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Exclusive gifts
: Concerts as a Christmas gift
The best presents are concert tickets for shared musical moments – but the variety is huge and the choice is not easy. This selection brings together the best concerts in the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle to give as gifts.
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6 January
: Chamber Music Festival: »Brahms«
The chamber music of Johannes Brahms and his contemporaries in all its splendour: the Aris Quartet, the singers of the Calmus Ensemble and other guests perform a diverse mix of chamber music – a musical start to the new year!
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12 January
: Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
A poetic and colourful evening: Kent Nagano conducts Mahler’s »Lied von der Erde«, which explores different scenes in symphonic grandeur. Messiaen’s piano concerto, played by Pierre-Laurent Aimard, creates rainbows and more from sounds.
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22 January
: Ensemble Resonanz: »playground«
The stage of the Elbphilharmonie as a playground for creativity: the adventurous Ensemble Resonanz and violinist Leila Josefowicz create collages of Bach, Menselssohn, Janáček and many others. A musical playground, a thrilling rollercoaster ride!
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12 Februar
: Michel Camilo & Symphoniker Hamburg
The Dominican composer and pianist Michel Camilo, who has already been honoured with Grammy and Emmy awards, moves between jazz, classical, pop and world music. With the Symphoniker Hamburg, he presents his energetic piano concerto.
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23 February
: Thomas Hampson
The American star baritone Thomas Hampson is a welcome guest at the Elbphilharmonie. Now he is presenting an exciting programme of works by Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven with conductor Martin Haselböck and the Wiener Akademie orchestra.
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25/26 February
: Klaus Mäkelä & Orchestre de Paris
With hits such as Igor Stravinsky's scandalous ballet »Le sacre du printemps« and Modest Mussorgsky's famous »Pictures at an Exhibition«, high-flying conductor Klaus Mäkelä returns to the Elbphilharmonie. The perfect sound against the winter blues!
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16 March
: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich / Víkingur Ólafsson / Paavo Järvi
Two Hamburg audience favourites with an exciting programme: Víkingur Ólafsson is the soloist in a brand new piano concerto by composer legend John Adams. Paavo Järvi and his Zurich orchestra dedicate themselves to a popular work by Witold Lutosławski.
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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.
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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«.
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7–16 February
: Elbphilharmonie 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.
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1 May to 5 June 2025
: 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 for the glittering season finale.
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29 December / Laeiszhalle
: Matthias Kirschnereit / Hamburger Kammerorchester
The Mozart recordings of pianist Matthias Krischnereit are award-winning. He is now presenting all of the composer’s piano concertos in numerous concerts. Fitting the end of the year, the programme also includes »Pomp & Circumstance«, Elgar’s popular work
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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.
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23 February / Laeiszhalle
: Britten: War Requiem
Benjamin Britten’s »War Requiem« is a memorial: premiered in 1962, it commemorates the dead of both world wars and sets an example for peace. With a large cast including numerous Hamburg choirs and the Hamburg Camerata, it is still not bombastic.
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10 April / Laeiszhalle
: On the Breath of Angels
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
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Discover Music
: Children & Families
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.
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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.
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Listen now (in German)
: New Podcast: Elbphilharmonie Kopfhörer #30
What does our time actually sound like? And what did it sound like 100 years ago? Milla and Mailin (both 13) talk to Sebastian from the Moka Efti Orchestra – known from Babylon Berlin – about the golden 20s.
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Workshops
: Become creative yourself
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.
From the Mediatheque : Videos, Podcasts, Articles
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Christmas carols to sing along to
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Christmas Playlist
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