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Music and the future

Music about the future, the future of music, music of the future – an essay.

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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: Mediatheque: What's going on here?

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

»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

Pierre Boulez – A Portrait

A look back at the life and legacy of the revolutionary composer and sought-after conductor, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday in 2025.

Musical Futurism

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

Creator in Residence: Derrick Gee

As Creator in Residence, the Australian content creator, moderator and DJ is taking his millions of followers to the Elbphilharmonie in the 2024/25 season.

Alban Berg’s »Wozzeck«: a key work of modernism

Alban Berg broke new ground with his opera, which premiered in 1925 – both in terms of content and music.

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.

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.

Interview with Matthias Goerne

Baritone Matthias Goerne on the enduring relevance of Alban Berg’s »Wozzeck« and the future of classical music.

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

John Cage: Squaring the keys

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

Interview with Seung-Won Oh

The South Korean composer dedicates her orchestral work »Spiri III: Sacred Ritual« to the great Sofia Gubaidulina, who died in March 2025.

KLAUS MÄKELÄ – A PORTRAIT

World-famous – from now on and forever more. A profile of the Finnish star conductor Klaus Mäkelä.

A Portrait of Souad Massi

Souad Massi is the female face of the modern Arabic chanson.

»Good art changes something in the recipient«

An interview with Christoph Lieben-Seutter (General Director) and Barbara Lebitsch (Artistic Director) on the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« festival

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: Alex Paxton – A Portrait

»Magic Sound Stuff« – Meet the British composer and trombonist Alex Paxton.

Sophie Hunger: Breaking away, Coming home

Sophie Hunger is creating a Reflektor Festival at the Elbphilharmonie – which in its unpredictability also illustrates the versatility of this Swiss singer-songwriter.