Renowned for its creative approaches and unusual formats, Ensemble Resonanz presents an evening centred around the British composer in residence Rebecca Saunders, whose music the press describes as an »all-consuming sensual experience«.
For a special highlight of his residency, the legendary pianist Sir András Schiff returns to the Laeiszhalle. Together with members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, he presents soulful repertoire jewels by Haydn and Brahms.
Free jazz for a better world – Moor Mother and her band Irreversible Entanglements draw attention to social grievances and fight against discrimination and exploitation with ecstatic-impulsive improvisations to powerful lyrics.
Surrounded by a rich and deep string sound: in a portrait concert, members of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra explore the music of Sofia Gubaidulina, in whose decades-long oeuvre low string instruments have always played a special role.
Young people meet and grow together as a group in the fight for freedom: Led by director Mable Preach, the participants in »Imagine Freedom« tell this story with dance, music and drama.
The complex drum rhythms inspired composers such as John Cage and create fascinating sonic illusions: The courtly music from Buganda, today’s Uganda, is something very special and can only rarely be experienced in concert here!
Two shooting stars on baroque violin and lute do the honours with highly virtuoso and sensitive English baroque music. The starting point was the music to a comedy from Shakespeare’s time – and the rest of the programme is also extremely theatrical!
Three of the world's best: violinist Leonidas Kavakos, cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Emanuel Ax celebrate the start of the season with classic hits by Beethoven. Besides piano trios, the three top stars present a trio arrangement of his First Symphony.
Carl Orff's »Carmina Burana«, with its expressive melodies set to medieval texts, is one of the most popular works of classical music. The CPE Bach Choir and the Symphoniker Hamburg combine them with Schumann's spring-like Symphony No. 1
Hatching chicks, an old castle or a large city gate - when the Junge Symphoniker Hamburger play Mussorgsky’s »Pictures at an Exhibition« in a family concert, they come to life. For families with children aged 5 and over.
Messiaen created visually powerful music – as in his Turangalîla Symphony: he himself saw the work as a sounding church window in which the colours swirl wildly. Impressive music, not least because of the Ondes Martenot...
Finest jazz: in this season’s venerable series in the Laeiszhalle Recital Hall, five masters of jazz piano can once again be experienced in an intimate atmosphere.
Concert or radio show? The Orchester im Treppenhaus presents hits from baroque to tiktok with moderation including interviews, surveys and quizzes. What makes it special: Created by young people! After all, they know what »the youth of today« like.
Babys' and children's concerts for all age groups, music theatre for a young audience and imaginative concerts for the whole family – there is a wide range of events on offer for children and families in the Elbphilharmonie and the Laeiszhalle.
When war breaks out in Antonia’s homeland, she must say goodbye to her best friend and emigrate: to the rail station, through wild Atlantic storms and to the land of freedom. A magical concert film without words, featuring music by Vivaldi and Dvořák.
For a very special »Elbphilharmonie Session«, the world-renowned clarinettist Pablo Barragán turns Hamburg’s St. Nikolai Memorial into a concert space.
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