Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:00

Laeiszhalle Großer Saal

Weihnachtskonzert der Symphoniker Hamburg / Adrian Iliescu

Bach / Suk / Mozart

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

Sparkling Bach – lyrical Suk – brilliant Mozart

On Christmas Day, the magnificent Laeiszhalle is traditionally transformed into a venue for festive sounds. Amidst the hustle and bustle of the festive season, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra invites you to enjoy a stimulating and contemplative concert in an intimate atmosphere, featuring works from the Baroque to the late Romantic period that radiate warmth, splendor, and poetry.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Three Violins in D major opens the program – a dazzling masterpiece that shines like a musical gift with its lively dialogue between the solo voices. Josef Suk’s heartfelt Serenade for Strings then unfolds its romantic magic: music full of youthful lyrical freshness and delicate warmth, not in the least solemn or pathetic, yet perfect for a festive winter evening. The second part of the concert features Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s radiant and opulent »Prague« Symphony. It combines majestic grandeur and operatic drama: a solemn introduction, colorful woodwinds, and a finale full of virtuoso lightness make it the symphonic counterpart to Mozart’s great operas.

As in previous years, the Christmas concert will be conducted by Adrian Iliescu, first concertmaster of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, who will also perform as a soloist in the Bach concerto alongside two other members of the orchestra family. He will guide the audience through a program that pours festive splendor into musical form, cheerful yet deeply moving. An atmospheric concert for young and old alike!

Performers

Symphoniker Hamburg

Adrian Iliescu violin and director

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach
Konzert C-Dur BWV 1064 / Rekonstruktion der ursprünglichen Fassung für drei Violinen und Streicher

Josef Suk
Serenade für Streichorchester Es-Dur op. 6

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonie D-Dur KV 504 »Prager«

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.
Photography and video recordings

Photography is permitted at the Laeiszhalle for private purposes only. Please respect the privacy of other visitors and help ensure an undisturbed concert experience for all guests and artists. Employees and artists may not be photographed.

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.

During your visit

Food and Drink

Before the concert and during intermissions

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