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Video on demand from 21 Mar 2026 : Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mahler
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mahler’s »Resurrection Symphony« with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir. #LiveStream
Video on demand from 1 Jul 2026 : Funkelkonzert L: Intergalactic Highway
Let’s save the music! A staged children's concert for children aged 6 and upwards. #Kids #RecitalHall #LiveStream
Video on demand from 2 Jul 2026 : Masters of Ceremony – Stravinsky meets HipHop
A concert performance for young people (14+) in search of the truth, based on Stravinsky’s ballet »Apollon musagète«, new compositions, and hip hop #Kids #LiveStream
: Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Omer Meir Wellber
Omer Meir Wellber, Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera, plays »Addio, del passato« from La Traviata on the accordion – whilst accompanying himself on the piano. #Architecture #Piano #Sessions
Das Gamelan-Ensemble der Elbphilharmonie in Indonesien
Was für eine Studienreise! Im August 2025 flogen 14 Mitglieder des Gamelan-Mitmach-Ensembles nach Indonesien. Hier sind Eindrücke und Fotos. #JoinIn #World
Fado – The Blues of Portugal
From Lisbon to the world – fado has long since travelled from the small taverns along Portugal’s Atlantic coast to the world’s great concert stages. #HistoryOfMusic #World
The Foundation for Success
Youth orchestras are home to the musicians of the future. Their musicians are destined for the ranks of leading orchestras or for the spotlight as soloists.
Elbphilharmonie Talk with Rhiannon Giddens
The American artist talks about her »Reflektor« Festival, the origins of the banjo and why music history is always world history. #Podcast #Talk #USA250 #World
The Anti-Anthem
Whether it’s a state visit or the Super Bowl – the US national anthem is everywhere, yet it regularly drives even seasoned singers to despair. Six little-known facts about »The Star-Spangled Banner« #HistoryOfMusic #USA250
Video on demand from 22 Jun 2026 : Martha Argerich plays Beethoven
Accompanied by the Symphoniker Hamburg, conducted by Sylvain Cambreling, the legendary pianist performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 #Beethoven #Piano #Laeiszhalle #LiveStream
Europe in the genes, America in the heart
Manfred Honeck, chief conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, on the traditions and peculiarities of American orchestras. #Interview #USA250
Video on demand from 2 May 2026 : The Book with Seven Seals
An apocalyptic drama with late Romantic intensity: Manfred Honeck conducts Franz Schmidt’s monumental oratorio »The Book with Seven Seals« to open the Hamburg International Music Festival. #Highlights #LiveStream #MusicFestival2026
Humanity needs places like the Elbphilharmonie
Christoph Lieben-Seutter, General & Artistic Director of the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle, and Dr. Carsten Brosda, Hamburg’s Senator for Culture, reflect on 10 years of the Elbphilharmonie #Highlights #Interview
Portrait of Miles Davis
Miles Davis was a towering figure of the jazz century. In 2026, he would have turned 100. Tom R. Schulz portrays the iconic trumpeter. #Jazz #HistoryOfMusic
Elbphilharmonie Kopfhörer #39 – Ende
Der Podcast für junge Leute – diesmal mit Regisseur Aram Tafreshian über das Community-Projekt und Dinge, die ein Ende finden #Kids #Kopfhörer #Podcast
Interview with Missy Mazzoli
The American composer on women in classical music, the narrative power of opera, and music as a reflection of the present. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic #USA250
Tube Talks
A ride on Europe’s longest escalator takes two and a half minutes – enough time to have a little chat with our celebrity guests. #Highlights #Interview
After the Concert
Once a concert has finished, work continues for some staff members at the Elbphilharmonie. #Backstage #MusicFestival2026 #Team
5 questions for Mari Fukumoto
In-between organ sound and starflight: the award-winning organist talks about her concert programme and the Grand Hall as a spaceship. #Interview #Organ
Backstage Videos
Exploring the Elbphilharmonie – the social media series »Elbphilharmonie Backstage« #Architecture #Backstage