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Interview with Wolfnag Rihm
»Whatever we do is always »›here and now‹«: The famous composer Wolfgang Rihm about his music and his work with Ensemble Modern. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic
Orpheus: the singer of the millennium
He was the most famous singer in the Greek myths, his story inspired artists in every era and genre – and Orpheus was even involved in the birth of opera. #Singing #MusicHistory
Annette Kurz: »A room needs a centre«
The scenographer is the »Artist in Residence« with the Hamburg Ensemble Resonanz. In this interview she talks about the art of achieving a lot with limited resources. #Architecture #Interview
Am Fuße des Elfenbeinturms
Jung, kreativ und in der allerersten Liga – über drei Ensembles, die die Konzertwelt umkrempeln. #Portrait #summer
Europe in the genes, America in the heart
Manfred Honeck, chief conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, on the traditions and peculiarities of American orchestras. #Interview #summer
The Chineke! Orchestra – a portrait
»Driving change and celebrating diversity in classical music« – a very special ensemble conquers the world of music. #Portrait #summer
Keyword »Refuge« – the playlist
The playlist for the theme »Refuge« – from the Elbphilharmonie music lexicon. #Playlist
Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Les Adieux
How much time have we got left on Earth? The vivacious violinist talks about her latest project. #Interview #MusicFestival2022
The Elbphilharmonie organ: An instrument that breathes
About the marvel of sound and technology at the heart of the Grand Hall. #Highlights #Architecture #Backstage #Organ
Hits for kids
Music for children: Some tips from the Elbphilharmonie team #Kids
Barbara Hannigan: EXPANDING THE SINGING ZONE
The soprano and conductor has a special relationship with art. #Singing #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
»Nature is simply brimming with melodies!«
Artists talk about inspiring experiences of nature and the places in nature that give them strength. #Interview #MusicFestival2022
Caroline Shaw – a portrait
The singer, violinist and composer Caroline Shaw is in search of something new, somewhere off the beaten track. #MusicFestival2022 #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
: John Luther Adams: Inuksuit
Music in nature and recycled instruments for a better world: an open-air percussion performance in Planten un Blomen. #MusicFestival2022 #ContemporaryMusic
Asmik Grigorian: »pure emotion and honesty«
A portrait of the Lithuanian opera singer, illuminating the secret of her stage presence, the relaunch of her career and the consequences of her legendary »Salome« interpretation. #Singing #MusicFestival2022 #Portrait
René Jacobs: The Wolf’s Glen whisperer
Period performance guru René Jacobs has gently blown the cobwebs off the Romantic opera »Der Freischütz«, returning it to an ideal state that never existed in that form. #MusicHistory #MusicFestival2022
Music inspired by nature
»There's nothing more musical than a sunset« – The 2022 Hamburg International Music Festival takes an extensive stroll through nature. #MusicHistory #MusicFestival2022
Seven shades of Sibelius with Klaus Mäkelä
»Then the music flows automatically« – the Finnish star conductor talks about his Sibelius cycle and what he loves so much about this music. #Interview #MusicHistory #MusicFestival2022
Revolt in the silence: An interview with Mark Andre
The composer Mark Andre talks about disappearing music, spatial sound and his evening-long work »rwh 1-4«. #Interview #MusicFestival2022 #ContemporaryMusic
Studio Drift: Amazement at the natural world
The works of the artist duo invite us to immerse ourselves in the wondrous world of nature. #MusicFestival2022 #Portrait #5YearsofElbphilharmonie
