2022/23 yearbook | Elbphilharmonie & Laeiszhalle Hamburg

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SPOTLIGHT & FESTIVALS


ELBPHILHARMONIE SUMMER

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Where the sun shines into the concert hall: for three weeks in August, »Elbphilharmonie Summer« offers a wonderfully refreshing programme with exciting bands and orchestras from around the world. Some concerts are also shown live on a big screen on the forecourt. There is something here for everyone: after the opening concert with the jazz legend Kenny Barron there are two silent films with live music, and captivating ensembles such as the Afrobeat jazz band Sons of Kemet, who introduce the »Afrofuturism« spotlight. Barron’s jazz colleague Jason Moran then gives a solo performance on the piano. The second half of the summer belongs to the symphony orchestras, including the Chineke! Orchestra from London. Predominantly made up of people of colour and members of ethnic minorities, the orchestra not only performs excellent music, it also conveys a political message: more diversity in music! This is a path also taken by the Philadelphia Orchestra, which is coming to Hamburg with the soprano Angel Blue and a programme of works mainly by black, female composers. Together with the orchestras from Pittsburgh and Cleveland, it forms an America spotlight leading up to the grand finale: after two years in which coronavirus restrictions practically put a stop to international touring, three leading US orchestras give guest performances in the Elbphilharmonie in the same week. For the Hamburg audience, this is an exciting opportunity to discover anew the qualities of these orchestras as they perform with top soloists. With the support of Porsche 12 |


Sons of Kemet Mi, 10. August 2022

KENNY BARRON QUARTET Do, 11. August 2022

MASCHEK. & MUSICBANDA FRANUI

Fräulein Else (Regie: Paul Czinner, D 1929) Stummfilm nach Arthur Schnitzler mit Live-Synchronisierung durch das österreichische Kabarettduo maschek.

Fr, 12. August 2022

PHANTOM

Phace Lars Mlekusch Phantom (Regie: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, D 1922) Stummfilm nach Gerhard Hauptmann mit Livemusik von Wolfgang Mitterer Kevin John Edusei

So, 14. August 2022

JOY DENALANE

Kampnagel Sommerfestival

Mi, 17. August 2022

SHABAKA HUTCHINGS & SONS OF KEMET »Black to the Future«

Do, 18. August 2022

JAZZRAUSCH BIGBAND »Emergenz«

Fr, 19. August 2022

FINNISH BAROQUE ORCHESTRA Georg Friedrich Händel: Wassermusik HW V 348–350 Feuerwerksmusik HW V 351

Sa, 20. August 2022

CONCERTGEBOUWORKEST YOUNG

Isabelle Faust Gustavo Gimeno Francisco Coll: Hímnica Ludwig van Beethoven: Violinkonzert D-Dur op. 61 Antonín Dvořák: Sinfonie Nr. 9 e-Moll op. 95 »Aus der Neuen Welt«

So, 21. August 2022

JASON MORAN Solo Piano

Fr, 26. August 2022

CHINEKE! ORCHESTRA

Sheku Kanneh-Mason Kevin John Edusei Brian Nabors: Pulse Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Violoncellokonzert Nr. 2 g-Moll op. 126 William Levi Dawson: African-American Folk Symphony

Sa, 27. | So, 28. August 2022

PHILHARMONISCHE AKADEMIE

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg Chor der KlangVerwaltung Hamburger Chöre Kate Lindsey Jóhann Kristinsson Kent Nagano Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem op. 45

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Angel Blue, Franz Welser-Möst

THE AMERICANS PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

Mi, 24. August 2022 Hélène Grimaud György Ligeti: Lontano Maurice Ravel: Klavierkonzert G-Dur Gustav Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 1 D-Dur »Titan«

Mi, 31. August 2022 Alban Berg: Drei Stücke aus der »Lyrischen Suite« Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-Moll

Manfred Honeck

Do, 25. August 2022 Gautier Capuçon Erwin Schulhoff: Fünf Stücke für Streichquartett Antonín Dvořák: Violoncellokonzert h-Moll op. 104 Richard Strauss: Elektra / Suite von Manfred Honeck und Tomáš Ille

THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Mo, 29. August 2022 Lisa Batiashvili Karol Szymanowski: Violinkonzert Nr. 1 op. 35 Ernest Chausson: Poème für Violine und Orchester op. 25 Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur op. 55 »Eroica« Di, 30. August 2022 Angel Blue Gabriela Lena Frank: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout (Auszüge) Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 op. 24 Valerie Coleman: This Is Not a Small Voice Florence B. Price: Sinfonie Nr. 1 e-Moll

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Franz Welser-Möst

Do, 1. September 2022 Wolfgang Rihm: Verwandlung 2 & 3 Franz Schubert: Sinfonie Nr. 8 C-Dur D 944 »Große«

Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall


WOLFGANG RIHM

Wolfgang Rihm

Do, 1. September 2022

VERWANDLUNG

The Cleveland Orchestra Franz Welser-Möst Wolfgang Rihm: Verwandlung 2 & 3 Franz Schubert: Sinfonie Nr. 8 C-Dur D 944 »Große«

Sa, 22. Oktober 2022

SÉRAPHIN

Ensemble Modern Keren Motseri Enno Poppe Wolfgang Rihm: Abschiedsstücke Concerto »Séraphin«

Mo, 24. Oktober 2022

VANITAS

Georg Nigl Olga Paschtschenko »Vanitas« Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte op. 98 Wolfgang Rihm: Vermischter Traum sowie ausgewählte Lieder von Franz Schubert

Elbphilharmonie Grand and Recital Hall

Wolfgang Rihm is one of the world’s most important contemporary composers: with his 400+ works, the polymath from Karlsruhe has created a universe that is almost impossible to pigeonhole. From a very young age he was less interested in strict aesthetic dogmas than in transition, change and music in a constant state of flow. Over the decades, Rihm has unleashed many such moments through a permanent current of creativity. As a result, his music is not only accessible, but also – outrageously for some avantgarde hardliners – sometimes even positively pleasant. The composer’s 70th birthday is now taken as an opportunity to highlight his multifaceted work. What quickly becomes apparent is the virtuosity with which Rihm succeeds in bringing very different line-ups to life. »Wolfgang Rihm is one of those composers who write for the voice in a very classical way«, says the baritone Georg Nigl, to whom Rihm dedicated the song cycle »Vermischter Traum«. His concerto »Séraphin« is conceived for 16 players, an expression of his fascination with the playwright and poet Antonin Artaud, enfant terrible of the French avantgarde. Ensemble Modern, one of the world’s leading New Music formations, now performs this work. The series »Verwandlung« dives headlong into a large orchestra’s profusion of tone colours, facilitated in this case by the long-awaited return of Franz Welser-Möst and his Cleveland Orchestra.

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AFROFUTURISM Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah

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Theo Croker

Space is the place! After the Second World War, society developed an ardent enthusiasm for technology and progress: the space race, the moon landing and science fiction novels to name but a few manifestations. Afro-American culture did not remain unaffected by this trend, but its vision of the future took on a different form – the utopia of a freer world with different hierarchies and no limits on self-actualisation. The expanses of the galaxy were a place to escape racism, marginalisation and indignity. Labelled »Afrofuturism«, this movement quickly developed its own aesthetic principles, with the jazz legend and prophetic visionary Sun Ra playing a key role: drawing on the imagery of ancient African civilisations and cosmic spirituality, and later through experimentation with electronic sound production. The legendary sun king of jazz died in 1993, yet his legacy lives on. In November, his Sun Ra Arkestra is performing in the Elbphilharmonie, led by his long-time musical companion Marshall Allen, who will be 98. Afrofuturism was given a new dynamism by the Black Lives Matter movement. Marvel’s big-screen blockbuster »Black Panther« is the most famous example of that. But many young musicians are also reaching out to the

future with relish again, delighting audiences in the process. On »Black to the Future«, the Sons of Kemet, led by saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, make an assault on the future with furious yet danceable horn sounds. Angel Bat Dawid is an exceptional phenomenon: she is a multi-instrumentalist and composer as well as a DJ. Her concerts blend music, meditation and dance. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah reconsiders what’s possible through jazz. He calls his sound »stretch music«, which incorporates elements of hip-hop as well as alternative rock. The Grammy-nominated trumpeter Theo Croker also plays freely and without heeding genre boundaries. And Ravi Coltrane dedicates an intimate concert to exploring the legacy of another spiritual powerhouse in jazz history: his parents John and Alice Coltrane.

