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.
With him, one can experience new worlds of sound: the acclaimed jazz pianist John Medeski is giving one of his rare solo concerts at the Leiszhalle. With incredible imagination, he unfolds magnificent musical landscapes from small ideas.
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.
Composer Pēteris Vasks is a guest at the Elbphilharmonie! Both the conversation with Ludwig Hartmann and the performance of his piano quintet by the RIX Piano Quartet and the new film »The Composer and His Heaven« present his world.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A weekend of beats and rhythm! At “Kreativ BeatObsession,” objects are collected and turned into instruments. With creativity and a spirit of experimentation, participants tap, drum, and build until the walls shake.
What does diversity sound like? Anne and her guests discuss music as a bridge between different cultures. The podcast for young people – featuring musicians from the Bridges Chamber Orchestra and a challenging quiz.
The Jazz pianist and composer Brad Mehldau discusses his upcoming »Reflektor« festival at the Elbphilharmonie, as well as his career and new book.
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