Wed, 1 Jan 2025 18:00

Elbphilharmonie Großer Saal

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Pekka Kuusisto / Esa-Pekka Salonen

Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra / Dessner: Violin Concerto / Ravel: Boléro – New Year’s Concert

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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra © Nikolaj Lund

Doors open 17:00
Start 18:00
Interval
End ca. 20:20

When classical music rocks

They are two of the most exciting musicians in Finland and are now a proven dream team: conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and violinist Pekka Kuusisto. Together with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and two wonderful classics from the orchestral repertoire, complemented by an exciting discovery, they farewell the old year on Hogmanay and New Year and celebrate the new.

At the latest since the classic film »2001: A Space Odyssey«, the opening of Richard Strauss’ symphonic poem »Thus Spoke Zarathustra« has been world famous: a trumpet fanfare brightly soars like a shaft of sunlight over darkly rumbling double basses. »We were sleepwalkers, we want to be daywalkers«, Strauss overwrites this work with a phrase from Nietzsche’s eponymous poetry – and in fact radiates the music in typical powerful Straussian imagery of light and heat.

Also, with Ravel’s »Boléro«, the first notes are enough for you to recognise perhaps the most beautiful earworm in music history. For around 15 minutes, Maurice Ravel lets the melody wander through the orchestra and become ever more full-bodied – always accompanied by the little drum for which the piece is almost an athletic challenge.

Programme (booklet)

Programmheft Silvester- und Neujahrskonzert (German only) (PDF, 4.4 MB)

Audio introduction

Performers

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester

Pekka Kuusisto violin

conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen

Programme

Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra / tone poem inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche, Op. 30

– Interval –

Bryce Dessner
Violin Concerto

Maurice Ravel
Boléro

Encore:

Johann Strauß (Sohn)
Wo die Zitronen blühn / Walzer op. 364

Igor Strawinsky
Galop / aus: Suite Nr. 2 für kleines Orchester

Jean Sibelius
Alla marcia / aus: Karelia-Suite op. 11

Promoter: HamburgMusik / NDR

From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles

Video on demand from 31 Dec 2024 : New Year’s Eve concert 2024

The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, star conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen and violinist Pekka Kuusisto welcome in the New Year with a colourful programme in the Grand Hall. #LiveStream

Interview with Bryce Dessner

»Sometimes it's alluring to walk in the footsteps that have been walked for centuries« – the guitarist-composer talks about his violin concerto. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic

New Year’s Eve concert: Orpheus in the Underworld

Catchy tunes to start the New Year: the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and top singers present Offenbach’s »Orpheus in the Underworld«. Concert stream from 31.12.2023 no longer available. #Singing #LiveStream

»Wow, so that's how it can sound!«

Composer-conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen about the »Multiversum« in the Elbphilharmonie, swarm intelligence in orchestras and the difficulties of the classical repertoire. #Interview #MusicFestival2023 #ContemporaryMusic

Stories with the hashtag #Highlights

The most spectacular music videos, exciting interviews and background information – a best-of from the Elbphilharmonie Mediathek. #Highlights

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