Strollers, prams, wheeled walkers, walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 cm x 30 cm) or above, sport bags, backpacks and luggage must be checked in at the cloakroom.
Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.
»Unsere Träume sind das, was uns am meisten ähnelt«, schrieb Victor Hugo einmal. Kein Wunder, dass literarische Fantasie- und Traumwelten seit jeher auch Komponisten beflügelt haben. Und so werden Thomas Hengelbrock und das NDR Sinfonieorchester ihr Publikum dieses Mal in ein sagenhaftes Reich der Abenteurer, Spinnen und Nymphen entführen. Zwar zeigte sich Felix Mendelssohn von Victor Hugos Schauspiel »Ruy Blas« nur wenig beeindruckt, dennoch inspirierte ihn das Stück zu einer dramatischen Ouvertüre von »glänzender Ritterlichkeit«, wie Eduard Hanslick lobte. »Ritterlichen Charakters« ist natürlich auch das Thema, das Richard Strauss seinen »fantastischen Variationen« nach Cervantes’ »Don Quixote« zugrunde legte. In brillanter Weise hat er es verstanden, die Abenteuer des »Ritters von der traurigen Gestalt« (repräsentiert vom Solo-Cello) zusammen mit seinem Kumpanen Sancho Pansa (an der Bratsche) in Musik zu übersetzen – Kampf mit den Windmühlen und blökende Schafherde inklusive! Eine Art musikalischer Insektenkunde gibt es mit Albert Roussels Ballett-Pantomime »Le festin de l’araignée« für den Konzertsaal zu entdecken. In der kuriosen Handlung streitet sich ein illustres Personal aus Spinne, Ameisen, Mistkäfer, Gottesanbeterinnen und Würmern um das Essen, bis sich alle Insekten zum feierlichen Leichenbegräbnis einer Eintagsfliege versammeln. Zum Abschluss des Konzerts lockt die von vielfarbig schillernden Klangreizen durchzogene Musik Maurice Ravels für sein Ballett »Daphnis et Chloé« in ein bukolisches antikes Griechenland.
NDR Sinfonieorchester
Jan Larsen viola
Christopher Franzius violoncello
conductor Thomas Hengelbrock
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Ouvertüre zu »Ruy Blas« op. 95
Richard Strauss
Don Quixote / Fantastische Variationen über ein Thema ritterlichen Charakters op. 35
Albert Roussel
Le Festin de l'araignée »Das Festmahl der Spinne« / Ballett-Pantomime op. 17 / Suite
Maurice Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé / Symphonie choréographique in drei Teilen / 2. Suite
Promoter: NDR
Since 1908, the Laeiszhalle has been a meeting place for Hamburg's musical life. The neo-baroque Laeiszhalle Grand Hall accommodates over 2,000 guests. (Please note: The Laeiszhalle is a separate concert hall located three kilometres away from the Elbphilharmonie.)
Strollers, prams, wheeled walkers, walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 cm x 30 cm) or above, sport bags, backpacks and luggage must be checked in at the cloakroom.
Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.
Facilities for ladies are located behind the cloakrooms on all floors. Facilities for gentlemen can be found on the landing between the floors, also located behind the cloakrooms.
A fully accessible toilet for persons with mobility disabilities is located behind the cloakroom on the ground floor (Parkett links).
Laeiszhalle Hamburg
Johannes-Brahms-Platz
20355 Hamburg
The Laeiszhalle can be easily reached by bus, underground and bicycle.
The nearest stops include:
Underground line U2: Gänsemarkt / Messehallen
Underground line U1: Stephansplatz
Bus 3, X35, 112: Johannes-Brahms-Platz
Bus X3: U Gänsemarkt (Valentinskamp)
Bus 4, 5, 109: Stephansplatz
StadtRAD (public city bicycle) station: Sievekingplatz / Gorch-Fock-Wall
There are bicycle stands available in front of the Laeiszhalle.
Gänsemarkt multistorey car park: Dammtorwall / Welckerstrasse
Rate per hour or part thereof: €4.50
Night rate (18:00–06:00): maximum €11
24-hour rate: maximum €30
Please note: There are several construction sites in the immediate vicinity of the Laeiszhalle which may make it difficult to get to the concert. Please therefore plan enough time for your journey to the concert.
The Laeiszhalle is a separate concert hall located three kilometres away from the Elbphilharmonie.
We suggest visitors arrive at the Laeiszhalle main entrance not later than 30 minutes before the start of the concert or event. Late seating is not guaranteed and latecomers may not be admitted to the concert hall.
The entrance of the Recital Hall is located on Gorch-Fock-Wall.
Admission times Grand Hall and Recital Hall:
Events without pre-concert talk:
Foyer: 60 minutes before the start of the event
Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the event
Events with pre-concert talk:
Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
Hall: 15 minutes before the start of the talk
If a pre-concert talk is offered for this event, it is noted above under PROGRAMME.
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.
Photography is permitted at the Laeiszhalle for private purposes only. Please respect the privacy of other visitors and help ensure an undisturbed concert experience for all guests and artists. Employees and artists may not be photographed.
Photography, audio or video recordings of concerts and events are strictly prohibited.
Event-related video recordings or photographs for editorial or commercial purposes must be authorised by the Press Office of the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle.
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