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Cecilia Bartoli: »For throat and soul alike«
The opera singer talks about the fascination of Farinelli, about Mozart’s humanity and the fun factor inherent in virtuoso circus artistry. #Singing #Interview
5 questions for Mehdi Qamoum
The Moroccan musician talks about trance rituals and the spiritual importance of music. #Interview #Sufi #World
John Eliot Gardiner – A portrait
The legendary conductor will soon be 80. In Hamburg he shows us what he has learnt about Bach and Brahms to date. #MusicFestival2023 #Portrait
A Church Service in Music: The Mass
A short history of musical settings of the Mass. #Explained #Singing #MusicHistory
Lisa Streich: What she wants to hear
The swedish composer has shimmering, crystalline sounds in mind for the Elbphilharmonie. Thanks to a composition prize, she now has the chance to realise her ideas. #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait #Visions
Worth a listen: Electronic music at the Elbhilharmonie
The »ePhil« series brings club music to the concert hall. This playlist presents it in cooperation with ByteFM. #Electronic #Playlist
Not So New at All Any More
Contemporary classical music: a short history of the sound of the 20th century #Explained #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic
The spiritual power of music
The artists of the Sufi Festival talk about the special connection between music and spirituality. #Sufi #World
Mysticism for everyone
Sufism involves more than just taking refuge in a trance. Rather, it connects the Creator with Creation – among other things, with the help of music. #MusicHistory #Sufi #World
The Black Angel of History
The Black Angel of History exhibition is an analysis of visual culture and technology within the genre of Afrofuturism. #Afrofuturism
Schubert’s Sonatas
Stepping out of Beethoven’s shadow: Franz Schubert’s piano sonatas. #Piano #MusicHistory
Anton Bruckner: The Unfathomable
Few composers have left posterity with such an inconsistent picture as the Austrian composer. #MusicHistory #Portrait
Soundcheck: what does Afrofuturism sound like?
A playlist to accompany the »Afrofuturism« spotlight in the Elbphilharmonie. #Afrofuturism #Playlist
Vivi Vassileva: a portrait
The young percussionist got her own way at an early age, and now she shows that her instrument has a wider range than just fast and loud. #FastLane #Portrait
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
»Wow, so that's how it can sound!«
Composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen about the »Multiversum« in the Elbphilharmonie, swarm intelligence in orchestras and the difficulties of the classical repertoire. #Interview #MusicFestival2023 #ContemporaryMusic
