Strollers, prams, wheeled walkers, walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 cm x 30 cm) or above, sport bags, backpacks and luggage must be checked in at the cloakroom.
Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.
Mozart / Szymanowski / Schubert
»These musicians refuse to be limited by boundaries« wrote the London Times about the Belcea Quartet in 2019. Corina Belcea, the Romanian violinist after whom the quartet is named, and the Polish violist Krzysztof Chorzelski brought two different artistic backgrounds to the mix when they founded the ensemble in 1994, and this was then complemented by the French musicians Axel Schacher and Antoine Lederlin. The range of their repertoire also seems not to be subject to boundaries.
The four musicians have already recorded all string quartets by Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms and Britten, and they regularly present new works by contemporary composers. In the Laeiszhalle, the ensemble will be performing string quartets from three different eras. Their programme features the »Third Prussian Quartet«, the last string quartet composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, »Death and the Maiden«, is also a late work in a way, even though Schubert composed it at the age of 27. What is surely his most famous string quartet revolves around death with harrowing intensity. The themes of death and the grave occupied the composer in an almost manic way his entire life until his death at the age of 31. The quartet also performs one of the few chamber-music works by the Polish composer Karol Szymanowski from the year 1917.
Belcea Quartet
Corina Belcea violin
Axel Schacher violin
Krzysztof Chorzelski viola
Antoine Lederlin violoncello
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Streichquartett F-Dur KV 590
Karol Szymanowski
Streichquartett Nr. 1 C-Dur op. 37
– Interval –
Franz Schubert
String Quartet in D minor, D 810 »Death and the Maiden«
Friends of Chamber Music / Subscription A
Friends of Chamber Music / Subscription A & B
Promoter: Hamburgische Vereinigung von Freunden der Kammermusik
Since 1908, the Laeiszhalle has been a meeting place for Hamburg's musical life. The neo-baroque Laeiszhalle Grand Hall accommodates over 2,000 guests. (Please note: The Laeiszhalle is a separate concert hall located three kilometres away from the Elbphilharmonie.)
Strollers, prams, wheeled walkers, walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 cm x 30 cm) or above, sport bags, backpacks and luggage must be checked in at the cloakroom.
Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.
Facilities for ladies are located behind the cloakrooms on all floors. Facilities for gentlemen can be found on the landing between the floors, also located behind the cloakrooms.
A fully accessible toilet for persons with mobility disabilities is located behind the cloakroom on the ground floor (Parkett links).
Laeiszhalle Hamburg
Johannes-Brahms-Platz
20355 Hamburg
The Laeiszhalle can be easily reached by bus, underground and bicycle.
The nearest stops include:
Underground line U2: Gänsemarkt / Messehallen
Underground line U1: Stephansplatz
Bus 3, X35, 112: Johannes-Brahms-Platz
Bus X3: U Gänsemarkt (Valentinskamp)
Bus 4, 5, 109: Stephansplatz
StadtRAD (public city bicycle) station: Sievekingplatz / Gorch-Fock-Wall
There are bicycle stands available in front of the Laeiszhalle.
Gänsemarkt multistorey car park: Dammtorwall / Welckerstrasse
Rate per hour or part thereof: €4.50
Night rate (18:00–06:00): maximum €11
24-hour rate: maximum €30
Please note: There are several construction sites in the immediate vicinity of the Laeiszhalle which may make it difficult to get to the concert. Please therefore plan enough time for your journey to the concert.
The Laeiszhalle is a separate concert hall located three kilometres away from the Elbphilharmonie.
We suggest visitors arrive at the Laeiszhalle main entrance 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.
The entrance of the Recital Hall is located on Gorch-Fock-Wall.
Admission times Grand Hall and Recital Hall:
Events without pre-concert talk:
Foyer: 60 minutes before the start of the event
Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the event
Events with pre-concert talk:
Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
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.
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.
Photography is permitted at the Laeiszhalle for private purposes only. Please respect the privacy of other visitors and help ensure an undisturbed concert experience for all guests and artists. Employees and artists may not be photographed.
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 and Laeiszhalle.
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