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  • Now on sale

    : Elbphilharmonie Summer

    First a cold drink by the Elbe, then a concert in the Grand Hall: the Elbphilharmonie Summer returns from 15–30 August, featuring world-class orchestras performing classics and new discoveries. There’s also a colourful mix of pop, jazz and world music.

  • 6 April

    : Johann Christian Bach: Amadis de Gaule

    Johann Christian Bach, youngest son of Johann Sebastian, tells in his opera »Amadis de Gaule« a heartfelt adventure with dragons, wizards, and princesses – performed by the CPE Bach Choir, the B’Rock Orchestra, and outstanding soloists.

  • 1/2 May

    : Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln

    Franz Schmidt's monumental oratorio »Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln« (The Book with Seven Seals) ignites apocalyptic drama with late Romantic force. Manfred Honeck conducts the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, two choirs and renowned soloists.

  • 12 May

    : Utopia / Vilde Frang / Teodor Currentzis

    Conductor Teodor Currentzis and his orchestra Utopia present Gustav Mahler’s powerful First Symphony and Alban Berg’s moving Violin Concerto, performed by Vilde Frang. Two works spanning emotional intensity and refined sound.

  • 4 May

    : Balthasar-Neumann-Choir & Guests

    A programme inspired by the Dance of Death: the Balthasar Neumann Choir, together with Elbphilharmonie organist Iveta Apkalna and others, presents a sonic panorama ranging from the comforting Bach and Brahms to a wild dance featuring organ and percussion.

  • 8 May

    : A Last Supper

    The B'Rock Orchestra, the bad boys of the early music scene, transform the cult film »La Grande Bouffe« into an unconventional musical theatre piece: a staged banquet combining baroque, pop and electronic music – bitterly angry and highly topical.

  • 20 May

    : Huelgas Ensemble

    Belgian conductor Paul Van Nevel, cigar lover and master of Renaissance vocal music, is dubbed the »Hercule Poirot of early music«. For 50 years, he has uncovered hidden gems – now performing them with the Huelgas Ensemble at the Elbphilharmonie.

  • 30 May

    : Ensemble Resonanz: »fantasy & farewell«

    As part of the International Music Festival, the RIAS Chamber Choir from Berlin and the Ensemble Resonanz explore themes of farewell and transience through music from England by Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams and others.

  • 11 April / Laeiszhalle

    : Giuseppe Gibboni / Arsenii Moon

    Giuseppe Gibboni and Arsenii Moon perform sonatas by Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev – romantic warmth meets rhythmic bite and virtuosic fire in an immediate chamber music setting.

  • 19 April / Laeiszhalle

    : Symphoniker Hamburg / Nelson Goerner / Sylvain Cambreling

    Sylvain Cambreling and Nelson Goerner present an impressive program: Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 unfolds lyrical elegance, while Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony combines monumental structure with spiritual depth.

  • 16 May Laeiszhalle

    : Teatime with Hana Chang and Nikola Meeuwsen

    The programme presented by these two young talents on violin and piano ranges from virtuosic to lyrically dreamy. Before the concert with works by W.A. Mozart and César Franck the afternoon begins with coffee, tea and cake in the beautiful Brahms Foyer.

  • 1 June / Laeiszhalle

    : Ottavio Dantone / Harpsichord

    Why have just one harpsichord when you can have four? Bach loved concerts like this! Accademia Bizantina and Ottavio Dantone bring triple and quadruple harpsichord works to the Laeiszhalle – a musical and historical highlight.

  • 9–11 April 2026

    : Klangzeit: Concert with Grandma and Grandpa

    A concert for young and old: At “Klangzeit,” grandchildren, parents, and grandparents can experience music together, sing along to familiar songs, and enjoy the moment in a relaxed atmosphere. At the Elbphilharmonie and selected districts of Hamburg.

  • 20/21 June 2026

    : Twinkle Concerts Bad Bugs

    It buzzes and whirrs and hums! With synthesizers, electric guitars, and their voices, the »Bad Bugs« bring the underground sound of the insect world to the stage for children aged 6 and up.

  • Listen now (in German)

    : Podcast: Elbphilharmonie Kopfhörer #38

    Passt das echt zusammen?! In der neuen Kopfhörer-Folge geht es um das Konzert »Masters of Ceremony«, in dem Ballett mit Hip-Hop und Rap mit klassischer Musik gemischt wird. Viel Spaß beim Reinhören!

  • Mediatheque

    : Really good music for children

    Children's songs that are so cool that parents secretly listen to them: six tips from the Elbphilharmonie team.

Hamburg International Music Festival

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