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Life Jackets Turn into a String Quartet Score

The Castalian String Quartet premieres a new work that packs a punch – it refers to children's dresses handmade from discarded refugee life jackets.

The sound of America: Age of Anxiety

The NDR festival »Age of Anxiety« is brought to an end by Leonard Bernstein’s Second Symphony conducted by Marin Alsop. The soloist is Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

The sound of America: NDR Bigband

A homage to Chet Baker and Miles Davis: The NDR Bigband lends new definition to American cool jazz. Available until 12 February 2023.

The sound of America: Korngold & Copland

In the »Age of Anxiety« festival, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Alan Gilbert explore the musical culture of America. Available until 12.3.2022.

From the New World

Typically American: a brief history of modern American music.

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Video on demand from 22 Jan 2022 : NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Live from the Elbphilharmonie: as part of the »Multiversum Esa-Pekka Salonen«, the Finnish musician conducts his own work »Gemini« – and Berlioz's famous »Symphonie fantastique«.

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: Introducing: Artistic Planning

Planning, organising and overseeing concerts – the Artistic Planning team is the heart of the concert hall.

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: 360° video: Quatuor Mona plays Puccini

A music video for all-round viewing and listening: Quatuor Mona plays Puccini’s »Crisantemi« in the foyer of the Elbphilharmonie.

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: Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Avishai Cohen & Yonathan Avishai

Duke Ellington’s »Azalea« from the Elbphilharmonie’s piano storeroom

5 years of the Elbphilharmonie: The gala week

Orchestras, artists and music lovers from all over the world congratulated the Hamburg concert hall on its fifth anniversary: a look back at a magnificent gala week.

These were the »Rising Stars« of 2021/22

Photo review of the festival week featuring six of Europe’s most exciting classical acts.

Elbphilharmonie Innerview: Sarathy Korwar

Improvisation and immigration – the London percussionist on cultural identity and dissolving boundaries in music.

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Florian Boesch

The famous bass-baritone talks about his first singing lesson, which wasn't exactly planned, and why he sometimes feels lonely before concerts.

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: Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Daniel Brandt

Electrifying beats from the Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall.

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: 5 Years of Elbphilharmonie

The Elbphilharmonie celebrates its birthday – time to look back.

Happy Birthday, Elbphilharmonie!

What would a birthday be without a little serenade? Many artists have sent the Elbphilharmonie 5th-anniversary congratulations.

A place for everyone

The Elbphilharmonie wants to be more than just a world-class concert hall – above all, it wants to be a place for everyone. How does that work in practice?

The World of Instruments digital

It's not difficult to make music – we show you how! (German only)

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin

A truly beautiful programme of music from the Romantic era to the present day, featuring Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto with keyboard virtuoso Beatrice Rana. Available until 11 November 2022.