Great orchestras from around the world, along with stars such as Manfred, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniil Trifonov, Diana Damrau and many more. The nine 2026/27 subscription series by Konzertdirektion Goette are available to book now.
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.
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.
In hardly any other work is the exploration of (one’s own) mortality felt as keenly as in Olivier Messiaen’s moving »Quatuor pour la fin du temps«. In Hamburg, a veritable all-star line-up is now taking on this piece.
Still Woodstock’s roar in their ears: In 1969 Miles Davis recorded »Bitches Brew« with Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul & Co. Jazz drummer Bobby Previte reignites this high-energy jazz-rock fusion live with local musicians.
Haydn’s deeply moving »The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross«, played by Ensemble Resonanz, is paired with excerpts from »Arbeit und Struktur« by best-selling author Wolfgang Herrndorf (»Tschick«), read by actress Meret Becker.
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.
A choral symphonic programme – the full Elbphilharmonie experience! Vladimir Jurowski conducts the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester and Choir Berlin in Henze’s Ninth Symphony, and Brahms’s Schicksalslied.
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.
Johann Sebastian Bach did not only compose sacred masterpieces: he also wrote magnificent secular music for the court, festive occasions and the university. Two vivid examples of this form the focus of this concert with the CPE.Bach.Chor.Hamburg.
Elbphilharmonie artist in residence Kian Soltani joins Mao Fujita and Renaud Capuçon – a star-studded trio. In Hamburg they perform piano trios by Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky – romantic, virtuosic, and filled with passion for chamber music.
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.
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.
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.
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!
