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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
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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
»Gurre-Lieder«: Interview with Christina Nilsson and Simon O'Neill
About the NDR Opening Night, and what Arnold Schoenberg’s »Gurre-Lieder« have in common with the songs of Richard Strauss. #Interview #Schönberg
Umgehört: Southern Soundtrack
One question, seven answers: »What does the south sound like to you?« #Interview #summer
A portrait of Cat Power
The American musician has battled demons and celebrated idols – for instance with her notable Bob Dylan concert. #Singing #Pop #Portrait #summer
»The work turns out as it wants to«
An interview with composer Wolfgang Rihm. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic
A portrait of Olivier Messiaen
Avant-garde and eternity: A contemporary outside time. #MusicFestival2024 #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
War and peace in music
How does music speak about war? And what does peace sound like? An essay. #MusicHistory #MusicFestival2024
Interview mit Patrizia Bovi
»Mittelalter-Musik wie eine Rockband spielen« – die italienische Musikerin Patrizia Bovi über ihre Beschäftigung mit jahrhundertealter Musik. #EarlyMusic #Interview
: Rebecca Saunders – A Portrait
On a perpetual expedition into the unknown, with an unmistakeable signature – a portrait of one of the most successful composers of our time. #Highlights #MusicFestival2024 #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
Franziskan mystery play
Kent Nagano talks about »Saint François d’Assise«, the one-of-a-kind opera written by his teacher and friend Olivier Messiaen. #Singing #MusicFestival2024 #ContemporaryMusic
A PORTRAIT OF SOFIA GUBAIDULINA
Freedom in her eyes: beyond the overwhelming music, in the best sense, of the Russian composer. #MusicFestival2024 #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
