»A star in every sense«, raved The New York Times about him. The Chilean-American tenor makes his Elbphilharmonie debut with a resounding journey through the great operas of Puccini, Verdi, and others.
The US rapper Noname has a gift for putting the complex present into smart words and laid-back music. So it's no wonder that she has already been described as »one of the best rappers alive«.
One of Europe’s best orchestras opens the 2025/26 Elbphilharmonie season, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, a conductor and composer who has long been associated with the concert hall. At the centre of the concert: the french horn with its brilliant sound.
Afrobeat is more than just rousing dance and music – in the mix of reggae, funk and soul, Seun Kutis packs socially critical lyrics. He presents his latest album »Heavier Yet (Lays
the Crownless Head)« with the band Egypt 80.
The Concertgebouworkest Young is Europe’s »five-star orchestra offspring«. Under the direction Elim Chan, the talented young musicians will perform Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony. Julia Hagen plays the solo part in Elgar’s indulgent cello concerto.
Between touching solo passages and overwhelming sound spectacle – Rufus Wainwright proves with his »Dream Requiem« that he is a brilliant composer and sensitive artist. The narrator is French acting legend Isabelle Huppert.
Kian Soltani opens his season as Elbphilharmonie Artist in Residence with an absolute centrepiece. The star cellist shines in Haydn’s solo concerto. Mendelssohn and Schumann round off this concert highlight with the top orchestra.
The Hamburger Camerata is starting the new season: To kick things off, the ensemble performs works by Mozart and the cello concerto by Mozart fan Friedrich Gulda. The orchestrais led by Sergey Malov, who will also take on the solo parts in the concert.
The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor Sylvain Cambreling have put on a programme between Romanticism and Modernism for the opening of the season in the Laeiszhalle: Lachenmann's »Schreiben« meets Mahler's First Symphony.
Monteverdi’s »L’Orfeo« is a masterpiece of baroque compositional art, which will be performed in the Laeiszhalle by the Monteverdi Choir Hamburg and the lautten compagney BERLIN.
Jazz pianist Aaron Parks has developed from a shooting star to a major player on the international scene. The third album with his band on the Blue Note label is a musical feast of funky, driving grooves and relaxed improvisation.
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.
Relax on cosy blankets and listen to soft string sounds – the baby concert invites parents, babies up to one year old and pregnant women to enjoy a feel-good musical moment. Tickets are still available for Bergedorf and Osdorf.
A touch of the Caribbean in a bottle: the »Flairdrum« turns upcycling into a sound experience! The homemade instrument made from PET bottles sounds like a xylophone, looks cool and is a lot of fun to make and play.
This episode of Elbphilharmonie Kopfhörer is all about rhythm – in life and in music. Emma (15) and Christoph (18) discover how rhythm determines the pulse of our lives and makes music groove.
