Fri, 6 Dec 2019 20:00

Thomas Hengelbrock

Saint-Saëns: Christmas Oratorio

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Thomas Hengelbrock © Florence Grandidier

Doors open 19:00
Start 20:00
Interval
End ca. 22:00

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.

Tonight’s interpretation is based on the new critical edition published by Bärenreiter, with which the internationally acclaimed Balthasar Neumann Ensembles under the baton of Thomas Hengelbrock once again present the convincing results of their pioneering work. Vocal and instrumental works from the Russian Romantic period, among them rarities by Pavel Tchesnokov and Pyotr Tchaikovsky, round off the evening with atmospheric and contemplative sounds.

Programme (booklet)

Programme (German) (PDF, 1.6 MB)

Performers

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Orchester

Balthasar-Neumann-Orchester

Agnes Kovacs soprano

Roxana Constantinescu mezzo-soprano

Annelie Sophie Müller mezzo-soprano

Linard Vrielink tenor

André Morsch baritone

director 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

– Interval –

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 / aus: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248

Series

Thomas Hengelbrock

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Promoter: HamburgMusik / Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Ensemble 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.
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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.

During your visit

Food and Drink

Before the concert and during intermissions

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