Silk Road
Easter Festival – A Musical Journey from Venice to China

The Elbphilharmonie’s »Silk Road« festival focuses on artists and musical cultures along the traditional trade route and shows the cultural exchange that took place for centuries. The festival is opened by China's best-known contemporary composer, Tan Dun, with his large-scale oratorio »Buddha Passion«. The work was inspired by 1,500-year-old wall paintings in the cave temples of an ancient Chinese oasis town on the Silk Road, which display Chinese, Persian, Turkish and European influences. Dun also integrates manuscripts found there into his work.
Book tickets for at least concerts simultaneously and enjoy a 20% discount on each ticket.
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Supported by the HHLA and COSCO Shipping
Concerts of the Festival
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Metropolis Kino
Wed, 1 Apr 2020 20:30Films Along the Silk Road
1-8 April / Metropolis Kino
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Speicherstadtmuseum
Fri, 3 Apr 2020 20:00Spicy Silk Road
Elbphilharmonie+ / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kaistudio 1
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 19:00When the Horsehead Fiddle Sings...
Elbphilharmonie+ / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €5.00
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Teehaus Hamburg Yu Garden
Tue, 7 Apr 2020 19:00Buddha's Wisdom
Elbphilharmonie+ / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €5.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Großer Saal
Thu, 9 Apr 2020 20:00China: Buddha Passion
Opening Concert / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Limited tickets
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kaistudio 1
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:00Workshop: »Silk Road« – A Musical Journey
Elbphilharmonie+ / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €5.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Großer Saal
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 18:00Maria Farantouri / En Chordais / Ensemble Constantinople
»Silk Road« Easter Festival: Following in Marco Polo's Footsteps
Tickets from €10.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:30China: Mamer
»Silk Road« Easter Festival: Solo Evening with Dombyra and Bass Guitar
Tickets €18.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kaistudio 3&4
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 12:00Workshop: »String Instruments of the Silk Road«
Elbphilharmonie+ / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €5.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kaistudio 3&4
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 14:00Workshop: »String Instruments of the Silk Road«
Elbphilharmonie+ / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Limited tickets
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:00Kyrgyzstan: Roza Amanova / Duo Kanybekov
»Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €22.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 20:00Mongolia: Egschiglen / Khusugtun
»Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €22.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kaistudio 3&4
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 12:00Workshop: »String Instruments of the Silk Road«
Elbphilharmonie+ / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €5.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kaistudio 1
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 14:00Overtones: Persian and Afghan Microtonal Music
Workshop / Elbphilharmonie+ / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €5.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kaistudio 3&4
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 14:00Workshop: »String Instruments of the Silk Road«
Elbphilharmonie+ / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €5.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:00Dorothee Oberlinger / Ensemble Sarband
»A Breath from Paradise« / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €25.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Großer Saal
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 20:00China: Beijing Opera Meets »The Ring of the Nibelung«
»Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets from €15.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:00Afghanistan: Safar Ensemble
»Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €22.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 20:00Iran: Alireza Ghorbani / Majid Derakhshani
»Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets €22.00
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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Kleiner Saal
Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:30Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan
World Classical Music / »Silk Road« Easter Festival
Tickets from €9.00