’s concerts at the Elbphilharmonie that brings the most successful productions from all over Europe to Hamburg. At times funny and playful, at others thoughtful and reflective, the series introduces children to the world of music in a special and unique way.
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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / NDR Vokalensemble / Stefan Geiger

Sat, Apr 26, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, NDR Vokalensemble, Stefan Geiger (Conductor)
Put down the gaming console, get off the couch – and into the Elbphilharmonie! On this evening, the hits that make the hearts of all gamers and science fiction fans beat faster are on the programme: music from »Fortnite«, »Starfield«, »Clash of Clans« and »Chrono Cross« as well as from »Star Trek«, »Star Wars«, »Interstellar« and »The Matrix«. And all performed live by real people from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in the galactically spectacular hall of the Elbphilharmonie! It’s not only a feast for the ears, but also for the eyes. The composers and arrangers were happy to use the full range of the high-gloss orchestral sound to depict the most daring fantasy worlds – the creation of which can be best observed at the Elbphilharmonie.
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Workshop: Klassiko Keyboard Instruments

Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 12:00
Elbphilharmonie, Kaistudio 2 (Hamburg)
Be it stringed or percussion instruments, acoustic or electronic – in this workshop, you can explore a wide array of keyboard instruments. Besides classical instruments, such as the piano, celesta and harpsichord, electroacoustic keyboard instruments and synthesisers will also be presented. Please note: this workshop is aimed at families with children aged ten and above. Children younger than ten may not participate in this workshop. All participants need a ticket.
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Twinkle Concert L / Wo der Wind weht

Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 14:00
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
María González BullónMaría Luisa Olmos RosErik Steven Rojas ToapantaMaría Losada BurgoOvidi Martí Garasa (María González Bullón oboe María Luisa Olmos Ros clarinet Erik Steven Rojas Toapanta bass clarinet María Losada Burgo bassoon Ovidi Martí Garasa saxophone), Dan Tanson (Stage Director)
The staged concert »Wo der Wind weht« (Where the Wind Blows) transports the audience to a world in which air is the source of music. This is particularly evident in the members of this young, enthusiastic woodwind quintet. They find themselves in a mysterious place where movement and sound form a magical union. Determined, they allow the wind to guide them, first in their encounters with each other, then competing with one another, until they finally achieve harmony together. As a quintet, they play music from different eras, including works by the Spanish composer Manuel de Falla. »Twinkle Concerts« is the series of children’s concerts at the Elbphilharmonie that brings the most successful productions from all over Europe to Hamburg. At times funny and playful, at others thoughtful and reflective, the series introduces children to the world of music in a special and unique way.
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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / NDR Vokalensemble / Stefan Geiger

Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 18:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, NDR Vokalensemble, Stefan Geiger (Conductor)
Put down the gaming console, get off the couch – and into the Elbphilharmonie! On this evening, the hits that make the hearts of all gamers and science fiction fans beat faster are on the programme: music from »Fortnite«, »Starfield«, »Clash of Clans« and »Chrono Cross« as well as from »Star Trek«, »Star Wars«, »Interstellar« and »The Matrix«. And all performed live by real people from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in the galactically spectacular hall of the Elbphilharmonie! It’s not only a feast for the ears, but also for the eyes. The composers and arrangers were happy to use the full range of the high-gloss orchestral sound to depict the most daring fantasy worlds – the creation of which can be best observed at the Elbphilharmonie.
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Geister Duo / Piano Recital

Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 19:30
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
David Salmon (Piano), Manuel Vieillard (Piano)
The turning point from the 19th to the 20th century is one of the most exciting moments in the history of music – especially in France, where late-Romantic offshoots combined with the new sounds of impressionism and expressionism into a scintillating mix. At the end of the »Pianomania« series, where in this season everything revolves around the theme of »Transcriptions«, Geister Duo, consisting of the two pianists David Salmon and Manuel Vieillard, takes us along on a journey into precisely this period and demonstrates that large orchestral works can also display their appeal on 176 keys. The two of them got to know each other while studying in Paris and have formed a steadfast duo ever since. In 2021, they scooped up big at the ARD International Music Competition and, besides winning First Prize, they also won five special prizes. Alongside Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, one of the most important protagonists in turn-of-the-century France was also the Russian Igor Stravinsky, whose ground-breaking ballet music – including the infamous scandalous ballet »The Rite of Spring« – premiered in Paris. Geister Duo now opens its concert in Hamburg with a four-handed version of Stravinsky’s ballet »Petrushka«, in which three puppets of a charlatan come alive at a fair in Saint Petersburg. It proceeds no less figuratively on two pianos after the interval – with Paul Dukas’ setting of Goethe’s »The Sorcerer’s Apprentice« to music. This primarily became world famous thanks to Walt Disney’s film »Fantasia« with Mickey Mouse as the clumsy sorcerer’s pupil. The programme is rounded off with a selection from Debussy’s atmospherically dense »Trois Nocturnes« and the orchestral hit »Boléro«, which Ravel arranged for two pianos.
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Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Kent Nagano

