Sat, 1 Feb 2025 19:00

»Expedition Mozart«

Kit Armstrong & Friends

This concert has already taken place! ~~€15 | 29 | 58 | 84 | 98~~

Doors open 18:00
Start 19:00
Interval
End ca. 22:30

Simply Mozart

Mozart, Mozart, Mozart! Pianist and passionate chamber musician Kit Armstrong has invited an illustrious group of musical friends, such as the concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic Noah Bendix-Balgley and three renowned string quartets, to take part in the Elbphilharmonie Mozart Festival. On their »Expedition Mozart« they revel in the composer’s classics, but also explore rarely performed chamber music.

Kit Armstrong himself is represented with two piano concertos, one of which is chamber music through and through, while the other is a large-scale symphonic work. In the Sinfonia Concertante, Noah Bendix-Balgley and Amihai Grosz vie with one another. The composer himself would certainly have appreciated a musical evening of this kind with friends!

If you still haven’t had enough of the great Viennese composer after an entire evening of him, why not stay for the late-night concert to round off the evening? You can hear »Eine kleine Nachtmusik« (what else?!), framing rare chamber music gems.

Programme (booklet)

»Expedition Mozart« (German only) (PDF, 2.6 MB)

Performers

Jasmine Choi flute

Ramón Ortega Quero oboe

Ángel Luis Sánchez oboe

Sebastian Manz clarinet

Boglárka Pecze clarinet

Theo Plath bassoon

Daniel Mohrmann bassoon

Milena Viotti french horn

Alessandro Viotti french horn

Artemii Lachinov trumpet

Samuel Liebhäuser trumpet

Johann Seuthe timpani

Noah Bendix-Balgley violin

Andrej Bielow violin

Amihai Grosz viola

Minetti Quartett

Maria Ehmer violin
Anna Knopp violin
Milan Milojicic viola
Leonhard Roczek violoncello

Quatuor Hermès

Omer Bouchez violin
Elise Liu violin
Lou Yung-Hsin Chang viola
Yan Levionnois violoncello

Schumann Quartett

Erik Schumann violin
Ken Schumann violin
Kevin Treiber viola (Guest)
Mark Schumann violoncello

Ben Griffiths double bass

Kit Armstrong piano

Programme

»Expedition Mozart«

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante, KV 364
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A major, KV 488

– Interval –

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Maurerische Trauermusik (Masonic Funeral Music) in C minor, KV 479a
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C minor, KV 491

– Interval –

»Kleines Nach(t)konzert mit Kleiner Nachtmusik«
»A little night concert with a little night music«

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Allegro / from: Eine kleine Nachtmusik in G major, KV 525
Larghetto / from: Piano Quartet in E-flat major, KV 493
Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, KV 546
Adagio und Rondo für Glasharmonika, Flöte, Oboe, Viola und Violoncello C-Dur KV 617 / Bearbeitung für Flöte, Oboe, Viola und Violoncello und Klavier
Rondo / from: Eine kleine Nachtmusik in G major, KV 525

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Festival

Amadeus, Amadeus

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Live Broadcast

The concert will be broadcast live in the Elbphilharmonie Mediatheque.

Promoter: HamburgMusik

Supported by Freundeskreis Elbphilharmonie + Laeiszhalle e. V.

From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles

Video on demand from 1 Feb 2025 : Kit Armstrong & Friends

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Video on demand from 16 May 2024 : Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mozart

The Mahler Chamber Orchestra and legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle perform Mozart’s last three symphonies. #Highlights #LiveStream #Mozart #MusicFestival2024

Stories with the hashtag #Highlights

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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.
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

»Expedition Mozart«

Simply Mozart

Programme (booklet)

Performers

Programme

Subscription

Festival

Live Broadcast

From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles

Video on demand from 1 Feb 2025 : Kit Armstrong & Friends

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart im Portrait

Video on demand from 16 May 2024 : Sir Simon Rattle conducts Mozart

Stories with the hashtag #Highlights

During your visit

Elbphilharmonie Plaza

Food and Drink

Coughing, clapping, chatting