What’s On
All events in the two concert halls Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle
Elbphilharmonie Subscriptions
Elbphilharmonie Subscription 1
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and two great Munich orchestras provide Romantic sounds; Sir Simon Rattle brings baroque opera to the stage. And the outstanding Polish pianist Piotr Anderszewski contributes a recital
Elbphilharmonie Subscription 2
The Berlin Philharmonic is back! In addition, the London Symphony Orchestra under its new principal conductor Sir Antonio Pappano and to kick off the subscription: Claude Debussy’s only opera »Pelléas et Mélisande«
Elbphilharmonie Subscription 3
One of the best American orchestras opens this subscription series; the Munich Philharmonic brings it to a brilliant close with Mahler. In between: Bach and Mozart interpreted by Sir András Schiff and a varied Schumann programme
Elbphilharmonie Subscription 4
Yuja Wang, Daniil Trifonov, Alexander Melnikov, Arcadi Volodos – piano fans will be thrilled by these names. As a special highlight, Yannick Nézet-Séguin crosses the Atlantic with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Elbphilharmonie Subscription 5
Highflier Klaus Mäkelä, star conductor Teodor Currentzis and early music icon Jordi Savall – Subscription 5 features the most exciting conductors of our time. Music by Mendelssohn, Dvořák and Britten, among others
Elbphilharmonie for Beginners
Classical gems like Mozart’s »Jupiter« Symphony and Strauss’s »Also sprach Zarathustra« presented by exciting young conductors such as Klaus Mäkelä and Raphaël Pichon: perfect programmes for newcomers to the Elbphilharmonie
Elbphilharmonie for Adventurers
Dance icon Sasha Waltz returns; Ravi Coltrane and esperanza spalding pay homage to Wayne Shorter; Americana queen Rhiannon Giddens draws inspiration from classical and American folk traditions; and the Kronos Quartet celebrates its 50th birthday
Elbphilharmonie for Connoisseurs
With the German premiere of György Kurtág’s »Fin de partie«, Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s monumental opera »Die Soldaten« and Sofia Gubaidulina’s oratorio »Über Liebe und Hass«, this subscription offers three major full-length works
Orchestra Concerts
Chamber Music & Recitals
Chamber Music at the Laeiszhalle
The love of chamber music unites the artists who join forces in all-star formations for this series, including pianist Alexandre Tharaud, cellist Kian Soltani and violinist Hyeyoon Park
String Quartets
Top-class quartets from the USA, Korea and Finland stop by the Elbphilharmonie this year. Also, the four audience favourites from the Belcea Quartet make a return visit
Rising Stars
Experience the big names of tomorrow today! Particularly exciting: for the first time, the (electric) guitar, bassoon and organ are represented in the »Rising Stars« series this season
Teatime Classics
Award-winning young musicians take to the stage in the Laeiszhalle Recital Hall – with programmes of wonderful chamber music on Saturday afternoons
Piano Recitals
Organ Concerts
Aria & Song Recitals
Early Music
Contemporary Music
Jazz
Jazz at the Phil
Phat big band sounds from Los Angeles; guitarist and this year’s »Reflektor« artist Bill Frisell; saxophone powerhouse Lakecia Benjamin with a new album; and Jason Moran with a tribute to Duke Ellington
Jazz Piano
Well-known faces and young go-getters: in this season’s venerable series in the Laeiszhalle Recital Hall, five grand masters of jazz piano can once again be experienced in an intimate atmosphere
World Music
Around the World
Fans of world music can look forward to the return of sitar virtuoso Anoushka Shankar as well as the debuts of Malian singer Oumou Sangaré and American banjo player Béla Fleck
World Classical Music
Venerable music traditions, some of them centuries old, cultivated in different regions of the world – experience them up close and personal in the »World Classical Music« series