Elbphilharmonie (Kaistudios)

In Arabic music, the long-necked lute known as the buzuq has long stood in the shadow of the oud. Beirut-based musician Farah Kaddour explores the instrument’s significance in the music of the…

Since 2023, the Dabke dance has been listed as part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In Lebanon, too, it is an integral part of every wedding, public holiday or family…

It is the heart of Arab musical culture: the oud. And he is one of its great masters: Charbel Rouhana. As early as the 1980s, this virtuoso and musicologist developed his own playing method –…

She is one of Lebanon’s most prominent artists: Abeer Nehme. With her powerful voice, the singer from Tannourine El Tahta takes the stage in Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall as part of the…

The Elbphilharmonie Plaza becomes a dance floor as visitors are invited to learn a few steps of the famous Dabke dance, an integral part of weddings and celebrations of all kinds. Recognised as UNESCO…

An evening exploring light, memory, and the ultimate question. Blending elements of a concert, a reading, a show, and a musical reinterpretation, this year-end event not only performs Gustav…

»The idea for this album came about after I had to leave Lebanon, my homeland, and start a new life in exile,« says Lebanese singer-songwriter Tania Saleh of »Fragile« –…

This special concert features one of the most outstanding works of Baroque polyphony: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s Missa Salisburgensis. The Baroque ensemble of the Bavarian State Orchestra…

During the GDR dictatorship, Wolf Biermann proved through his attitude and art that freedom must be taken: »Take your freedom, or it will never come!«; instead of waiting for only minor…

One of Georgia’s legendary vocal ensembles is coming to the Elbphilharmonie for the first time: the Shavnabada Choir from Tbilisi. Under the baton of David Tsintsadze, the ensemble unfolds the…