Laeiszhalle (Studio E)

»I much prefer to take a spontaneous approach and announce the pieces just before I play them. It gives me a better connection to the audience. After all, everyone is at the concert to enjoy…

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?…

PERFORMERS Pablo Held Trio jazz ensemble Pablo Held piano Robert Landfermann bass Jonas Burgwinkel drums Chris Potter saxophone

»I wish you dreams that never end!« announced singer-songwriter Jacques Brel on French radio on the morning of 1 January 1968. »I wish you the strength to resist stagnation, because…

PERFORMERS Studierende der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg PROGRAM Works by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Johannes Brahms, György Kurtág, Johann Sebastian Bach and…

The Neue Philharmonie Hamburg was founded in 2003 by freelance professional musicians from all over the world. Since then, the orchestra has earned itself a leading position in the North German music…

Since its acclaimed premiere in Birmingham in 1846, Mendelssohn’s Elijah has undoubtedly been one of the most successful and influential oratorios ever written. The most important reason for…

There are string quartets that hardly need any introduction, and the Belcea Quartet is one of them: the four musicians are among the world’s most renowned quartet formations, and are popular…

The concert »Music – a dialogue of the ages« is conceived as a musical journey through different conceptions of time – from the clarity and balance of Viennese Classicism to…

Pre-Concert Talk (in German)