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ByteFM Podcast: Hamburg International Music Festival 2025

ByteFM presenter Leif Gütschow looks ahead to the International Music Festival 2025 – with guests from Tin Men and the Telephone

Musical Futurism

The song of the turbines: musical diversity meets political simplicity. A hundred years ago, Futurism came to an abrupt end.

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Souad Massi

Musings on home and heavy rock – a conversation with French-Algerian singer-songwriter Souad Massi

»The future can always be understood as renewal too«

Discussing the music festival theme »Future«: A conversation with Barbara Lebitsch, Artistic Director of the Elbphilharmonie

The future potential of AI in music

Art is considered as an example of a profoundly human quality: creativity. What’s happening to this creativity in the age of artificial intelligence?

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: Florence Gaub on the future

The Franco-German future researcher explains, as part of the opening ceremony of the 2025 Music Festival, why optimism comes from action.

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: A look back at Sophie Hunger’s »Reflektor« Festival

A fabulous weekend with singer-songwriter Sophie Hunger – featuring plenty of pop acts, jazz, orchestral music, film and literature

Elbphilharmonie Kopfhörer #34 – Boomtastic

Der Podcast für junge Leute – diesmal über das Thema Rhythmus, in der Musik und im Leben.

A body of light and sound

Philip Glass’ film score for »Koyaanisqatsi« redefined the interplay between visual and acoustic spheres. This civilisation-critical »Gesamtkunstwerk« remains frighteningly relevant today.

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: Community project »Futur X – When is Tomorrow?«

The Elbphilharmonie community project sees 85 people from Hamburg bring their visions of the future to the stage.

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: Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Noa Wildschut & Elisabeth Brauß

Clara Schumann’s moving »Three Romances« in the Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Sophie Hunger

The Swiss singer-songwriter talks about her stage comeback, her festival programme and her debut novel.

Iván Fischer: A Portrait

A shining force from the shadows: with his Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer brings new life to beloved classics.

In the Spotlight: FAST LANE 2024/25

Essentials on tour: a portrait of the artists in the FAST LANE series

Elbphilharmonie Innerview: Sterling Elliott

Music changes lives: The American cellist Sterling Elliott opens up about encounters with music, family, and his vision for making a difference.

John Cage: Squaring the keys

In »Cage2«, Bertrand Chamayou and Elodie Sicard stage early works for prepared piano by John Cage.

Alan Gilbert conducts Richard Strauss
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Video on demand from 28 Mar 2025 : Alan Gilbert conducts Richard Strauss

Great orchestral cinema as the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, led by Alan Gilbert, performs Strauss’ monumental tone poem »Ein Heldenleben« (»A Hero’s Life«).

Elbphilharmonie Kopfhörer #33 – Border Crosser

The podcast for young people – this time about new paths taken by musical border crossers.

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: Backflip on the Elbphilharmonie roof

Austrian freestyle bike star Fabio Wibmer realised a spectacular stunt in Hamburg.

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: Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Sullivan Fortner

The American jazz pianist takes a seat at the grand piano for a solo improvisation in Studio E of the Laeiszhalle