A woman playing the cello? That was still scandalous in the 19th century when Lise Cristiani began her extraordinary career. Star cellist Sol Gabetta and her ensemble are following in the musical footsteps of their courageous predecessor.
Hamburg’s former general music director Simone Young returns to conduct at the Elbphilharmonie for the first time. On the programme: late Romantic works by Dmitri Shostakovich and Franz Schmidt.
French Baroque music sounds refined and festive, especially when celebrated harpsichordist Olivier Fortin and his ensemble Masques perform it. At the start of the »Harpsichord« series, they will be dedicating themselves to works by Couperin and Rameau.
Bach's monumental late work is considered the pinnacle of vocal art: his Mass in B minor revolves around the themes of loneliness and despair, joy and bliss, and is performed by the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Choir Hamburg.
The Boulanger Trio will perform a brand new piano trio by Spanish composer David Moliner. They will also play an arrangement by Moliner of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto for trio and marimba.
With a matinee concert on the third Sunday of Advent, the renowned organist embarks on a »musical journey through the history of organ music«. He will perform music by great organ composers such as Jehan Alain, Olivier Messiaen and Max Reger.
Experience tomorrow's big names today! This season, the Rising Stars programme features not only soprano and piano (trio), but also cimbalom and saxophone quartet in the Small Hall. The Cellist Valerie Fritz opens the festival.
Opera at the Elbphilharmonie: Alan Gilbert conducts Richard Strauss's epoch-making one-act opera »Elektra« – with the large NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and renowned singers in a semi-staged performance.
The Calmus Ensemble gets you in the mood for Advent with Christmas melodies from the Renaissance and Baroque periods under the motto »Hodie Christus natus est«. The five singers present early music by Schütz, Praetorius and Bach in a new light.
Christmas stories from thenorth, narrated by audience favourite Axel Milberg, are accompanied by festive trumpet music and atmospheric choral music with motets and songsby Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Brahms, Bruch, Humperdinck, Reger and others.
The Quatuor Modigliani and clarinettist Pablo Barragán are among the most sought-after artists in their field and perform with incredibly infectious enthusiasm. Here they play works by Haydn, Brahms and Kurtág.
Recorder virtuoso Dorothee Oberlinger combines beautiful Christmas baroque music with accompanying narration to create a colourful, refreshingly unkitschy Christmas tableau.
The vision string quartet enjoys experimenting and is performing at the Elbphilharmonie: Four musicians from Berlin play classical works and their own pieces ranging from pop, rock, and folk to minimal music.
From mouth-blown melodica to body percussion: Rune Thorsteinsson brings everything to the stage with his crazy jazz trio. Together with a symphony orchestra, they perform a groovy crossover that even allows the audience to join in. Ages 8+.
Music brings people together. An overview of the program for families, children, and schools at the Elbphilharmonie can be found in the brochure “Music for Everyone.” The video also provides an insight into the wide range of interactive activities and con