Mi, 17. August 2022

SONS OF KEMET

»Black to the Future«

So, 4. September 2022

ANGEL BAT DAWID

»Afro-Town Topics: A Mythological Afrofuturist Revue«

Mo, 12. September 2022

CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH

»Chief Adjuah and The Sound Carved from Legend«

Sa, 15. Oktober 2022

RAVI COLTRANE

»Cosmic Music: A Contemporary Exploration into the Music of John and Alice Coltrane«

Mi, 26. Oktober 2022

THEO CROKER

»BLK2LIFE | A FUTURE PAST«

So, 13. November 2022

SUN RA ARKESTRA Elbphilharmonie Grand and Recital Hall Supported by the Freundeskreis Elbphilharmonie + Laeiszhalle e.V. | 17


MULTIVERSE

Esa-Pekka Salonen

There are composing conductors and conducting composers. And then there’s Esa-Pekka Salonen, the universal musician, whom one critic called »one of the few true double talents in the music world«. That praise is entirely justified, as his engagements around the world and his – always euphorically acclaimed – performances in the Elbphilharmonie testify. The artist, who was born in Helsinki in 1958, already gave multiple guest performances here in spring 2022, kicking off a portrait series that will stretch over two seasons. The »Multiverse Esa-Pekka Salonen« series now continues – or perhaps we should say »expands«. Over ten concerts, fans and friends, newcomers and the adventurous, all have an opportunity to immerse themselves in Salonen’s musical cosmos. In the majority of cases the man himself will be on the conductor’s podium. In the first concert he is teaming up with the Vienna Philharmonic for Olivier Messiaen’s monumental »Turangalîla-Sinfonie«, which Salonen says »opened up a whole new world« for him as a teenager. They are joined by pianist Yuja Wang, who can also be seen performing piano concertos by Sergey Rachmaninov and Magnus Lindberg. Salonen presents two programmes with the San Francisco Symphony, whose chief conductor he became in 2020 after posts in Los Angeles and London, and another two programmes with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. A number of his own compositions are also being performed, including the string quartet »Homunculus«, a tone poem about the Greek goddess of the night Nyx, which meanders between Ravel and Mahler, the Bachinspired »Fog« and, for the grand finale, a spectacular new organ concerto written for and performed by Iveta Apkalna, the Elbphilharmonie’s titular organist. 18 |


ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

Mo, 5. September 2022

WIENER PHILHARMONIKER

Yuja Wang Cecile Lartigau Esa-Pekka Salonen Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla-Sinfonie

So, 12. Februar 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER Elphier-Quartett Leila Josefowicz Alan Gilbert Esa-Pekka Salonen: Homunculus John Adams: Scheherazade.2

Mi, 15. März 2023

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

Johan Dalene Esa-Pekka Salonen Steven Stucky: Radical Light Samuel Barber: Violinkonzert op. 14 Esa-Pekka Salonen: Nyx Béla Bartók: Suite aus »Der wunderbare Mandarin« Sz 73

Yuja Wang

Do, 16. März 2023

SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY

Yuja Wang Esa-Pekka Salonen Sergej Rachmaninow: Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 d-Moll op. 30 Béla Bartók: Konzert für Orchester Sz 116

Do, 23. | So, 26. März 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER Daniel Müller-Schott Jukka-Pekka Saraste Esa-Pekka Salonen: Fog Édouard Lalo: Violoncellokonzert d-Moll Jean Sibelius: Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur op. 43

