Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:30

Valerie Fritz, Violoncello

Rising Stars

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Doors open 18:00
Pre-concert talk 18:30
Start 19:30
Interval
End ca. 21:15

Spatial concert and concert space

Austrian cellist Valerie Fritz loves the extraordinary, the unusual. Even at the beginning of her studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, she knew that a classical career with the standard repertoire was not for her. The young artist’s self-confidence has already taken her a long way: nominated by the Elbphilharmonie, among others, she is one of this season’s »Rising Star« of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO). Together with accordionist Goran Stevanovich, she explores the concert situation spatially, acoustically and at an interpersonal level with music ranging from Schumann to the present day.

Programme (booklet)

Festival »Rising Stars« (German only) (PDF, 4.6 MB)

Performers

Valerie Fritz violoncello

Goran Stevanovich accordion

Programme

»The Space Between Us«

Georges Aperghis
II. Récitation / aus: Quatre récitations pour violoncelle seul

Arvo Pärt
Fratres / Bearbeitung für Violoncello und Akkordeon

Robert Schumann
Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102 / adaptation for violoncello and accordion
Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102 for Violoncello and Piano / aus: Fünf Stücke im Volkston op. 102 (Bearbeitung für Violoncello und Akkordeon)
Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102 for Violoncello and Piano / aus: Fünf Stücke im Volkston op. 102 (Bearbeitung für Violoncello und Akkordeon)

Jennifer Walshe
Composition commisioned by Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Bozar Brüssel, Casa da Música Porto, Kölner Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Dortmund, Musikverein Wien and the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO)

– Interval –

Niels Rosing-Schow
II. Short Of Breath / aus: Respiro ergo sum

Sofia Gubaidulina
In Croce for Violoncello and Accordion

Goran Stevanovich
Sevdah Verse III

Mikołaj Majkusiak
Rhythms of Doubt for Violoncello and Accordion

Meet the Artist

with Valerie Fritz and Selina Demtröder (in German)

18:30 / Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal

Supporting programme

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 19:00
Insight Cello, Geigenbau Schellong Osann

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Young Artists

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Promoter: HamburgMusik

Nominated by Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Bozar Brüssel, Casa da Música Porto, Kölner Philharmonie, Konzerthaus Dortmund and Musikverein Wien
In cooperation with ECHO – European Concert Hall Organisation

With the support of M.M.Warburg & CO

»The Sheer Task of Being Alive« by Jennifer Walshe has been commissioned by the nominating concert halls and ECHO

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Location : Elbphilharmonie
Kleiner Saal

The Recital Hall, designed in contrast to the Grand Hall in the classic »shoebox« style, offers seating for up to 550 people.

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:
Recital Hall Foyer: 60 minutes before the start of the event
Recital Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the event

Events with pre-concert talk:
Recital Hall Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
Recital 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 public viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie. The Plaza can be reached from the entrance area via the Tube (long escalator) or lifts. Your tickets will be checked twice: at admissions in the main entrance area and on the Plaza in front of the staircase to the Grand or Rcital Hall. Stairs and lifts lead from the Plaza to the concert hall foyers.

The Recital Hall is situated on the 10th floor and can be accessed via a stairway or lift.
Cloakroom

The cloakrooms are located in the foyer (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

Facilities for guests of the Recital Hall are located in the Recital Hall Foyer.

An accessible toilet is located in the foyer.
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
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.