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Heard anew: Hans Abrahamsen

5 questions for the composers featured in the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« New Music festival.

Alan Gilbert: »We really mean it seriously«

Conductor Alan Gilbert talks about the new festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«.

Heard anew: Dieter Ammann

5 questions for the composers featured in the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« New Music festival.

About blue slippers and prancing violins

Two artists design amazing costumes for the music of the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« festival. About an out-of-the-ordinary project.

Heard anew: Lisa Streich

5 questions for the composers featured in the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« New Music festival.

Heard anew: James Dillon

5 questions for the composers featured in the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« New Music festival.

Heard anew: Enno Poppe

5 questions for the composers featured in the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« New Music festival.

Heard anew: Sofia Gubaidulina

5 questions for the composers featured in the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« New Music festival.

Heard anew: Jörg Widmann

5 questions for the composers featured in the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« New Music festival.

Heard anew: Thomas Larcher

5 questions for the composers featured in the »Elbphilharmonie Visions« New Music festival.

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.

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Paavo Järvi

Järvi talks about his tearful beginnings as a student and explains why half of all conductors can’t actually conduct.

5 questions for Mehdi Qamoum

The Moroccan musician talks about trance rituals and the spiritual importance of music.

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Yuri Andruchovich

»A novel with a sound«: The Ukrainian writer talks about his book »Radio Nacht« and the music of the 60s and 70s.

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.

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.

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: NDR Podcast: About Music

About flying conductor's batons, rehearsals and why presenting the news is like driving a car: a podcast with conductor Alan Gilbert and newsreader Michail Paweletz (in English).

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.

Patricia Kopatchinskaja: Les Adieux

How much time have we got left on Earth? The vivacious violinist talks about her latest project.

Elbphilharmonie Innerview: Laura Jurd

»That’s where the real fun begins« – the young trumpet player Laura Jurd talks about improvising in a group, about the power of the forest and her love of jazz.