Freundeskreis - Funding projects Working together for music – today and tomorrow. Find out what we are supporting in this exceptional season.
Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall © Peter Hundert

Funding Projects

The Freundeskreis supports the work of both Hamburg concert halls – today and for the future. Here you can see the focus of its activities

Our current funding projects

First and foremost, the Freundeskreis supports musical projects at the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle. In the current 2023/24 season, the association is supporting HamburgMusik gGmbH with 330,000 euros – from membership fees and donations. Since 2011, the Freundeskreis has also been a sponsor of Ensemble Resonanz, the Elbphilharmonie’s resident ensemble, which broadens the musical programme in original ways.

In the current season, the Freundeskreis supports the following projects:

Sir András Schiff

Residence of Sir András Schiff

He is not only a gifted pianist – he is rather a thinker at the piano who penetrates works to the last detail. He can be experienced on six evenings at the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle.

Hamidreza Shirmohamadi

Kurdistan Festival

The lively and rich culture of Kurdistan extends over an immensely large geographical area. All the major themes of the Kurds resonate at the festival – in dances and songs we approach this special cultural wealth.

Ensemble Correspondances

Das Alte Werk

How exhilarating and contemporary »old« music can sound! This is demonstrated by the best ensembles and stars such as Jean Rondeau or Joyce DiDonato in the Laeiszhalle and also in the Elbphilharmonie.

Ensemble Resonanz

Ensemble Resonanz

Concerts for open-minded music lovers who, just like the artists, celebrate a passion for innovative programmes – supported with a donation of €20,000.

What we've already made possible

Barbara Hannigan

2022/23 Season

Portrait Barbara Hannigan – Afrofuturism – Das Alte Werk – total funding amount: €350,000

Jordi Savall

2021/22 Season

Beethoven cycle with Jordi Savall – Reflektor: Max Richter & Yulia Mahr – Baby Concerts – Chambr Music at the Laeiszhalle – Total funding amount: €335,000

Breaking Waves (2022) by DRIFT at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Studio Drift in Hamburg

On the occasion of the Elbphilharmonie's fifth birthday, the renowned artist duo Studio DRIFT created "Breaking Waves", a work of art that set the stage for the building's exterior with a very special light installation.

Patricia Kopatchinskaja

2020/21 Season

Artist in Residence Patricia Kopatchinskaja in the Elbphilharmonie – Das Alte Werk in the Laeiszhalle – Chamber Music series – Baby Concerts – Total funding amount: €335,000

Anna Vinnitskaya

Elbphilharmonie Support Fund

Supporting the Elbphilharmonie Support Fund during the coronavirus pandemic. Funding amount: €50,000

Wieninger am Nussberg

2019/20 Season

The »Britain Calling« and »Ganz Wien« festivals – Baby Concerts at the Elbphilharmonie and in Hamburg’s city district centres – »Das Alte Werk« at the Laeiszhalle, supported through the Anke Kuhbier Fund – total funding amount: €300,000

Uwe Dierksen / Carolin Widmann / Peggy Grelat-Dupont / Sasha Waltz & Guests Rehearsal

2016/17 Season

The Elbphilharmonie Grand Opening – guest performance by Sasha Waltz and her dance company – residencies by Mitsuko Uchida and Jörg Widmann – total funding amount: €220,000