»Future« is the motto of the Hamburg International Music Festival 2025, with Hamburg’s orchestras and top-class international guests once again putting together a varied programme for the glittering season finale.
With visionary composers, the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra under Kent Nagano opens the International Music Festival: Beethoven’s »Pastorale« sets scenes of nature to music and Boulez distributes the musicians throughout the hall in »Répons«.
Based on Büchner’s famous drama, »Wozzeck« was a huge success in 1925. The captivating opera about the anti-hero, who fights for recognition in a bad world and fails, is still impressively relevant 100 years later.
The orchestra surges like an agitated sea, waves of sound rush and slosh through the instrumental groups. John Luther Adam’s work »Become Ocean« sets the big questions about the origin and future of life to hypnotic music.
A selection of the best orchestras in Europe: La Scala with Riccardo Chailly and pianist Alexandre Kantorow. The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra with Klaus Mäkelä plays Bruckner. Also taking part are orchestras from London, Paris and Barcelona.
A disco ball helmet and gloves, both equipped with sensors that process brain waves and movements. Add to this a grand piano, synthesiser and lots of technology and you have the »Cyborg Pianist«, a musician between human and computer.
The classic line-up of the jazz trio with piano, bass and drums – reinvented! Tin Men and the Telephone transfer ideas from film to their music. Fast forward and rewind, slow motion, time lapse and freeze: everything is possible for the three musicians.
Under the direction of its designated chief conductor, the SWR Symphony Orchestra presents visionary works: Boulez creates exciting sound effects with three orchestral groups. In his last, unfinished symphony, Bruckner takes us into distant spheres.
The Symphoniker Hamburg celebrate the end of the season with piano legend Martha Argerich and the festival dedicated to her. Ten days in the Laeiszhalle, packed with orchestral and chamber music, with stars and up-and-coming talents.
The Arabic lute oud and its music meet jazz: Anouar Brahem is a master at elegantly combining cultures and genres. He has found allies in Anja Lechner, Dave Holland and Django Bates, who join him on his musical journeys.
Daniel Gaede, Sebastian Gaede and Johannes Leung play piano trios from the Romantic period as well as a work by Leung himself. The musicians are members of renowned orchestras and together dedicate themselves to their passion for chamber music.
Bassist Milo Haggai-Cohen takes works of classical music and transposes them into his jazz universe. Under the title »Gravitations: Mahler«, he takes elements of the original music and creates new works of art with jazz and spoken word.
From 0 to 99: there is something for everyone at our workshops and entertaining concerts aimed at different age groups – not only at the Elbphilharmonie, but also in Hamburg’s city districts.
Abel Selaocoe recently made the Great Hall sing. His work on the cello is special, so special that he can be described as a border crosser. But what does he actually do differently? Listen for yourself in the new headphones!
Just a few hours to go until the concert of the year, but then suddenly it all goes wrong. Become a member of the Elbphilharmonie team and save the concert – complete with tricky puzzles and exciting backstage tours.
The Iranian-Austrian star cellist reflects on his cultural heritage, his musical journey and his passion for film music (in German).
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