»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.
With visionary composers, the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra under Kent Nagano opens the International Music Festival: Beethoven’s »Pastorale« sets scenes of nature to music and Boulez distributes the musicians throughout the hall in »Répons«.
Based on Büchner’s famous drama, »Wozzeck« was a huge success in 1925. The captivating opera about the anti-hero, who fights for recognition in a bad world and fails, is still impressively relevant 100 years later.
On this evening, star soprano Camilla Nylund trades the big stage for an intimate, approachable format: Her song recital sets the mood of the fin de siècle at the end of the 19th century in a touching and dramatic way.
»mmmmmozart« is the motto of this concert of Ensemble Resonanz: the Hamburg orchestra with a penchant for unusual programmes joins viola star Nils Mönkemeyer and pianist William Youn to perform W.A. Mozart in combination with contemporary works.
A highlight at the end of the Hamburg International Music Festival: Iván Fischer conducts the Budapest Festival Orchestra in Mahler’s great »Resurrection Symphony«. The finale features not only two star sopranos, but also the Hamburg CPE Bach Choir.
Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich left their mark on Russian music in the 20th century. Shooting star Geniušas devotes himself to them in a programme with contemporaries who were all enthusiastic about new machines and techniques.
An illustrious ensemble led by guitarist Sean Shibe and mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska dedicates itself to Pierre Boulez’s surrealist song cycle, entitled »The Hammer without a Master«. The music of the composer legend is joined by more recent works.
The Symphoniker Hamburg celebrate the end of the season with piano legend Martha Argerich and the festival dedicated to her. Ten days in the Laeiszhalle, packed with orchestral and chamber music, with stars and up-and-coming talents.
The Arabic lute oud and its music meet jazz: Anouar Brahem is a master at elegantly combining cultures and genres. He has found allies in Anja Lechner, Dave Holland and Django Bates, who join him on his musical journeys.
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.
Music for a rapidly changing world: works by persecuted composers meet contemporary music. Central to the programme is »Resilience« for flutes and orchestra by Thomas Cornelius, who can often be heard as an organist at the Elbphilharmonie.
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.
Trumpet, bongo, synthesizer: in the workshops, the Elbphilharmonie's huge fund of instruments can be explored. Children and adults welcome! New to the programme: the keyboard instruments workshop.
Abel Selaocoe recently made the Great Hall sing. His work on the cello is special, so special that he can be described as a border crosser. But what does he actually do differently? Listen for yourself in the new headphones!
The Iranian-Austrian star cellist reflects on his cultural heritage, his musical journey and his passion for film music (in German).
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