Elbphilharmonie (Großer Saal)

Described by Rolling Stone Magazine as »one of the best rappers alive,« Noname has secured a lasting place in critics’ year-end lists with her three studio albums. Born as Fatimah…

This concert evening spans an arc from instrumental attractions to the musical manifestation of affection. In his »Serenata notturna«, for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart surprises with…

In 1986, a 14-year-old Japanese violinist from the Juilliard School of Music in New York, who was still relatively unknown in Europe at the time, made her way to Schleswig-Holstein to perform three…

The world is in turmoil: political crises, social tensions and a music market in flux also challenge jazz – and the people who create it. Six prominent jazz musicians – the mentors of this…

Johann Sebastian Bach entitled his work, which later became timelessly famous under the title »Goldberg Variations«, simply »Piano Exercise«. Legend has it that a count at the…

The world beyond the Arctic Circle is a realm like no other – vast expanses, majestic mountains and crystal-clear fjords define its breathtaking beauty. The Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg…

On the one hand, making music makes you happy; on the other, professional music makers very often fall into bouts of anxiety and depression, as studies prove. Franziska Lauter, as part of the…

After their triumphant debut at the Elbphilharmonie in 2022, the newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt hailed Concertgebouworkest Young as a »five-star orchestra of young talent«. Every two…

Celebrated for his versatility in pop and folk music, Rufus Wainwright is also an accomplished composer of soundtracks, operas and musicals. His latest grand project, »Dream Requiem«, was…

»Tradition should not be a prison for ideas,« says Kaan Bulak. Istanbul and Berlin are the cities that have influenced the acclaimed composer, pianist and sound artist the most and…