Fri, 7 Mar 2025 19:00

Golden Ear Challenge

Elbphilharmonie PLUS

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Orchester im Treppenhaus © Nailya Bikmurzina

Start 19:00
End ca. 20:45

Who has the golden ears?

This special evening combines an enjoyable concert, a listening challenge and music psychology research: as part of a research programme by the University of Oldenburg, members of the Orchester im Treppenhaus, which is known for unusual concert formats, play a surprise programme. Via smartphone, the audience can subsequently rate their listening experience and, at the end, compete in the »Golden Ear Awards« competition.

With anyone, not only are our personal musical tastes quite different, but also our listening skills. So, music psychology research also concerns itself with and explores causes of these differences – to improve concert experiences for people with hearing impairments as well. After the concert, smartphone rating and challenge, the musicians involved and academics from the University of Oldenburg illustrate the results of their experiment.

Please note: this event takes place in German.

If you enjoy listening attentively, you are also in the right place for the concert with the Goldmund Quartet on 19 March in the Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall: two string quartet classics by Joseph Haydn and Robert Schumann encounter insider tips from the Romantic period and the present. Award-winning and highly praised, the four musicians are amongst the stars of the young string quartet generation.

Performers

Mitglieder des Orchester im Treppenhaus

Moritz Ter-Nedden violin

Johanna Ruppert violin

Erin Kirby viola

Michael Schmitz violoncello

Iris Mencke talk

Kai Siedenburg talk

Anne Kussmaul moderation

Promoter: HamburgMusik / VolkswagenStiftung / Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg / Technische Universität Graz

Location : Elbphilharmonie
Kaistudio 1

Located within the base section of the Elbphilharmonie building on floors 2 and 3 are the Kaistudios, home to the Elbphilharmonie’s World of Instruments and extensive music education programme. The largest Kaistudio is the Elbphilharmonie’s third concert hall – ideal for concerts, experimental music, seminars and workshops for up to 150 guests.

Getting to the Kaistudios

All visitors enter the building via the main entrance. The Kaistudio on floors 2 and 3 are not accessible via the Tube (long escalator), but rather using the group B lifts. Please follow the signs provided in the tunnel on right-hand side of the Tube. Admission is by concert ticket only.
Cloakroom

A cloakroom for the Kaistudio located on the second floor is offered free of charge to visitors. Jackets may be taken to the Kaistudio.

Baby carriages, wheeled walkers, walking-stick umbrellas, handbags larger than DIN A3 (42 cm x 30 cm) as well as sport bags, backpacks and suitcases must be checked in at the cloakroom. If required, wheeled walkers can be parked in the immediate vicinity of the hall entrances. Our front of house staff is happy to assist you in this regard.

Please note that you will be required to deposit your checked in items yourself and house staff is only able to partially guard the cloakroom. Checked in items are left at the owner's own risk.
Toilet Facilities

Facilities for guests of the Kaistudio are located in the Kaistudio Foyer on the third floor.

An accessible toilet is located in the foyer on the third floor.
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