Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:30

Symphoniker Hamburg / Martha Argerich / Paweł Kapuła

Gubaidulina: Märchenpoem / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 – Please note the Change in the Cast

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This concert has already taken place! €12.10 | 28.60 | 38.50 | 51.70 | 62.70

Doors open 18:30
Pre-concert talk 18:30
Start 19:30
End ca. 21:45

Please note: Paweł Kapuła will conduct the concert, as Han-Na Chang had to cancel her performance due to illness. The program remains unchanged.

A Russian programme – powerful, virtuosic and deeply moving: At the heart of the programme is Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, which for decades has been one of Martha Argerich’s signature works. Premiered in 1921, it is his most popular piano concerto, captivating listeners with its clear architecture, unmistakable humor and the typically Prokofievian blend of edgy modernity and melodic immediacy.

The programme opens with the »Märchenpoem« (Fairy Tale Poem) by Sofia Gubaidulina, composed fifty years later. Her compositional path was once encouraged by Dmitri Shostakovich and until her death in 2025 she created music of unmistakable power. In 2026 she would have celebrated her 95th birthday. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6, full of striking contrasts, brings the concert to a close in the second half. Virtuously shifting between drama and irony, it unites intense emotions, inner conflicts and a sense of dance-like lightness.

Performers

Symphoniker Hamburg

Martha Argerich piano

conductor Paweł Kapuła

Programme

Sofia Gubaidulina
Märchenpoem

Sergej Prokofjew
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Pre-Concert Talk

with Dr Verena Mogl (in German)

18:30 / Laeiszhalle, Studio E

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Promoter: Symphoniker Hamburg

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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Event-related video recordings or photographs for editorial or commercial purposes must be authorised by the Press Office of the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle.

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Before the concert and during intermissions

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