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: Mediatheque: What's going on here?

Streams, interviews, podcasts: A guide to the Elbphilharmonie's digital programme.

Schoenberg is beautiful

Why the Viennese composer’s music is not only revolutionary, but also worth listening to.

Cat Power im Portrait

Die US-amerikanische Musikerin hat Dämonen bekämpft und Vorbilder gefeiert – etwa mit ihrem denkwürdigen Bob-Dylan-Konzert.

Unusual Stories from the Laeiszhalle

Ten of the most entertaining stories about Hamburg's venerable concert hall.

War and peace in music

How does music speak about war? And what does peace sound like? An essay.

Interview mit Patrizia Bovi

»Mittelalter-Musik wie eine Rockband spielen« – die italienische Musikerin Patrizia Bovi über ihre Beschäftigung mit jahrhundertealter Musik.

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: Rebecca Saunders – A Portrait

On a perpetual expedition into the unknown, with an unmistakeable signature – a portrait of one of the most successful composers of our time.

Franziskan mystery play

Kent Nagano talks about »Saint François d’Assise«, the one-of-a-kind opera written by his teacher and friend Olivier Messiaen.

A PORTRAIT OF SOFIA GUBAIDULINA

Freedom in her eyes: beyond the overwhelming music, in the best sense, of the Russian composer.

Elisabeth Leonskaja – A Portrait

Embracing life with the Grand Dame herself: the pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja

The Band ADG7 – a portrait

»You guys are crazy« - about the successful K-folk band ADG7

Interview with Vladimir Jurowski

»There can be no justification for such barbarism«: the revered conductor opens up about his native Russia, the war in Ukraine, and artistic responsibility.

Music as trauma medicine

What can musical monuments achieve that physical ones can’t? An essay by the American composer John Adams.

IRREVERSIBLE ENTANGLEMENTS – A PORTRAIT

The collective led by poet and activist Moor Mother is probably the most political band in contemporary jazz.

The deep well of history

A brief look at Armenia’s ancient music in the 21st century

A look back at André Heller’s »Reflektor« Festival

The picture gallery of a uniquely colourful festival in the Elbphilharmonie (16-24 March 2024)

Xenia Hausner: Fremde in einer stereotypen Welt

About the colourful paintings by Viennese artist Xenia Hausner, which are on exhibition in the foyer of the Great Hall on the occasion of André Heller's Reflektor Festival.

PORTRAIT OF CÉCILE MCLORIN SALVANT

Beloved man-eater – the legendary jazz singer brings a dark jazz opera to the stage.

Luigi Nono – A Portrait

Paths are created by walking: about the Italian composer Luigi Nono