Moving music, harrowing content: Semyon Bychkov conducts Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 8, Christina Nilsson sings Richard Strauss's »Vier letzte Lieder«.
At the opening ceremony of this year's Harbour Front Festival, the Felix Jud Prize for »resistant thinking« will be awarded for the first time. The winner is writer and activist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Prokofiev in America, Stravinsky in Paris: In the program of the Vienna Philharmonic featuring shooting star Lukas Sternath, the two Russian avant-gardists come together, bringing a dialogue of dance ecstasy, sonic intoxication, jazz, and folklore.
Nikki Iles has already appeared as guest conductor and »Composer in Residence« with the NDR Bigband – now the British musician makes her debut as chief conductor with her new program »The Shadow of a Dream – Journeys Through a Strange World«.
The Czech star conductor loves the mythical orchestral repertoire of his homeland. With Dvořák’s »The Spectre’s Bride«, he discovers another treasure for large orchestra, choir and soloists as the new chief conductor of London’s Royal Opera.
Schubert’s »Grand C major«, a baroque dance suite and a symphonic magnum opus full of quotations from music history: François-Xavier Roth and his orchestra invite you to an evening full of contrasts that brilliantly becomes a great whole.
Vivi Vassileva is a shooting star on the percussion. The young Austrian is following in the footsteps of her teacher Martin Grubinger. With the highly talented Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, she presents a solo concert that shows all her facets.
Rossini composed his mass as a mixture of sacred and secular music. The instrumental accompaniment of piano and harmonium leaves plenty of room for the vocal parts – perfect for Thomas Hengelbrock and his Balthasar Neumann Choir.
The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor Sylvain Cambreling have put on a programme between Romanticism and Modernism for the opening of the season in the Laeiszhalle: Lachenmann's »Schreiben« meets Mahler's First Symphony.
At the Harbour Front Literature Festival, Friedman presents his new book »Mensch! – Liebeserklärung eines verzweifelten Demokraten« for the first time. In it, he makes a passionate and highly topical statement about democratic responsibility.
Monteverdi’s »L’Orfeo« is a masterpiece of baroque compositional art, which will be performed in the Laeiszhalle by the Monteverdi Choir Hamburg and the lautten compagney BERLIN.
Is the penguin a design flaw of nature? Eckart von Hirschhausen explains in his book »Der Pinguin, der fliegen lernte« – about the wonders of nature, with breathtaking pictures and entertaining as always.
Sound meets wilderness: Leopold Hurt's atmospheric compositions and the Ensemble Resonanz transport children aged 10 and over into a mystical dream world – enveloped by 360° projections in the Elbphilharmonie's Small Hall.
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.
When war breaks out in Antonia’s homeland, she must say goodbye to her best friend and emigrate: to the rail station, through wild Atlantic storms and to the land of freedom. A magical concert film without words, featuring music by Vivaldi and Dvořák.
Simple, mystical, powerful: Arvo Pärt's famous composition »Adam's Lament« for choir and string orchestra in the Grand Hall
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