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Laeiszhalle Hamburg Großer Saal
Thomas Hengelbrock
Saint-Saëns: Christmas Oratorio
The 23-year-old Camille Saint-Saëns wrote his »Oratorio de Noël« in the space of just 12 days. Lyrical and intimate in character, the work puts us in the Christmas mood on St Nicholas's Day. This will be the first performance of the French oratorio on historic instruments.
Show complete textPerformers
Balthasar-Neumann-Chor
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble
Agnes Kovacs soprano
Roxana Constantinescu mezzo-soprano
Annelie Sophie Müller mezzo-soprano
Linard Vrielink tenor
André Morsch baritone
direction Thomas Hengelbrock
Programme
Piotr I. Tschaikowsky
Adagio molto Es-Dur
Pawel G. Tschesnokow
Cherubim-Hymnus op. 27/5
Mariä Verkündigung op. 40/2
Taten der Rettung wirkt er op. 25/5
Alexander Glasunow
Thema und Variationen für Streichorchester g-Moll
César Cui
Meine Seele lobet den Herrn op. 93 / Magnificat
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Camille Saint-Saëns
Oratorio de Noël (Weihnachtsoratorium) op. 12
Zugaben:
Gabriel Fauré
Cantique de Jean Racine op. 11
Alexander Yegorov
Bogoroditse devo (Ave Maria)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier / Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248
Pre-Concert Talk (in German)
19:00 / Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Großer Saal
Estimated end time
22:15
Concert Series
Promoter: Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Ensemble e.V. / HamburgMusik
Concert-Related Events
Location
Laeiszhalle Hamburg
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.
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Cloakrooms
Cloakrooms are located in the foyer areas. 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.
Cloakroom fee: €1.50
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Accessibility
The accessible entrance to the Grand Hall and Brahms Foyer is located on Gorch-Fock-Wall. The Brahms Foyer is only accessible to folding wheelchairs or wheelchairs under 75 cm in width.
The accessible entrance to the Recital Hall is located at Dammtorwall 46 (Artists’ Entrance). The Recital Hall is only accessible to folding wheelchairs or wheelchairs under 68 cm in width.
Three parking spaces for visitors with disabilities are located at the entrance on Gorch-Fock-Wall. Six parking spaces for visitors with disabilities are available in front of the Artists’ Entrance on Dragonerstall.
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. The Grand Hall has space for six wheelchairs, while the Recital Hall has space for four wheelchairs (audience seats can be dismounted to make space for two further wheelchair spaces). Space for wheelchairs in the Brahms Foyer is available. Further information
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Getting Here
Laeiszhalle Hamburg
Johannes-Brahms-Platz
20355 HamburgThe Laeiszhalle can be easily reached by bus, underground and bicycle.
The nearest stops include:
Underground line U2: Gänsemarkt / Messehallen
Underground line U1: Stephansplatz
Bus 4, 5, 109, Schnellbus 34, 36: Stephansplatz
Bus 3, 112, Schnellbus 35, 36: Johannes-Brahms-Platz
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Parking
Gänsemarkt multistorey car park: Dammtorwall / Welckerstrasse, 20355 Hamburg
First 30 minutes: €2.00
First 60 minutes: €4.00
Rate per further hour or part thereof: €4.00
Night Rate (18:00–06:00): maximum €11.00
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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.
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Smoking Ban
Smoking is prohibited throughout the entire premises of the Laeiszhalle.
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Accessibility
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.
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Arrival Time
The foyers of the Grand and Recital Halls open their doors 90 minutes before the start of the concert or event. The bars in each foyer open simultaneously.
Admission into the halls begins 30 minutes before the start of the concert or event; for events offering pre-concert talks, admission into the halls begins 60 minutes before the start of the concert.
