Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:00

Laeiszhalle Großer Saal

Ensemble 1700 / Dorothee Mields / Matthias Brandt / Dorothee Oberlinger

»Pastorale« – Italian Christmas / Das Alte Werk

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Doors open 18:30
Pre-concert talk 19:00
Start 20:00
Interval

And there were shepherds in the field

The shepherds were the first to learn of the birth of the infant Jesus on Christmas Eve – and in memory of this, they travelled to Italian cities for centuries with their bagpipes and shawms at Christmas to make music and pray. Recorder virtuoso Dorothee Oberlinger combines this tradition with the most beautiful Christmas Baroque music, complemented by Matthias Brandt’s fitting narratives to create a colourful, refreshingly kitsch-free Christmas tableau.

Performers

Ensemble 1700

Li Piffari e le Muse

Dorothee Mields soprano

Dorothee Oberlinger recorder and direction

Matthias Brandt reading

Programme

»Pastorale« – Italian Christmas

Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6/8 »Fatto per la Notte di Natale«

Alessandro Marcello
Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso continuo in D minor, S.Z 799

Alessandro Scarlatti
Oh di Betlemme altera povertà / Cantata pastorale per la nascita di Nostro Signore for Soprano, Strings and Basso continuo

– Interval –

Francisco Soto de Langa
L’unico figlio / from: Il terzo libro delle laudi spirituali per il Santo Natale

Giovanni Antonio Guido
L’Hyver / from: Scherzi Armonici sopra le quattro stagioni sopa dell’anno, Op. 3

Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Flautino, Strings and Basso continuo in C major, RV 443

Alfonso Maria de Liguori
Tu scendi dalle stelle / Neapolitan Christmas carol

Johann Christoph Pez
Passacaglia / from: Concert Pastoral in F major

as well as Christmas-related readings from Italy

Pre-Concert Talk

with Manuel Becker (in German)

19:00 / Laeiszhalle, Großer Saal

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Promoter: HamburgMusik

Supported by Freundeskreis Elbphilharmonie + Laeiszhalle e. V.

Location : Laeiszhalle
Großer Saal

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.)

Cloakrooms

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.
Toilet Facilities

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).
Getting here & parking

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.
Laeiszhalle is not at the Elbphilharmonie

The Laeiszhalle is a separate concert hall located three kilometres away from the Elbphilharmonie.
Arrival time

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.
Accessibility

All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.
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