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For the whole family
: Off to the concert hall
Whether it’s a workshop or a concert: there are many different ways to explore the Elbphilharmonie and the Laeiszhalle. An overview of all events with tickets still available.
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: Compagnie La Tempête
With La Tempête music, light, costumes, and dance merge into a total work of art. The programme »Obsession« combines Glass’s »1000 Airplanes on the Roof« with works by Pärt and Alain.
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: Piotr Anderszewski
Piotr Anderszewski, one of the leading pianists of our time, brings highly concentrated late piano works by Johannes Brahms and Beethoven’s final sonata to the Elbphilharmonie.
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29 October–1 November
: Lebanon Festival
A country with an turbulent history and a rich musical heritage. The Elbphilharmonie presents Arabic traditions, electronic beats and two great singers, Abeer Nehme and Tania Saleh.
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: Quatuor Ébène
The internationally acclaimed quartet presents all of the composer’s string quartets in six concerts at the Elbphilharmonie as part of the Beethoven Year 2027.
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: Terri Lyne Carrington
»We Insist 2026!« / with Christie Dashiell, Milena Casado, Matthew Stevens & Morgan Guerin
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: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
The Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg and its music director Omer Meir Wellber perform Pergolesi’s »Stabat mater« and Schnittke’s Viola Concerto with Lawrence Power as soloist.
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: Festival Libanon
At the opening concert of the Lebanon Festival, Sanam creates experimental sounds that blend psych and krautrock with Egyptian musical traditions and Arabic poetry.
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: BENSH47
Benjamin Asare aka BENSH47 stands for a distinctive sound that blends Afrobeats, R’n’B and pop.
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: Doric String Quartet
The renowned Doric String Quartet has welcomed two new members, whom it will introduce to Hamburg in style – with a contrasting programme ranging from Haydn and Schumann to Purcell and Britten.
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: Federico Colli / Piano Recital
This season’s »Pianomania« series focuses on the light-hearted sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti. Federico Colli combines them with works by Janáček and Mozart.
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: Happy Birthday, Steve Reich!
He is a pioneer of minimal music and has played a key role in the global success of this rhythmic, meditative genre. Steve Reich is now turning 90. Bryce Dessner and the Colin Currie Group are celebrating this with some of the composer’s absolute classics
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: Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz legend Jahn Coltrane, the Branford Marsalis Quartet, featuring singer Diane Reeves, will be performing a tribute programme at the Elbphilharmonie.
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: Symphoniker Hamburg
Miguel Sepúlveda conducts stirring and powerful works on his debut at the Laeiszhalle. The concert opens with Beethoven’s Leonore Overture and concludes with Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, which the composer described as his finest work.
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: »Doulce mémoire« – a Renaissance Hit
»Doulce mémoire – Sweet Memory«
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: Haydn: The Creation
NDR Vokalensemble / Kammerakademie Potsdam / Klaas Stok
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: Kammermusik All-Stars
James Ehnes, Alexandra Preucil, Antoine Tamestit, Sào Soulez Larivière and Christian Poltéra perform works by Johannes Brahms and George Benjamin.
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16 & 18 December
: Ensemble Resonanz Christmas Oratorio
This very special Christmas Oratorio has already become a tradition at the Laeiszhalle: J.S. Bach’s music is performed by an unusual ensemble comprising electric guitar, Hammond organ, strings and a vocal ensemble for solos and choruses.
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: zen – Music and Meditation
Me-time for Gen Elphi aged 14 and over: mats and cosy cushions are laid out in the Recital Hall. Electronic sounds and chamber music help you focus on the here and now. Breathe in. Breathe out.
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7 / 8 November 2026
: Twinkle Concerts Funkelkonzert Sonne, Mond und Streicher
There's music in everything! Whether it's a cookie jar, a zipper, or a shoebox – the Ensemble Resonanz uses everyday objects to tell exciting, funny, and surprising stories through music.
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21/22 November 2026
: Twinkle Concerts It is Time
In the imaginative musical theater piece »It Is Time«, an enchanted actress tries to solve the mystery of time. The countdown is on, and she knows for sure that it has something to do with music! For ages 8+.
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