Fr, 5. | So, 7. Mai 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER Yuja Wang Esa-Pekka Salonen Magnus Lindberg: Neues Klavierkonzert Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 6 A-Dur

Iveta Apkalna

Do, 11. | Fr, 12. Mai 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER

Iveta Apkalna Esa-Pekka Salonen Jean Sibelius: Rakastava (Der Liebende) op. 14 Esa-Pekka Salonen: Neues Orgelkonzert Hector Berlioz: Scène d’amour / aus: Roméo et Juliette op. 17 Alexander Skrjabin: Le poème de l’extase op. 54

Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall

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Avi Avital

MANDOLIN Mo, 31. Oktober 2022

CHRIS THILE

»From Bach to Bluegrass«

Mi, 15. Februar 2023

AVI AVITAL

Between Worlds Ensemble Rustavi Choir »Black Sea« Ausgewählte Werke von Komitas, Sulkhan Tsintsadze, Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow sowie traditionelle, georgische Volkslieder

Di, 25. April 2023

HAMILTON DE HOLANDA & NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI »Routes of Discovery«

So, 28. Mai 2023

CATERINA LICHTENBERG & MIKE MARSHALL Elbphilharmonie Grand and Recital Hall

The mandolin, a plucked instrument with eight strings that is tricky to play, is often underappreciated. However, it is a wonderful solo instrument that has worked its way from Baroque to bluegrass. Having been named Instrument of the Year 2023 by the German federal state councils for music, the mandolin is really coming under the spotlight. Some of the world’s most creative and technically impressive mandolin players deliver strong arguments supporting that choice in the Elbphilharmonie. In the opening concert, Chris Thile from the USA – who has already delighted the Elbphilharmonie audience more than once – demonstrates that you can deliver thrilling solo concerts on the mandolin. Avi Avital takes the instrument’s role in Italian Baroque as a basis for many spectacular expansions to the repertoire. In Hamburg he gives a guest performance with his Between Worlds Ensemble, which delves into European and Near-Eastern musical traditions. In their programme »Routes of Discovery«, Hamilton de Holanda, one of the top stars of música popular brasileira, and the pianist Nduduzo Makhathini trace the musical interconnections between Brazil and South Africa that go back to slavery. And the classically trained Caterina Lichtenberg performs a programme built around the theme of love with the folk musician Mike Marshall.

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THOMAS LARCHER »Music of such urgency is rare in our time«, writes the music journalist Anselm Cybinski about the works of Thomas Larcher. The composer admits that he has an instinct for the emotional rapture of major and minor, for classical forms such as the sonata and solo concerto, for »remarkably original sounds«, as one critic said, and for unbounded experimentation. »I just want to compose as freely and naturally as possible«, he explains. »Where is beauty and emotion? Where are the works that concern the listener, that have something to do with their life?« Raised in the Tyrol, Larcher soaked up the sounds of Mozart, Bach and Schubert as an adolescent pianist, and was later fascinated by free spirits of jazz such as Ornette Coleman and Gil Evans. In his own work, the extremes are always positioned close together: furious runs, meditative chords and experimental playing techniques are designed to take the listener »to a different sphere«. A series of his most captivating works is now being performed in the Elbphilharmonie, from the premiere of his latest string quartet to the German premiere of his new work for large orchestra as part of »Elbphilharmonie Visions«. »The Living Mountain« perfectly exemplifies the importance of the singing voice in Larcher’s oeuvre – an attempt to »hear the entire universe of music in a bird’s call«.

