Mon, 24 Nov 2025 19:30

Elbphilharmonie Kleiner Saal

Duplex Piano – The Piano with Two Manuals

Franziska Hölscher / Jan Larsen / David Stromberg / Florian Uhlig

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Tickets from €19 €19 | 27 | 38 | 47

David Stromberg © Raimar von Wienskowski

Doors open 18:30
Start 19:30
Interval

Around 1920, the composer Emánuel Moór had the vision of building the piano of the future. His duplex piano with two manuals was born out of the spirit of the late Romantic period and offers even more tonal colours and a greater richness of sound. On an ordinary piano, one touch of the keys causes a hammer to strike the string. With the duplex piano, two hammers can be coupled: one keystroke then produces two tones simultaneously. This doubling of the tones leads to an unimagined fullness of sound in the forte, and to a magical brilliance of sound in the piano. The two manuals allow for differentiated layers of sound.

In this concert, the audience will hear a contemporary work performed for the first time on the duplex piano. The music of the German-American composer Ursula Mamlok (1923-2016) is sensual and colourful. Her work »Rotations« for cello and piano is given a very special intensity by the duplex piano. This work and a piano piece by Emanuel Moór are embedded in the piano quartets of the great masters Dvořák and Brahms. And so tradition and modernity are combined in this concert.

Franziska Hölscher plays the violin. She performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, e.g. at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Bozar Brussels, the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Rudolfinum Prague. The principal violist of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Jan Larsen, can be heard on the viola. David Stromberg, who rediscovered the duplex piano, will play the cello. He endeavours to provide the audience with new, fascinating listening experiences, including as curator of the concerts with the duplex piano. The pianist Florian Uhlig plays the duplex piano. He was honoured with the »Opus Klassik« and the »Deutscher Schallplattenpreis« for his complete recording of Robert Schumann’s piano works.

Performers

Franziska Hölscher violin

Jan Larsen viola

David Stromberg violoncello

Florian Uhlig Duplex Piano

Programme

Antonín Dvořák
Klavierquartett D-Dur op. 23

Emánuel Moór
Esquissee op. 82/2

Ursula Mamlok
Rotations

– Interval –

Johannes Brahms
Klavierquartett Nr. 2 A-Dur op. 26

Promoter: Deutscher Tonkünstlerverband - Landesverband Hamburg e.V.

Location : 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.

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 event

Events with pre-concert talk:
Recital Hall Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
Recital 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 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.
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.
Toilet Facilities

Facilities for guests of the Recital Hall are located in the Recital Hall Foyer.

An accessible toilet is located in the foyer.
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.
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

Duplex Piano – The Piano with Two Manuals

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