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Octobre 2025
: Arvo Pärt 90
Arvo Pärt's music is silence turned into sound, ingenious in its meditative simplicity. The Elbphilharmonie is dedicating a special focus to the Estonian composer for his 90th birthday with his most important works.
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21 August
: Concertgebouworkest Young / Julia Hagen / Elim Chan
The Concertgebouworkest Young is Europe’s »five-star orchestra offspring«. Under the direction Elim Chan, the talented young musicians will perform Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Julia Hagen plays the solo part in Elgar’s indulgent cello concerto.
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27 August
: Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester / Renaud Capuçon / Manfred Honeck
Reunion at the highest level: conductor Manfred Honeck and violinist Renaud Capuçon once started their world careers with the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. Now they present Korngold’s Film Music Violin Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony together.
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11 September
: Mulatu Astatke
Vibraphonist Mulatu Astatke is one of Ethiopia's most famous musicians. As part of his big farewell tour, the father of “Ethio Jazz” will also be stopping by the Elbphilharmonie.
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20 September to 19 October
: Harbour Front Literature Festival
Harbour Front is back! After a year's break, Hamburg's most important literary festival returns and brings a whole host of literary stars to the Hanseatic city. You can look forward to cult authors such as Dan Brown and Ian McEwan.
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31 August
: Tigran Hamasyan
Between composition and improvisation, vocals and virtuoso jazz, Tigran Hamasyan tells an old Armenian legend. »The Bird of a Thousand Voices« is grippingly staged and takes the listener through endless deserts, icy mountains and past 40-headed demons.
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17 September
: Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Kian Soltani
Kian Soltani opens his season as Elbphilharmonie Artist in Residence with an absolute centrepiece. The star cellist shines in Haydn’s solo concerto. Mendelssohn and Schumann round off this concert highlight with the top orchestra.
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23 September
: SWR Symphonieorchester & Vokalensemble / François-Xavier Roth
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.
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14 September / Laeiszhalle
: Hamburger Camerata / Sergey Malov
The Hamburger Camerata is starting the new season: To kick things off, the ensemble performs works by Mozart and the cello concerto by Mozart fan Friedrich Gulda. The orchestrais led by Sergey Malov, who will also take on the solo parts in the concert.
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21 September / Laeiszhalle
: Symphoniker Hamburg
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.
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11 October / Laeiszhalle
: Schumann trios with star line-up
Violinist Vilde Frang, cellist Maximilian Hornung and pianist Denis Kozhukin: these three top soloists perform all three of Robert Schumann’s piano trios. They reflect the composer’s eventful life to the highest degree of chamber music perfection.
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13 October / Laeiszhalle
: Jazz Piano: Aaron Parks Little Big
Jazz pianist Aaron Parks has developed from a shooting star to a major player on the international scene. The third album with his band on the Blue Note label is a musical feast of funky, driving grooves and relaxed improvisation.
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Advance sale is open
: For the whole family
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.
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27/28 September
: Twinkle Concerts Zirpen
In »Zirpen«, the Aires Tropicales ensemble brings the world of insects to life with tropical music – poetic, captivating and thought-provoking.
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Save the Concert!
: Digital escape game
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.
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25/26 October
: Workshop for the whole family / from 6 years
A touch of the Caribbean in a bottle: the »Flairdrum« turns upcycling into a sound experience! The homemade instrument made from PET bottles sounds like a xylophone, looks cool and is a lot of fun to make and play.
From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles

: Elbphilharmonie Explains: Conducting
Why do you actually need a conductor? What does this job involve? Various conductors share their answers. #Explained
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Video on demand from 30 Oct 2024 : Münchner Philharmoniker / Alexandre Kantorow / Tugan Sokhiev
Munich’s world-class orchestra and star pianist Alexandre Kantorow with key works from the Russian romantic era in the Grand Hall. #Highlights #Piano #LiveStream
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Sommer-Playlist
The Elbphilharmonie team presents a varied mix of music tips for a perfect day at the beach. #Playlist #summer #Tips
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