Elbphilharmonie »Catwalk«

Backstage Videos

Exploring the Elbphilharmonie – the social media series »Elbphilharmonie Backstage«

What is the so-called ‘catwalk’ in the Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie? From where are large light shows controlled? What is the acoustical secret of the seats? What 's going on here at night? And how does a typical day at the Elbphilharmonie run for an international touring orchestra?

The new social media series »Elbphilharmonie Backstage« provides exciting insights into the processes at the concert hall, introduces the team, reveals hidden doors to secret rooms and invites you to get a taste of backstage life, at least digitally.

 

Note: The videos will be published here monthly.

The »Elbphilharmonie Backstage« series is supported by our Principal Sponsor Julius Baer. As principal sponsor of the Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Julius Baer supports innovative formats, various concert series and talent competitions.

The mysterious black window :The control room in the Grand Hall

20 meters above the stage :The Catwalk in the Grand Hall

The Elbphilharmonie Organ :Meeting the organist Thomas Cornelius

The last few Minutes before the Concert :On the Road with the Artistic Planner

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The Book with Seven Seals
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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 International Music Festival Hamburg.

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

Elbphilharmonie Kopfhörer #39 – Ende

Der Podcast für junge Leute – diesmal mit Regisseur Aram Tafreshian über das Community-Projekt und Dinge, die ein Ende finden