Thu, May 1, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Kent Nagano (Conductor), IRCAM (Live electronics)
Pierre Boulez’s »Répons« was one of the remarkable highlights of Kent Nagano’s »Philharmonische Akademie« at St. Michaelis at the beginning of his tenure as General Music Director in Hamburg. He staged the »interchange« between chamber ensemble and soloists to great effect, as well as between electronically altered and unaltered sounds, within the sacred walls of Hamburg’s »Michel« church. The major construction project for the »Elbphilharmonie« was still underway at the time. Ten years later, Nagano revisits this exceptional work by the composer, conductor and founder of the IRCAM Institute in Paris, bringing it to the new and yet already firmly established concert hall on Hamburg’s River Elbe.
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Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Kent Nagano

Fri, May 2, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Kent Nagano (Conductor), IRCAM (Live electronics)
Pierre Boulez’s »Répons« was one of the remarkable highlights of Kent Nagano’s »Philharmonische Akademie« at St. Michaelis at the beginning of his tenure as General Music Director in Hamburg. He staged the »interchange« between chamber ensemble and soloists to great effect, as well as between electronically altered and unaltered sounds, within the sacred walls of Hamburg’s »Michel« church. The major construction project for the »Elbphilharmonie« was still underway at the time. Ten years later, Nagano revisits this exceptional work by the composer, conductor and founder of the IRCAM Institute in Paris, bringing it to the new and yet already firmly established concert hall on Hamburg’s River Elbe.
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Gluck: Iphigénie en Tauride / Thomas Hengelbrock

Sat, May 3, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Orchester, Gaëlle Arquez (Mezzo-Soprano), Armando Noguera (Thoas), Domen Križaj (Orest), Paolo Fanale (Pylades), Marianne Croux (Diana), Thomas Hengelbrock (Conductor)
Christoph Willibald Gluck wanted his operatic music to be entirely focused on the gripping depiction of the plot. In the process, he revolutionised the overly long, extravagant baroque models. He set the ancient subject matter of »Iphigénie en Tauride« – a bloodthirsty family tragedy – to music, with finely rendered character studies that portray in gripping ways their personal inner conflicts in beautiful arias. It is an ideal template for Thomas Hengelbrock and his ensembles, who have long been a fixture in European musical life with their synthesis of historically informed interpretations and high-energy music-making. He has invited one of the most moving soprano voices of our time to Hamburg for the starring role in this opera-themed concert: Gaëlle Arquez, who last dazzled as Carmen in the Elbphilharmonie. The plot offers her and the other singers ample opportunity to perform across the full range of emotions. King Agamemnon was once prepared to sacrifice his daughter Iphigénie to the goddess Diana to win the war against Troy. In return, his wife Clytemnestra kills him on his return and their son Orest avenges his father by killing his mother. Diana, however, rescued Iphigénie at the last moment and took her to the island of Tauris as her priestess. This is where Orest comes to escape from the goddesses of revenge who torment him. Iphigénie, who is supposed to sacrifice all strangers on the island to Diana, recognises her brother and, overwhelmed with forgiveness, brings the spiral of violence to an end.
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Future X – When Is Tomorrow?

Sun, May 4, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Community Ensemble, Liv Solveig Wagner (Violin), Liv Solveig Wagner (Guitar), Iris Icellioglu (Viola), Jakob Nierenz (Cello), Shabnam Parvaresh (Clarinet), Shabnam Parvaresh (Bass clarinet), Hauke Renken (Vibraphone), Gammon (Modular synthesizer), Kian Jazdi (Musical Director), Patricia Carolin Mai, Marlene Schleicher (Stage Director), Patricia Carolin Mai, Marlene Schleicher (Choreography), Zoe Leutnant (Stage), Zoe Leutnant (Costume), Charlotte Beinhauer (Skript), Anne Kersting (Dramaturgy advice dance), Britta Lübke (Assistant dance)
»Der Himmel ist immer noch blau. Meine Süßen, Future is now!« [“The sky is still blue. My dears, the future is now!”], Peter Fox sings in his song »Zukunft Pink« [“Future Pink”]. If you ask him about his plans to save the world, his answer is: ice, pink grapefruit and, well, gin. Admittedly, it will not be quite as easy as that. But behind this naïve façade, he is devising a colourful future, shaped by social cohesion, tolerance and solidarity. The Elbphilharmonie community projects are based on these values. Under the heading »Future X«, 85 people from Hamburg have jointly developed their visions of the future and put them together for an entertaining evening. This interdisciplinary concert with music, speech and dance switches between sober analyses of the actual situation and extremely entertaining utopias of a better world.
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Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Mayumi Kanagawa / Martynas Levickis / Susanne von Gutzeit

Mon, May 5, 2025, 20:00
Elbphilharmonie, Großer Saal (Hamburg)
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Mayumi Kanagawa (Violin), Martynas Levickis (Accordion), Susanne von Gutzeit (Director)
Very special ambassadors of southern German musical passion are guests in Hamburg: the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra is bold and creative. The ensemble follows the vision of preserving traditions and at the same time setting tonal and programmatic standards for the future. The rich repertoire spans the centuries, from baroque to commissions, and also includes joyful crossovers of genres with jazz and electronic music in exciting formats and projects.
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