Mo, 12. Dezember 2022

So, 19. Februar 2023

PORTRAIT

STREICHQUARTETT

Münchener Kammerorchester Lawrence Power / Alisa Weilerstein Katrien Baerts / Aaron Pilsan Pierre Bleuse Thomas Larcher: Still The Living Mountain Ouroboros

So, 5. Februar 2023

ORCHESTER

NDR Radiophilharmonie Boglárka Pecze / Andrew Manze Kaija Saariaho: D’om le vrai sens Thomas Larcher: Neues Werk

Thomas Larcher

Simply Quartet Joseph Haydn: Streichquartett D-Dur op. 20/4 Thomas Larcher: Streichquartett Nr. 4 »Lucid Dreams« Antonín Dvořák: Streichquartett Nr. 13 G-Dur op. 106

Do, 15. Juni 2023

URAUFFÜHRUNG

Quatuor Diotima Mark Simpson Misato Mochizuki: Neues Werk Thomas Larcher: Streichquartett Nr. 5 (Uraufführung) Bruno Mantovani: Streichquartett Nr. 7 Thomas Adès: Alchymia

Elbphilharmonie Grand and Recital Hall

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JAN LISIECKI The Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki is widely regarded as a shooting star at the keyboard. He began studying piano when he was five years old, and when he was only 13, the BBC Music Magazine praised his »mature musicality« and »sparkling technique«. Lisiecki’s career has gone from strength to strength ever since. In Hamburg, he is performing a number of showpieces from his repertoire, including piano concertos by Mozart and Beethoven that feature in his discography: Lisiecki’s performance of all five Beethoven concertos with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields is considered to be one of the highlights of the Beethoven Year 2020. He will also appear as the soloist in Grieg’s wonderfully romantic Piano Concerto in A minor, and give a solo recital.

Jan Lisiecki

So, 20. November 2022

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

Wiener Symphoniker Jan Lisiecki Andrés Orozco-Estrada Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Klavierkonzert C-Dur KV 467 Gustav Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 5 cis-Moll

Mo, 5. Dezember 2022

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Kammerakademie Potsdam Jan Lisiecki Antonello Manacorda Ludwig van Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 C-Dur op. 15 Franz Schubert: Sinfonie Nr. 3 D-Dur D 200 Sinfonie Nr. 7 h-Moll D 759 »Unvollendete«

Do, 26. Januar 2023

EDVARD GRIEG

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Jan Lisiecki Vasily Petrenko Ralph Vaughan Williams: Ouvertüre zu »The Wasps« Edvard Grieg: Klavierkonzert a-Moll op. 16 Sergej Prokofjew: Sinfonie Nr. 5 B-Dur op. 100

Mi, 21. Juni 2023

KLAVIERABEND

Jan Lisiecki Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (Auswahl) Études op. 10

Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall A concert series by ProArte 22 |


Paavo Järvi

PAAVO JÄRVI CONDUCTS ANTON BRUCKNER TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRICH Paavo Järvi

Do, 10. November 2022

SINFONIE NR. 6

Olivier Messiaen: L’ascension Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 6 A-Dur

Fr, 11. November 2022

SINFONIE NR. 8

Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 8 c-Moll

Sa, 12. November 2022

SINFONIE NR. 3

Fazıl Say Arvo Pärt: Fratres Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Klavierkonzert A-Dur KV 488 Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 3 d-Moll

Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall

Anton Bruckner has a special standing among symphony composers. Originally an organist, he applied the concept of registration to the orchestra to create masterpieces of overpowering sound. »For me, he is one of the very greatest«, says the Estonian star conductor Paavo Järvi, who is coming to the Elbphilharmonie for three Bruckner concerts. While Järvi is often in Hamburg performing with the lean Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, for this series of concerts he is accompanied by Switzerland’s weightiest orchestra, whose chief conductor he is too. Järvi has selected three very different symphonies for the extended weekend: the Sixth, which Bruckner regarded as his »boldest«; the epic, 80-minute Eighth; and the Third, which was the Austrian composer’s homage to his great inspiration Wagner.

