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Life Jackets Turn into a String Quartet Score
The Castalian String Quartet premieres a new work that packs a punch – it refers to children's dresses handmade from discarded refugee life jackets.
From the New World
Typically American: a brief history of modern American music. #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic
5 years of the Elbphilharmonie: The gala week
Orchestras, artists and music lovers from all over the world congratulated the Hamburg concert hall on its fifth anniversary: a look back at a magnificent gala week. #5YearsofElbphilharmonie
These were the »Rising Stars« of 2021/22
Photo review of the festival week featuring six of Europe’s most exciting classical acts.
A place for everyone
The Elbphilharmonie wants to be more than just a world-class concert hall – above all, it wants to be a place for everyone. How does that work in practice? #Backstage #Interview #5YearsofElbphilharmonie
»It’s not only about acoustics – not in any concert hall in the world.«
Elbphilharmonie director Christoph Lieben-Seutter talks about the first five years, the effects of the Corona pandemic and his favourite place in the building. #Interview #5YearsofElbphilharmonie
Hamburger Legenden waren auch mal 5!
Someone's fifth birthday is just the beginning – thus the motto of different stars of the Hamburg scene on a set of charming posters. Five families have the chance to win an instrument workshop.
Stories and Secrets of the Elbphilharmonie
Joachim Mischke's new book takes a look at the Elbphilharmonie's backstage area. One chapter gives us a foretaste: the artists' dressing rooms - »the most sensitive cells in the entire building«. #Backstage #5YearsofElbphilharmonie
A wealth of experience
Musician Jordi Savall overcomes cultural barriers in his art, and several centuries as well. #EarlyMusic #Portrait
5 questions for Thomas Burhorn
The co-founder of the band Meute talks about the challenge of playing techno on wind instruments, about guerilla street gigs and the different between classical and electronic music. #Interview
»I AM COMMITTED TO WHAT I DO«
Bass-baritone Florian Boesch talks about the advantage of having an accent and the natural element in an artificial genre. #Interview #MusicFestival2022
Keyword »Jubilation« – the playlist
The playlist for the theme »Jubilation« – from the Elbphilharmonie music lexicon. #Playlist
The Acoustics at the Elbphilharmonie
Frequently asked questions about the acoustics in the Grand Hall. #Highlights #Architecture #Explained
Hanns Eisler: A revolutionary in his time
About the communist composer and a life full of contradictions. #Eisler #MusicHistory #Portrait
Anoushka Shankar: A Citizen of the World with Roots
How the sitar player found her way between India and the pulsating cities of Europe. #Portrait #World #AnoushkaShankar
5 Questions to Anoushka Shankar
The sitar virtuoso about her European-Indian homeland and cross-border music. #Interview #World #AnoushkaShankar
Mozart's moment
When the right person is in the right place at the right time, extraordinary things can happen – that is the background to the project »Mozart Momentum 1785/1786«. #Mozart #MusicHistory
Wanderer between the worlds
Max Richter’s music electrifies classical-music lovers and pop fans alike. Together with his partner Yulia Mahr, he is putting on a long »Reflektor« weekend at the Elbphilharmonie. #Electronic #Pop #MaxRichter
Musiklexikon
Begriffe rund um die Musik, einfach erklärt. #Highlights #Explained #MusicHistory
»I respond to what I hear.«
Some background to »A House of Call. My Imaginary Notebook« by Heiner Goebbels. #Backstage #ContemporaryMusic
