Two Hamburg audience favourites with two works by Schumann: Víkingur Ólafsson is the soloist in his piano concerto. Paavo Järvi dedicates himself to the joyous »Rhenish« Symphony with his noble orchestra from Zurich.
He co-founded the Velvet Underground and shaped punk, post-punk and art rock for half a century. His latest album ‘POPtical Illusion’ also shows John Cale as a wild, socially critical rocker – despite the playful title.
Lingling Yu is a virtuoso on the Chinese lute, the pipa. With her quartet, she brings the traditional music of her homeland in south-east China to Hamburg.
Sophie Hunger enchants the Elbphilharmonie with musical companions for an entire weekend. At her »Reflektor« festival, Dino Brandão, Soap&Skin, Erik Truffaz, the Metropole Orkest and, of course, herself will be performing.
Iveta Apkalna, titular organist of the Elbphilharmonie, and pianist Herbert Schuch have put together fascinating, rare works for organ and piano that unite the sound worlds of both instruments. In addition, there are two solo heavyweights.
The Scottish guitarist has a flair for unusual as well as subtly thought-out programmes. On acoustic and electric guitar, he plays music from the early Baroque to the present day, blurring times and genres.
The orchestra surges like an agitated sea, waves of sound rush and slosh through the instrumental groups. John Luther Adam’s work »Become Ocean« sets the big questions about the origin and future of life to hypnotic music.
They are absolute legends of avant-garde jazz: the Art Ensemble of Chicago has been creating unique music with African, Asian and Latin American traditions since 1967. Founding members and exciting newcomers meet on stage.
Für diesen feinen Kammermusikabend treffen die vier Musiker des Bennewitz Quartets auf Veronika Hagen, Bratschistin des legendären Hagen Quartetts. Mit zwei Quintetten von Brahms und Dvořák schwelgen sie in sattem Streicherklang.
Soprano & cornett – celestial sound relatives: Bruce Dickey on the trumpet precursor and the celebrated soprano Hana Blažíková trace the frequent Renaissance portrayal of angels with enchantingly beautiful double arias. A unique idea, realised exquisitely
They are more famous than almost any other work: Vivaldi’s violin concertos set birdsong, a summer thunderstorm, the cosy fireplace in winter and more to music. With the young star violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, they sound fresher than ever.
With his klezmer trio, clarinettist David Orlowsky played his way into the hearts of audiences around the world for over 20 years. Since the trio disbanded, he is playing more concerts with orchestra – with pieces like Mozart’s epochal clarinet concerto.
Babys' and children's concerts for all age groups, music theatre for a young audience and imaginative concerts for the whole family – there is a wide range of events on offer for children and families in the Elbphilharmonie and the Laeiszhalle.
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.
»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 for the glittering season finale.
