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Mediatheque Stories tagged #ContemporaryMusic

Decoder Ensemble

Innovative and unpredictable: the Hamburg contemporary music ensemble celebrates its 10th anniversary with a world premiere.

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Magnus Lindberg

The Finnish composer on isolation, freedom and the perils of being a composer.

Iannis Xenakis: Architect of Sound

Resounding walls and audible spaces: in the work of Iannis Xenakis, music and architecture merge.

György Ligeti: A Love of Games

The Hungarian composer pulled off a rare feat in his music.

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: Video-Portrait: Thomas Adès

Zeitgenössische klassische Musik, die Menschen erreicht – die gibt es! Ein Portrait über den britischen Komponisten Thomas Adès.

Keyword »Visions« – The Playlist

Our playlist inspired by »visions«. From the Elbphilharmonie’s music lexicon.

The Patricia Kopatchinskaja phenomenon

The violinist is the Elbphilharmonie's Artist in Portrait in the 2020/21 season.

Alexander Arai-Swale plays »Fury«

A young musician, a double bass, a warehouse and music that is about – everything.

Thomas Adès: All-rounder with depth

The English composer wants to »speak directly to the audience«. And he pulls it off.

Elbphilharmonie Sessions: William Youn

The South Korean pianist plays Philipp Maintz’s »Étude No. 3«.

CD recordings from the Elbphilharmonie

These are the albums recorded in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall so far.

Unsuk Chin: Graphic Dreams

Wit and truth, playfulness and sensuousness rub shoulders in Unsuk Chin’s music.

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: Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Kim Kashkashian

Kim Kashkashian performs »In Memoriam Blum Tamás« by György Kurtág.

Alan Gilbert and Frank Peter Zimmermann

The New Viennese School with Anton Webern and Alban Berg meets its great predecessor, Johannes Brahms. Available until 2 March 2021.

Looking for What You Don't Know

Manfred Eicher has changed the world of music with his ECM label.

Reflektor Manfred Eicher: The Artists

The legendary head of ECM records brings hand-picked artists to the Elbphilharmonie.

Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Eva Reiter & Ictus Ensemble

»Darker than Black«: An Ode to Melancholy with Works by Thomas Hume and Burkhard Stangl.

Organ to the Limit: The Sorabji Project

Kevin Bowyer conquers a monstor of organ music: the eight-hour Organ Symphony by composer Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji.