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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.

Heard anew: Bernd Richard Deutsch

Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«

HEARD ANEW: BERNHARD GANDER

Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«.

Heard anew: Francesca Verunelli

Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«

Heard anew: Dalit Warshaw

Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«.

Umgehört: Sinn-Suche

Eine Frage, sieben Antworten: »Ist Musik bloßes Spiel oder existenzieller Ernst?«

Rising Stars 2024/25

Introducing those named by ECHO as the finest young musicians in Europe.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart im Portrait

Spieler aufs Ganze: Nah kommen wir Mozart nie, aber ahnen werden wir wohl dürfen!

Heard anew: Arnulf Herrmann

Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«.

Concert project: »The Art of Being Human«

Timeless humanity – an interdisciplinary concert project featuring music, sculpture and dance in the Grand Hall

Patricia Kopatchinskaja im Portrait

Für Überraschungen war die Geigerin schon immer gut. Jetzt macht sie die Bühne zum »Playground« und tritt auch als Komponistin hervor.

Heard anew: Helmut Lachenmann

Questions for the composers featured in the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« New Music festival.

Interview mit Kit Armstrong

In seiner »Expedition Mozart« bricht der Pianist gemeinsam mit musikalischen Freund:innen auf, um den Kosmos eines seiner Lieblingskomponisten zu erkunden.