Laeiszhalle (Brahms-Foyer)

Christmas at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg is celebrated with the most beautiful and well-known melodies from Germany, Europe and the whole world. The award-winning a cappella quartet German Gents presents…

Classical music is seldom experienced in such a relaxed, informal way. The Symphoniker Hamburg’s lunch concerts make it possible: On a flying visit to Hamburg? A little time in your lunch break?…

Quatuor Modigliani and clarinettist Pablo Barragán have a lot in common: they are among the most sought-after artists in their field, they share a passion for musical discovery – but…

The legendary Serge Jaroff founded the Don Cossack Choir in 1921 and conducted it until 1979. The youngest soloist at the time, Wanja Hlibka, now conducts the choir. Serge Jaroff studied church music…

Pre-Concert Talk (in German)

The Ukrainian orchestra MRIYA (The Dream) is once again performing at the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, its founding venue. Since 2022, it has performed over 120 high-profile concerts in Germany and Europe,…

Musical works that raise questions, reveal secrets and may not provide answers, but open the heart with their intensity. A concert programme that is not least about doubt and searching, but above all…

Christmas is contemplation, it’s the view of the sky, the softly trickling snow, it’s the silent night. But Christmas is also the wish lists, the shopping, the mulled wine stall at the…

The shepherds were the first to learn of the birth of the infant Jesus on Christmas Eve – and in memory of this, they travelled to Italian cities for centuries with their bagpipes and shawms at…

In »Nicht nur zur Weihnachtszeit« (1952), Heinrich Böll satirises the German post-war mentality and the irrefutable Christmas routine. Packed into a humorous narrative, he subtly…