• 2 April / Laeiszhalle

    : Postponed: John Cale: »POPtical Illusion«

    John Cale's concert at the Laeiszhalle, originally scheduled for 16 March, has been postponed to 2 April for health reasons. Tickets already purchased retain their valiityd.

  • 1 April

    : Sofia Gubaidulina: Offertorium

    The music of the recently deceased Sofia Gubaidulina was often performed at the Elbphilharmonie. Her violin concerto »Offertorium« is one of her most important works and can now be heard with Julian Rachlin, the Concertgebouw Orchestra and Klaus Mäkelä.

  • 17 March

    : Clueso

    Clueso is coming to the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall for a very special show: purely acoustically and accompanied by musical friends and companions, he will present a new facet of his music.

  • 25 March

    : FAST LANE: Noa Wildschut

    The next high-flying young artist to perform in the FAST LANE series is Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut. On the programme: the most beautiful chamber music from Clara Schumann to Brahms and the ballrooms of the roaring 20s.

  • 11 April

    : Sean Shibe / Guitar

    The Scottish guitarist has a flair for unusual as well as subtly thought-out programmes. On acoustic and electric guitar, he plays music from the early Baroque to the present day, blurring times and genres.

  • 11 – 13 April

    : 30 years of Belcea Quartet

    For 30 years, the international Belcea Quartet stands for passionate music-making and the highest string quartet quality. The musicians celebrate the anniversary with a concert trilogy, a star viola guest and music from Mozart to Beethoven and Britten.

  • 10 May

    : Become Ocean

    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.

  • 23 / 25 May

    : Alban Berg: Wozzeck / NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

    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.

  • 4 April / Laeiszhalle

    : Bennewitz Quartet / Veronika Hagen

    Für diesen feinen Kammermusikabend treffen die vier Musiker des Bennewitz Quartets auf Veronika Hagen, Bratschistin des legendären Hagen Quartetts. Mit zwei Quintetten von Brahms und Dvořák schwelgen sie in sattem Streicherklang.

  • 10 April / Laeiszhalle

    : On the Breath of Angels

    Soprano & cornett – celestial sound relatives: Bruce Dickey on the trumpet precursor and the celebrated soprano Hana Blažíková trace the frequent Renaissance portrayal of angels with enchantingly beautiful double arias. A unique idea, realised exquisitely

  • 11 May / Laeiszhalle

    : Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    They are more famous than almost any other work: Vivaldi’s violin concertos set birdsong, a summer thunderstorm, the cosy fireplace in winter and more to music. With the young star violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, they sound fresher than ever.

  • 18 May / Laeiszhalle

    : Symphoniker Hamburg / David Orlowsky

    With his klezmer trio, clarinettist David Orlowsky played his way into the hearts of audiences around the world for over 20 years. Since the trio disbanded, he is playing more concerts with orchestra – with pieces like Mozart’s epochal clarinet concerto.

  • 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.

  • Mediatheque

    : Really good music for children

    Children's songs that are so cool that parents secretly listen to them: six tips from the Elbphilharmonie team.

  • Concerts & workshops

    : Children & Family Digital Programme

    Music videos for joining in, online workshops and children’s concerts – the Elbphilharmonie also has a programme for home.

  • Concert stream for children

    : Sun, Moon and Strings

    Biscuit tins, rain jackets, paper boxes – there's music everywhere. With imagination and great joy, the musicians from Hamburg's Ensemble Resonanz invite us on a musical expedition. A concert stream for children from the age of 6.

  • 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.

Hamburg International Music Festival

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