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SUFI FESTIVAL As the mystical and spiritual tradition of Islam, Sufism has fascinated people for centuries. Trance and transcendence lie side by side here as a Sufi seeks the presence of God in the dissolution of physical boundaries, either through asceticism or ecstasy, meditation or dance. The emphasis is on inwardfocused, direct personal access – the spiritual path of Islam known as »tarīqa«. As a result of this approach, Sufism has retained a liberal position that sets it apart from orthodox schools of thought. Over three days, this Elbphilharmonie festival paints a portrait of Sufism through artistic means. That’s only natural considering that music has always played a central part in this movement. The festival brings together prominent representatives of various Sufi orders, who make up a transboundary cross-section, both stylistically and politically, of the Muslim world, from Pakistan and Turkey to Morocco. Here in western Europe, the most familiar of these are probably the »whirling dervishes« who dance themselves into a trance in »sema« rituals. Before that, the Safar Ensemble performs classical music from Afghanistan. On the second day, the NaghmaE-Israfil Ensemble demonstrates that women also have an important part to play in Sufism. In the evening, Mehdi Qamoum performs a »lila« ritual lasting several hours, with captivating music and tea breaks – this is how the Gnawa minority ethnic group in the Maghreb remembers its cultural roots. The festival’s closing concert opens with Persian love songs penned by the great Sufi poets Rumi and Hafez. The sons of the grand master Ustad Saami then bring their father’s ecstatic Qawwali singing style into the present with power and precision.

Mehdi Qamoum Fr, 25. November 2022

ENSEMBLE SAFAR

Sufi-Musik und klassische Stücke aus der Blütezeit afghanischer Musikkultur

Fr, 25. November 2022

»ISTANBUL SEMA GRUBU« DER MEVLEVI Sema-Zeremonie mit Musik und Tanz der drehenden Derwische

Sa, 26. November 2022

NAGHMA-E-ISRAFIL

Sufi-Musik der Frauen aus Gilgit-Baltistan (Kaschmir) im Karakorum-Gebirge

Sa, 26. November 2022

MEHDI QAMOUM

Mehrstündiges Trance-Ritual der Gnawa-Bruderschaft aus dem Maghreb

So, 27. November 2022

ALIREZA GHORBANI

»Lost in Love« Liebeslieder aus dem Rosengarten persischer Dichter

So, 27. November 2022

SAAMI BROTHERS QAWWAL PARTY Die Tradition des ekstatischen Qawwal Bachay aus Karatschi

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BALTHASAR-NEUMANN-CHOR AND -ENSEMBLE

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Ensemble

The Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble – founded by Thomas Hengelbrock and named after the famous Baroque architect – have long become established as important institutions in Hamburg’s musical life. Both orchestra and choir take historically informed performance with authentic instruments and compact line-up as a basis for making music with great energy, a firm grasp and palpable joy. The current concert series opens with Gluck’s Orpheus opera, which revolutionised the genre, and closes with Luigi Cherubini’s exuberant Requiem, which was fervently admired by Ludwig van Beethoven. And in between there is the traditional Christmas concert – this time in the Mozartsäle on the Moorweide – and a fascinating evening with the percussion formation »Repercussion« in St. Pauli Theater.

BALTHASAR-NEUMANN-CHOR UND -ENSEMBLE Mi, 5. Oktober 2022 | Elbphilharmonie Jakub Józef Orliński / Regula Mühlemann Elena Galitskaya Thomas Hengelbrock Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Oper in drei Akten Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache Mo, 12. Dezember 2022 | Mozartsäle Thomas Hengelbrock Weihnachtliche Musik für Gesang und Blechblasensemble mit Werken von Heinrich Schütz, Giovanni Gabrieli und Leonard Bernstein Fr, 24. Februar 2023 | St. Pauli Theater Repercussion Duncan Ward Stefan Walke »Posterity« Werke von John Psathas, Michael Laurello, Adi Morag, Arvo Pärt und Emmanuel Séjourné Do, 11. Mai 2023 | Laeiszhalle Thomas Hengelbrock Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur op. 55 »Eroica« Luigi Cherubini: Requiem für Chor und Orchester c-Moll

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PATHS TO BACH

Raphaël Pichon

PYGMALION

Raphaël Pichon

Do, 8. Dezember 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

WEGE ZU BACH: EINE DYNASTIE

Werke von Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Michael Bach, Johann Bach, Michael Praetorius und Heinrich Isaac

