Experience the stars of tomorrow right now: this festival sees six »Rising Stars« take to the stage, chosen by Europe’s major concert venues.
Every year, the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) selects the best young musicians and sends them on an extensive tour of the continent‘s leading concert halls for a full season. At the Elbphilharmonie, all of these young artists can be heard in the Recital Hall within the space of a single week.
Among them are cellist Valerie Fritz, nominated by the Elbphilharmonie, and Áron Horváth, who moves effortlessly between classical, jazz and folk music on the Hungarian hammered dulcimer known as the cimbalom. The Maat Saxophone Quartet brings an astonishing variety of arrangements to the music stand, while pianist Giorgi Gigashvili, long familiar to Hamburg audiences, offers not only sparkling Scarlatti but also folk music from his native Georgia. Soprano Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir traces the journey of a migratory bird, and Trio Concept celebrates the beauty of the night.
The six very different concert evenings feature not only personal introduction talks with the artists, but also world premieres commissioned by ECHO for each »Rising Star«.
