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    : Hamburg International Music Festival

    »Future« is the motto of the Hamburg International Music Festival 2025, with Hamburg’s orchestras and top-class international guests once again putting together a varied programme from 1 May to 5 June for the glittering season finale.

  • 24 November

    : Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Daniil Trifonov

    The Canadian orchestra and Daniil Trifonov unfold highly romantic worlds of sound in Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto and Hector Berlioz’s »Symphonie Fantastique« – at times very dreamy and then again intoxicatingly virtuosic and colourful.

  • 24 November / Laeiszhalle

    : Symphoniker Hamburg / Josef Špaček

    This concert oscillates sonorously between the Elbe and the Vltava, Hamburg and Prague. The Tragic Overture by Brahms from Hamburg meets music by Dvořák and Martinů from Prague. Czech violinist Josef Špaček shines on the solo violin.

  • 25 November

    : Mozart: Requiem

    The famous Mass for the Dead by W.A. Mozart is one of the most moving works in music history. With the Baltasar Neumann Choir & Orchestra under its chief conductor Thomas Hengelbrock as well as top soloists, it is performed in beautiful original sound.

  • 27 November

    : 30 years Tetzlaff Quartet

    If that's not a reason to celebrate: the Tetzlaff Quartet, led by star violinist Christian Tetzlaff and his sister Tanja Tetzlaff on cello, has been known for excellence ever since it was founded. They will perform music by Brahms, Schönberg and Widman.

  • 27 November

    : Ivo Pogorelich / Piano Recital

    He is one of the world’s most renowned pianists, an ingenious musical thinker and a profound interpreter. Ivo Pogorelich returns to the Elbphilharmonie with a virtuoso programme of Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin.

  • 10 December

    : Organ: Karol Mossakowski

    It is the queen of instruments and a very special experience in the Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie: the organ. Over 6,000 pipes unleash great orchestral sound when Karol Mossakowski plays romantic music by true organ virtuosos.

  • 21 December

    : Händel: Jephtha

    It doesn’t always have to be the »Christmas Oratorio«: With »Jephtha«, Handel wrote a fascinating oratorio full of magnificent choirs that fits just as well into Christmas time. The Monteverdi Choir Hamburg brings it to the stage with top soloists.

  • 21–24 November

    : Viva Napoli

    For centuries now, Naples has been a cultural melting pot that produced an enormous breadth of sensational music. The programme ranges from courtly dances of the Middle Ages to contemporary Canzone napoletana.

  • 22–29 January

    : Rising Stars

    Firmly positioned in the starting blocks for global careers ahead: six exceptional young musicians, selected by Europe’s major concert halls, perform at the Elbphilharmonie within the space of a week.

  • 26 January – 2 February

    : Amadeus, Amadeus

    For an entire week, an illustrious line-up of artists honours the gigantic oeuvre of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Jordi Savall comes with the Great Mass in C minor, Mitsuko Uchida with a piano concerto and René Jacobs conducts the opera »Idomeneo«.

  • 7–16 February

    : Visions

    This splendid festival celebrating new music is entering its second round. Over the course of seven concerts, festival initiator Alan Gilbert and the outstanding radio orchestras perform 21st century music spanning the entire stylistic spectrum.

  • 29 November / Laeiszhalle

    : Fabian Müller / Piano Recital

    Fabian Müller, who has enjoyed a truly stellar career in recent years, will perform in the »Master Pianists« series. For the solo recital in the Laeiszhalle, he presents Beethoven’s great »Waldstein Sonata« and the youthful 3rd Sonata by Brahms.

  • 1 December / Laeiszhalle

    : Symphoniker Hamburg / Renaud Capuçon / Ha-Na Chang

    What a top concert: exceptional violinist Renaud Capuçon plays Mendelssohn’s much-loved violin concerto following the evergreen »Freischütz« overture; crowning finale is Brahms’ Symphony No. 4. Principal guest conductor Ha-Na Chang conducts the concert.

  • 6 December / Laeiszhalle

    : Chiaroscuro Quartet / Cédric Tiberghien

    Romantic composers sound unusually light and fresh here: the Chiaroscuro Quartet plays on period instruments, as does world-class pianist Cédric Tiberghien. Alongside Brahms and Schumann, Haydn, the »forefather« of the string quartet genre, will be heard.

  • 1 January / Laeiszhalle

    : Into the new year with Beethoven’s Ninth

    Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the famous final chorus »Freude schöner Götterfunken« is a classic way to start the new year. In the beautiful ambience of the Laeiszhalle, the Sinfoniker Hamburg will perform with top soloists.

  • 10–14 March | Ages 10–15

    : Holiday programme BeatObsession

    How is music made from everyday objects? In the »BeatObsession« holiday programme, objects are searched for, turned into instruments and an evening program is put together piece by piece. Free registration starts on 3.12.

  • Listen now (in German)

    : New Podcast: Elbphilharmonie Kopfhörer #30

    Diversity in classical music: With reference to the concert by the Chineke! Orchestra concert, the current podcast episode revolves around political issues. Together with the host, Lara and Pia reflect on discrimination and privilege.

  • Advance sale is open

    : For the whole family

    From 0 to 99: there is something for everyone at our workshops and entertaining concerts aimed at different age groups – not only at the Elbphilharmonie, but also in Hamburg’s city districts.

  • Concert stream for children

    : Sun, Moon and Strings

    Biscuit tins, rain jackets, paper boxes – there's music everywhere. With imagination and great joy, the musicians from Hamburg's Ensemble Resonanz invite us on a musical expedition. A concert stream for children from the age of 6.

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