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Heard anew: Johannes Maria Staud
Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic #Visions #HeardAnew
HEARD ANEW: Magnus Lindberg
Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic #Visions #HeardAnew
Heard anew: Georges Lentz
Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions« #Interview #ContemporaryMusic #Visions #HeardAnew
Heard anew: Mark Andre
Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic #Visions #HeardAnew
Interview with Alexandre Kantorow
»I suppose I’m probably more of an introvert« – Star pianist Alexandre Kantorow reflects on big hands, his passion for Brahms, and an unforgettable rainy moment in Paris. #Interview #Piano
HEARD ANEW: Alex Paxton
Questions for the composers featured in the new music festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic #Visions #HeardAnew
Maria Schneider’s »Data Lords«
The beauty of nature and the impertinence of the digital world: a unique big band project led by jazz musician Maria Schneider. #Jazz #Portrait
Interview with Bryce Dessner
»Sometimes it's alluring to walk in the footsteps that have been walked for centuries« – the guitarist-composer talks about his violin concerto. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic
A portrait of Alexandre Kantorow
»Liszt reborn« – a young pianist from Paris takes the piano world by storm. #FastLane #Piano #Portrait
A portrait of Allison Miller
Drummer Allison Miller plays with the Lux Quartet in the spirit of an ancient jazz utopia. #Jazz
Unusual Stories from the Laeiszhalle
Ten of the most entertaining stories about Hamburg's venerable concert hall. #Laeiszhalle #MusicHistory #MusicFestival2025
The whole world in music
How different cultures find one another: a short history of world music. #MusicHistory #World
Geschichten erzählen
Programmhefte, Einführungen oder Mediatheksartikel: Die Redaktion der Elbphilharmonie produziert Information über Musik in jedem nur denkbaren Format. #Backstage #Team
Marc Ribot – A Portrait
The sound sculptor combines the rawness of punk, the cleverness of jazz and the sensitivity of an artist who hasn’t been ground smooth by life. #Jazz #MarcRibot #MusicHistory #Portrait
The City Digital Skin Art Festival on the Elbphilharmonie’s Media Wall 2024
Video art for the LED wall at the entrance to the Elbphilharmonie: a student project for the City Digital Skin Art Festival (October 2024) #Architecture
Music from Naples
Naples! A dream city for many, a mysterious holiday destination, shrouded in legend. Romance, murders, garbage scandals. And great music. #MusicHistory
Transcriptions
From 17th-century salon music to contemporary pop covers: good music has always been re-interpreted for other constellations of instruments. #Piano #MusicHistory
Brazilian Legends
Ten key moments from Brazil’s eventful musical history. #Singing #MusicHistory #World
A portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck
About the fast-paced life of the great opera reformer, his adventurous travels and his rise to become the »Knight of the Golden Spur«. #EarlyMusic #Singing #Portrait
Schoenberg is beautiful
Why the Viennese composer’s music is not only revolutionary, but also worth listening to. #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait #Schönberg