Fr, 10. Februar 2023 | Laeiszhalle

WEGE ZU BACH: BACHS MEISTER

Werke von Heinrich Schütz, Claudio Monteverdi, Andrea Gabrieli und Johann Pachelbel

Mo, 10. April 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

WEGE ZU BACH: VON ARNSTADT NACH LÜBECK

Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude, Christoph Bernhard, Matthias Weckmann, Johann Christoph Bach und Johann Sebastian Bach

Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle

A master doesn’t simply fall to earth from heaven – not even a master of sacred music. Today, we tend to think of Johann Sebastian Bach as a solitary figure in music history, but he was actually deeply embedded in a network of family and artistic connections, which he refined with hard work and artistic talent. Three concerts now approach his work in different ways. They explore the Bach dynasty of musicians, put the focus on his predecessors and role models, and trace the legendary walk of more than 400 kilometres that Bach undertook to hear Dietrich Buxtehude. The concerts are performed by the singers and instrumentalists of the dynamic French ensemble Pygmalion under its founder and chief conductor Raphaël Pichon – who is, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung, »the best Bach conductor of this time««. | 27


ELBPHILHARMONIE VISIONS

A BIENNIAL OF MUSIC FOR THE 21ST CENTURY It shocks, seduces and pierces the heart: the music of the 21st century is always an adventure. And it is never more at home than in a 21st-century concert hall. In the Elbphilharmonie, contemporary works are performed comparatively often, with great passion, and to an enthusiastic response. Contemporary music has now been given a new prominent platform: the ten-day biennial festival »Elbphilharmonie Visions«. After the first edition was postponed in 2021 because of COVID-19, the new format is now finally ready to go. Initiator and NDR chief conductor Alan Gilbert describes it as a »snapshot of the contemporary music world«. At the same time, the diverse programme clears up some long-outdated preconceptions: »Lots of people believe that contemporary music doesn’t speak to them. But the spectrum of contemporary styles is so huge that it’s impossible to make generalisations in this regard. Music is just as rich and diverse as humanity itself.« That is demonstrated beautifully by the opening concert featuring an epic oratorio by the Australian composer Brett Dean, which thematises humanity’s destructive influence on our planet. And a new work by the Swedish composer Lisa Streich, recipient of the Claussen-Simon Composition Prize, is also on the programme. A joint festival by NDR and HamburgMusik Supported by the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung 28 |


Do, 2. Februar 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER CBSO Chorus / Hallé Choir Siobhan Stagg / Patrick Terry Alan Gilbert Lisa Streich: Flügel (Uraufführung) Claussen-Simon-Kompositionspreis Brett Dean: In This Brief Moment

Fr, 3. Februar 2023

LUCERNE FESTIVAL CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA

Nicolas Hodges Sylvain Cambreling Rebecca Saunders: to an utterance Dieter Ammann: Boost; Turn; Core

Sa, 4. Februar 2023

Alan Gilbert

WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER

Håkan Hardenberger / Iveta Apkalna David Robertson Sofia Gubaidulina: Der Reiter auf dem weißen Pferd Jörg Widmann: Towards Paradise (Labyrinth VI)

So, 5. Februar 2023

NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE

Boglárka Pecze Andrew Manze Kaija Saariaho: D’om le vrai sens Thomas Larcher: Neues Werk

Mo, 6. Februar 2023

ENSEMBLE RESONANZ

GrauSchumacher Piano Duo Bas Wiegers Isabel Mundry: Signaturen Helmut Lachenmann: Double / Grido II

Di, 7. Februar 2023

ENSEMBLE MODERN

Enno Poppe Georges Aperghis: Hopse Enno Poppe: Körper

Do, 9. Februar 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER Lauren Snouffer Alan Gilbert Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Catamorphosis Hans Abrahamsen: Let Me Tell You

Fr, 10. Februar 2023

ENSEMBLE INTERCONTEMPORAIN Dimitri Vassilakis Matthias Pintscher Matthias Pintscher: NUR James Dillon: Pharmakeia

