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Sun, 12 Mar 2023 21:00

Elbphilharmonie Großer Saal

Angélique Kidjo’s African Women All-Stars

Reflektor Angélique Kidjo

This concert has already taken place! €10 | 18 | 38 | 54 | 58

This concert has already taken place! €10 | 18 | 38 | 54 | 58

Angélique Kidjo — Angélique Kidjo © Fabrice Mabillot

Doors open 20:00
Start 21:00
End ca. 23:00

A women’s festival for the world

The premiere of this all-star evening took place a few years ago: in 2016, Angélique Kidjo was given carte blanche for a project to mark the 50th anniversary of the Montreux Jazz Festival. The integrative and charismatic singer soon realised that she wanted to take the opportunity to gain the international attention for at least a few of Africa’s fantastic young women musicians that is generally denied them in a music world dominated by men. She wanted to celebrate these women for adhering to their musical vision and remaining active as artists, despite all manner of social opposition.

Thus the culmination of the »Reflektor« Festival, where Angélique Kidjo gathers most of the singers invited to form the African Women All-Stars, should be understood as an event of mutual empowerment, in which the audience will certainly play an active role as well. Anyone who has already been to a concert with Angélique Kidjo knows that this radiant light of Pan-African and indeed global culture always has people in her heart and her mind, and celebrates her rousing art for them.

Programme (booklet)

Festival Program Reflektor Angélique Kidjo (German only) (PDF, 7.8 MB)

Performers

Angélique Kidjo vocals

Dobet Gnahoré vocals

Lura vocals

Tériba Duo vocals

Amen Viana guitar

Thierry Vaton keyboard

Rody Cereyon bass

Gregory Louis drums

David Donatien percussion

Programme

»Angélique Kidjo‘s African Women All-Stars«

Festival

Reflektor Angélique Kidjo

Live Broadcast

The concert will be broadcast live in the Elbphilharmonie Mediatheque.

Promoter: HamburgMusik

Supported by the Stiftung Elbphilharmonie

From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles

A look back at Angélique Kidjo’s »Reflektor« festival

: A look back at Angélique Kidjo’s »Reflektor« festival

What a party! For four days, this thrilling singer and several of Africa's most exciting voices filled the Elbphilharmonie with a vibrant atmosphere. #Backstage #Singing #World #AngéliqueKidjo

Angélique Kidjo’s African Women All-Stars

Angélique Kidjo’s African Women All-Stars

For the culmination of her »Reflektor« festival, Africa's prominent singer assembles several of her best colleagues on the Elbphilharmonie stage. Concert stream from 12.3.2023 no longer available. #Singing #LiveStream #World #AngéliqueKidjo

ByteFM Podcast mit Angélique Kidjo

ByteFM Podcast mit Angélique Kidjo

»Die Diversität der Menschen anzuerkennen macht uns stark, nicht schwach!« – Leif Gütschow von ByteFM im Gespräch mit der Sängerin aus Benin. #Podcast #World #AngéliqueKidjo

Location : Elbphilharmonie
Großer Saal

Heart of the Elbphilharmonie: the Grand Hall seats 2,100 guests in the »vineyard« style. The stage for artists and orchestras is situated at the centre of the concert hall and is surrounded by terraced seating.

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:
Grand Hall Foyer: 60 minutes before the start of the event
Grand Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the event

Events with pre-concert talk:
Grand Hall Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
Grand Hall: 15 minutes before the start of the talk

If a pre-concert talk is offered for this event, it is noted above under PROGRAMME.
Getting here

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Platz der Deutschen Einheit
20457 Hamburg

The 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 Grasbrook

Multistorey 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
Finding your seat

All visitors enter the building via the main entrance; access to the concert hall is via the »Plaza«, the viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie. The Plaza can be reached from the entrance area via the long escalator. Your tickets will be checked twice, at the access control in the entrance area and on the Plaza in front of the staircase to the Great Hall.

The hall entrances are on floors 12, 13, 15 and 16.
Cloakroom

The cloakrooms are located on the 11th floor (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.
Toilet Facilities

The central toilet facility is located on the 13th floor of the Grand Hall Foyer. Further facilities can be found on floors 11, 12 and 15.

Fully accessible toilets are located on floors 12 (north side) and 13 (right-hand side of the large bar). Our front-of-house staff is happy to assist you in this regard.
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
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.
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.

Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall © Chris Lee

During your visit

Elbphilharmonie Plaza

A public viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie

More about the Plaza

Food and Drink

Before the concert and in the interval

Find out more

Coughing, clapping, chatting

Tips for your concert visit

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