International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»Invitation to Dance«
Fine chamber music in the Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall, in the Laeiszhalle Recital Hall as well as at the St. Johannis-Harvestehude Church
Niklas Schmidt, long-standing cellist in the Fontenay Trio, member of the Fine Arts Quartet and professor at Hamburg’s Musikhochschule, has put together a top-class programme for the International Mendelssohn Festival he initiated.
The subscription series consists of ten concerts: five at the Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall, three at the Laeiszhalle Recital Hall and two in St. Johannis-Harvestehude Church.
Promoter: International Mendelssohn Festival c/o Niklas Schmidt
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»Invitation to Dance«
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»Feverish restlessness«
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»In a whirlwind of colors«
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»Elves at the Elphi«
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»The Triumph of the Keys«
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»Setting out«
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»Pau Casals – A Legacy«
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»Playfulness and elegance«
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»Kraft und Gestalt«
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
»Ausklang in die Weite«
Receive information about Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle (promoter: HamburgMusik), NDR, Symphoniker Hamburg, Ensemble Resonanz, Kammermusikfreunde and the International Mendelssohn Festival subscriptions online at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/subscriptions, by phone under +49 40 357 666 66 or at the Ticket Shops.
All aged 30 and under have the added benefit of an economically priced youth subscription.
People who are severely disabled: if the letter B is noted on your disabled pass, the person accompanying you receives a free subscription seat (bookable by phone under +49 40 357 666 66, by email to barrierefrei@elbphilharmonie.de or in person at the ticket shops).
As a subscriber, you receive a discount of 10% off a maximum of two individually booked tickets for many more concerts in the current season. As soon as you have paid for your subscription you can make use of your 10% discount.
A subscription is valid for the selected series in season and will be renewed for a further season automatically, unless written notice to terminate the renewal is given by 30 June of the current season (exception: the Symphoniker Hamburg's Hasi Concerts).
If you are unable to attend a concert in your subscription series, you can exchange one subscription concert per subscription series for credit via your online customer account. This credit can be redeemed when purchasing one or more concerts by the same promoter or NDR ensemble. This does not apply to the NDR Bigband, NDR Jazz, NDR Vokalensemble, NDR Chamber Music Concerts or the Symphoniker Hamburg’s »Hasi Concerts« subscriptions, for which exchanges are not possible.
Exchange credit is only valid within the subscription season (i.e. until 31 July each season).
Alternatively, your entitlement to attend the subscribed concerts can also be transferred to a third party.
Are you curious to find out what kind of view of the stage different seats have? To help select your favourite seat, use your mouse to activate the representative seat views.
On the respective date of the event, the subscription pass is valid for one journey to the venue and the corresponding return journey within the A–F zones of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV).
View the Terms & Conditions for subscriptions here.
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