Mon, 22 Dec 2025 19:30

Laeiszhalle Großer Saal

Merry Christmas, Hamburg! Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte

Hamburger Knabenchor / Ensemble Schirokko Hamburg / Luiz de Godoy

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This concert has already taken place! €7.50 | 14.40 | 23.60 | 30.75 | 44.20

Hamburger Knabenchor © Hamburger Knabenchor

Doors open 18:30
Start 19:30
End ca. 20:45

The Hamburg Boys’ Choir invites you to a festive, magical retelling of the Christmas story. Together with the Ensemble Schirokko Hamburg, the choir performs in various formations: as a boys’ choir, a male choir, and a mixed choir.

The singers also appear as soloists: Professionally trained children’s and youth voices blend with those of well-known soloists from northern Germany, who contribute their expertise as part of the choir’s music education team and help shape the training at the Hamburg Boys’ Choir.

An »All-In« Christmas concert by the Hamburg Boys’ Choir: The entire musical team and its protégés present themselves and bring their own unique retelling of the Christmas story to life – enchanting the audience in the process!

Performers

Hamburger Knabenchor

Ensemble Schirokko Hamburg

Solisten des Hamburger Knabenchores vocals

Marlen Korf soprano

Matthias Dähling alto

Mirko Ludwig tenor

Sönke Tams Freier bass

director Luiz de Godoy

Programme

Marc-Antoine Charpentier
In Nativitatem Domini Canticum H. 416 (Auszüge)

Friedrich Spee
O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf / Bearbeitung von Luiz de Godoy

Georg Friedrich Händel
Messiah (Auszüge)

Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria for two female voices, choir and orchestra, RV 589

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Der 100. Psalm »Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt«

Dietrich Buxtehude
Cantate Domino canticum novum BuxWV 12

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Psalm 42 »Sicut cervus desiderat«

Michael Praetorius
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

Adolphe Adam
Cantique de Noël »Minuit, Chrétiens«

Franz Xaver Gruber
Stille Nacht

Promoter: Hamburger Knabenchor 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.
Photography and video recordings

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.

During your visit

Food and Drink

Before the concert and during intermissions

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