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Exclusive gifts
: Concerts as a Christmas gift
The best presents are concert tickets for shared musical moments – but the variety is huge and the choice is not easy. This selection brings together the best concerts in the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle to give as gifts.
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Today
: FAST LANE: Leonkoro Quartett
A quartet on its way to the top of the world: the four young musicians of the Leonkoro Quartet are currently winning all kinds of prizes. In the FAST LANE series, they present a varied programme ranging from Mozart to Mendelssohn and Hindemith.
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13 December
: Ein deutsches Requiem
Raphaël Pichon and his Ensemble Pygmalion celebrated their breakthrough with Bach a few years ago. Now they celebrate Brahms' touching work, which is not dedicated to lamentation for the dead, but to comfort the bereaved.
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18 December
: Jeanne d’Arc with Marion Cotillard
French Oscar winner Marion Cottilard, a true Hollywood star, lends her voice to the Maid of Orléans in Honegger's dramatic oratorio. The music is provided by Alain Altinoglu and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
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6 January
: Chamber Music Festival: »Brahms and his Time«
The chamber music of Johannes Brahms and his contemporaries in all its splendour: the Aris Quartet, the singers of the Calmus Ensemble and other guests perform a diverse mix of chamber music – a musical start to the new year!
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14–16 January
: Jan Lisiecki plays Beethoven
A unique opportunity: star pianist Jan Lisiecki plays all of Beethoven's piano concertos with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on three evenings. Anyone wishing to attend all three concerts will receive a 15% discount when booking.
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18 January
: Wiener Singakademie & Pro Brass
The Wiener Singakademie and Pro Brass present a devotional and curious programme entitled »Las Passione«: from Henry VIII to Allegri's Miserere and Tyrolean originals to the eternal audience favourite »Zadok the Priest«.
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12 Februar
: Michel Camilo & Symphoniker Hamburg
The Dominican composer and pianist Michel Camilo, who has already been honoured with Grammy and Emmy awards, moves between jazz, classical, pop and world music. With the Symphoniker Hamburg, he presents his energetic piano concerto.
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22–29 January
: Rising Stars
Firmly positioned in the starting blocks for global careers ahead: six exceptional young musicians, selected by Europe’s major concert halls, perform at the Elbphilharmonie within the space of a week.
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26 January – 2 February
: Amadeus, Amadeus
For an entire week, an illustrious line-up of artists honours the gigantic oeuvre of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Jordi Savall comes with the Great Mass in C minor, Mitsuko Uchida with a piano concerto and René Jacobs conducts the opera »Idomeneo«.
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7–16 February
: Visions
This splendid festival celebrating new music is entering its second round. Over the course of seven concerts, festival initiator Alan Gilbert and the outstanding radio orchestras perform 21st century music spanning the entire stylistic spectrum.
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1 May to 5 June 2025
: Hamburg International Music Festival
»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.
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12 December / Laeiszhalle
: Symphoniker Hamburg
Caroline Shaw is the youngest Pulitzer Prize winner in music history. Her ‘Entr'acte’ meets Walton's virtuoso violin concerto. The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra under Nil Venditti will round off the multi-faceted evening with Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony.
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14 December / Laeiszhalle
: Christmas choir concert
Two masterpieces of choral music in one evening: Britten's lively St Nicholas Cantata meets Saint-Saëns' radiant Christmas Oratorio. The Franz Schubert Choir transports you to a musical Christmas world full of poetry and emotion.
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5 January / Laeiszhalle
: Blechschaden with Bob Ross
The musicians of Blechschaden normally play classical works with the Münchner Philharmoniker. Here, the brass players have joined forces to present hits from classical music to musicals and pop with plenty of humour in a fast-paced show.
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26 January / Laeiszhalle
: Symphoniker Hamburg / Magdalena Kožená
With star soprano Magdalena Kožená, the Symphoniker Hamburg bring a dazzling programme to the stage: Fauré’s suite for the theatre »Pelléas & Mélisande« meets vocal cycles on film poetry and about starting a family. To conclude: Smetana’s »Moldau«.
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Discover Music
: Children & Families
Babys' and children's concerts for all age groups, music theatre for a young audience and imaginative concerts for the whole family – there is a wide range of events on offer for children and families in the Elbphilharmonie and the Laeiszhalle.
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10–14 March | Ages 10–15
: Holiday programme BeatObsession
How is music made from everyday objects? In the »BeatObsession« holiday programme, objects are searched for, turned into instruments and an evening program is put together piece by piece. Free registration starts on 3.12.
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Workshops
: Become creative yourself
Trumpet, bongo, synthesizer: in the workshops, the Elbphilharmonie's huge fund of instruments can be explored. Children and adults welcome! New to the programme: the keyboard instruments workshop.
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Listen now (in German)
: New Podcast: Elbphilharmonie Kopfhörer #30
What does our time actually sound like? And what did it sound like 100 years ago? Milla and Mailin (both 13) talk to Sebastian from the Moka Efti Orchestra – known from Babylon Berlin – about the golden 20s.
From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles
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Play Video
Video on demand from 6 Dec 2024 : Alan Gilbert conducts Bruckner
The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and its principal conductor turn their attention to Bruckner’s formidable Eighth Symphony. #LiveStream
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Elbphilharmonie Talk with Alexandre Kantorow
The young star pianist Alexandre Kantorow talks about his career, his favourite composers - and of course his legendary performance at the Olympics. #Interview #Piano #Podcast #Talk
