Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Sopran
Barber / Muhly / Sibelius
Auf Reisen mit den Zugvögeln
Erstmals mischt Island mit dem Harpa in Reykjavik in der Runde der European Concert Hall Organisation, die jedes Jahr junge Künstler:innen als »Rising Stars« auf Tournee durch die großen Konzerthäuser des Kontinents schickt, mit. Und mit Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir wurde direkt eine Sängerin aus dem nordischen Inselstaat nominiert, die die poetischen, mystischen Traditionen ihres Landes liebt und aktuell nicht nur auf den großen Opernbühnen in Basel und Berlin brilliert, sondern auch als Fotografin und Videokünstlerin ungewöhnliche Projekte realisiert.
In die Elbphilharmonie kommt Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir mit einem poetischen Konzeptprogramm und Musik, die den Bogen von Haydn über Rachmaninow bis Sibelius spannt und viele unbekanntere Schätze einschließt. Über allem schwebt das Bild ziehender Vögel, Symbol für Freiheit und Natur: »Die Zugbewegungen der Vögel spiegeln unsere eigenen Reisen durch die Phasen des Lebens wider, mit Momenten der Reflexion, Erneuerung und Erkenntnis auf dem Weg«, schreibt die Sängerin über ihre Idee.
Isländische Musiker:innen sind stolz auf ihre Vielseitigkeit – und da ist auch Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir keine Ausnahme: Die Sopranistin begann ihre Karriere an der Staatsoper Berlin und ist inzwischen Ensemblemitglied am Theater Basel. Für ihr neuestes Album »Poems« wechselte sie von der unverstärkten Opernbühne ans Mikrofon und genoss es, mal ganz leise, fast flüsternd zu singen. Dass sie nicht nur die Texte einiger Lieder selbst verfasste, sondern auch mehrere Stücke des Albums selbst als Regisseurin und Filmerin in Szene setzte, verwundert da kaum noch.
Performers
Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir soprano
Kunal Lahiry piano
Programme
Migrations - Story of a Bird
Samuel Barber
The Crucifixion / aus: Hermit Songs op. 29
Nico Muhly
Sá ég svani
Jean Sibelius
Der Norden / aus: Sechs Lieder op. 90
Errollyn Wallen
North
Judith Weir
White Eggs in the Bush
Sergej Rachmaninow
Frühlingsfluten / aus: Zwölf Lieder op. 14
Lyra Pramuk
Blur
Deborah Pritchard
Everyone Sang
Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir
Kompositionsauftrag der European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO)
Joseph Haydn
The Wanderer Hob. XXVIa:32 / Sechs englische Kanzonetten
Déodat de Séverac
Les hiboux
Sergej Rachmaninow
Traum / aus: Sechs Lieder op. 38
Maurice Ravel
Oiseaux tristes / aus: Miroirs
Margaret Bonds
Summer Storm
Errollyn Wallen
Rain
Pre-Concert Talk
(in German)
18:30 / Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal
Promoter: HamburgMusik
Nominated by Harpa Reykjavík und Philharmonie Luxembourg
In cooperation with ECHO – European Concert Hall Organisation
With the support of M.M.Warburg & CO
Location
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Elbphilharmonie
Kleiner Saal
The Recital Hall, designed in contrast to the Grand Hall in the classic »shoebox« style, offers seating for up to 550 people.
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Arrival time
The Elbphilharmonie is a special building situated in a special place. Allow for plenty of time for getting to the Elbphilharmonie and the way to the concert area. We suggest visitors arrive at the Elbphilharmonie Plaza not later than 30 minutes before the start of the concert or event. Late seating is not guaranteed and latecomers may not be admitted to the concert hall.
Concert tickets for the Grand and Recital Halls authorise a visit to the Plaza from two hours before the start of the concert or event. Visitors to the Kaistudios require a separate Plaza ticket to visit the Plaza.
Admission times:
Events without pre-concert talk:
Recital Hall Foyer: 60 minutes before the start of the event
Recital Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the eventEvents with pre-concert talk:
Recital Hall Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
Recital Hall: 15 minutes before the start of the talkIf a pre-concert talk is offered for this event, it is noted above under PROGRAMME.
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Getting here
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Platz der Deutschen Einheit
20457 HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie can be easily reached by bus, underground, bicycle and ferry.
The nearest stops include:
Underground line U3: Baumwall
Underground line U4: Überseequartier
Bus 2, 111: Am Kaiserkai (Elbphilharmonie)
Bus 6: Auf dem Sande (Speicherstadt)
Ferry 72 (from Landungsbrücken pier): »Elbphilharmonie« pier
StadtRAD (bicycle sharing system) stations: U Baumwall (Elbphilharmonie) and Am Kaiserkai / Großer GrasbrookMultistorey car park in the Elbphilharmonie (open 24/7, 435 parking spaces):
Please note that visitors to the Elbphilharmonie should use the entrance marked »Elbphilharmonie«. The entrance »Elbphilharmonie Hotel« is reserved for »The Westin Hamburg« hotel guests.Please find more information about prices and advance booking of the discounted flat rate on this page: arrival by car
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Finding your seat
All visitors enter the building via the main entrance; access to the concert hall is via the Plaza, the public viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie. The Plaza can be reached from the entrance area via the Tube (long escalator) or lifts. Your tickets will be checked twice: at admissions in the main entrance area and on the Plaza in front of the staircase to the Grand or Rcital Hall. Stairs and lifts lead from the Plaza to the concert hall foyers.
The Recital Hall is situated on the 10th floor and can be accessed via a stairway or lift.
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Cloakroom
The cloakrooms are located in the foyer (fee: € 2). Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.
Walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 x 30 cm) or above, luggage and other bulky items must be stored in the lockers (largest size 27 x 87 x 47 cm) located in the corridor leading to the ticket shop on the ground floor (on the right-hand side of the entrance area).
Strollers and prams can be left with the admissions personnel on the Plaza. Wheeled walkers can be handed in at the hall entrances.
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Toilet Facilities
Facilities for guests of the Recital Hall are located in the Recital Hall Foyer.
An accessible toilet is located in the foyer.
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Photography and video recordings
It is forbidden to take photographs or record videos during a concert or event. Video recordings and photography are permitted for private purposes only on the Plaza and in the foyers as well as before the start or following an event in the concert hall, provided that you respect the privacy of other visitors and do not interfere with regular business operations. Employees may not be photographed or filmed.
Photography, audio or video recordings of concerts and events are strictly prohibited.
Event-related video recordings or photographs for editorial or commercial purposes must be authorised by the Press Office of the Elbphilharmonie.
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Accessibility
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.
Lifts to the Plaza are located in the tunnel on the right-hand side of the Tube (long escalator). From the Plaza, access to the Grand and Recital Hall foyers is via lifts, also located to the right. Please note: cloakrooms for visitors to the Grand Hall are only located on the 11th floor. From there, the upper floors can be accessed via further lifts.
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Coughing, clapping, chatting – Tips for your concert visit
A concert at the Elbphilharmonie is a unique experience for both audience and artists. Guests and musicians alike rave about the precise acoustics in the Grand Hall. You can hear every note, even from the highest balcony.
Unfortunately, the opposite is also true: even presumably quiet noises from the audience are clearly audible in the entire hall. We therefore ask our visitors to take the following recommendations into consideration: Tips for your concert visit

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