So, 12. Februar 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER Elphier-Quartett Leila Josefowicz Alan Gilbert Esa-Pekka Salonen: Homunculus John Adams: Scheherazade.2

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Angélique Kidjo

REFLEKTOR ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO If you’ve heard her once, you’ll always recognise her voice, even three miles upwind – she’s more than loud enough. Angélique Kidjo was born and raised in the former French colony Benin in western Africa, and is probably the most influential singer from that continent. With four Grammys, she tops the shamefully short list of African musicians who have been awarded that prize. She has been one of the true stars of world music for more than 30 years, and she has been standing up for the interests of her continent, and of African women in particular, for just as long. So it’s only logical that she now – after numerous triumphant performances in the Elbphilharmonie – uses the carte blanche of her four-day »Reflektor« Festival here to present a predominantly female programme. In Dobet Gnahoré, Somi, Lura, Shungudzo and Oum, she has invited a whole host of the best young African female singers to Hamburg. Kidjo herself presents »Queen of Sheba«, a new, unreleased project featuring music by the French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf thematising the encounter between the legendary Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. »Les mots d’amour« is a programme of songs Kidjo has developed with the French concert pianist Alexandre Tharaud. And for the grand finale, she is joined in the Grand Hall by most of the female artists featured in the festival under the name »African Women All-Stars«.

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Dobet Gnahoré, Ibrahim Maalouf, Lura, Ablaye Cissoko

Do, 9. März 2023

Sa, 11. März 2023

DOBET GNAHORÉ

LURA

Do, 9. März 2023

Sa, 11. März 2023

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO & IBRAHIM MAALOUF

SHUNGUDZO

»Couleur«

Hamburger Camerata »Queen of Sheba«

»Bla Bla Bla«

»It’s a Good Day (to Fight the System)«

So, 12. März 2023 Fr, 10. März 2023

IBRAHIM MAALOUF & FRANÇOIS DELPORTE

OUM

»Daba«

Fr, 10. März 2023

So, 12. März 2023

SOMI

ABLAYE CISSOKO

Sa, 11. März 2023

So, 12. März 2023

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO & ALEXANDRE THARAUD

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO´S AFRICAN WOMEN ALL-STARS

»Zenzile – The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba«

»Les mots d’amour«

Neue und traditionelle Griot-Musik aus Westafrika

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BARBARA HANNIGAN

Mi, 8. Februar 2023

SYMPHONIEORCHESTER DES BAYERISCHEN RUNDFUNKS

Simon O’Neill / Peter Hoare / Michael Volle Georg Nigl / Franz-Josef Selig / Gerhild Romberger Anja Kampe / Barbara Hannigan Sir Simon Rattle Richard Wagner: Siegfried WW V 86C Konzertante Aufführung in deutscher Sprache

Mi, 8. März 2023

LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Barbara Hannigan

It’s impossible to sum up Barbara Hannigan’s career in just a few words – the Canadian live wire’s interests and specialisms are far too diverse for that. SWR called her »a multi-talented artist who constantly redefines herself«. She gained global fame as an extraordinary soprano, amazing audiences with breath-taking performances of vocally and emotionally challenging parts such as Alban Berg’s »Lulu«. In 2010, she picked up the conductor’s baton for the first time, and two years later she formed her own orchestra. By now she can be seen conducting leading orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra. Her diverse talents are reflected in her Elbphilharmonie appearances this season: beginning as »Waldvogel« (the woodbird) in a concert version of »Siegfried«, then with two accessibly curated symphonic programmes, and a staged multimedia concert.

Veronike Eberle / Aphrodite Patoulidou Barbara Hannigan Johann Sebastian Bach / Luciano Berio: Contrapunctus XIX Alban Berg: Violinkonzert »Dem Andenken eines Engels« Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie e-Moll Hob. I:44 »Trauersinfonie« Claude Vivier: Lonely Child

Fr, 14. April 2023

»ELECTRIC FIELDS«

Barbara Hannigan / Katia & Marielle Labèque David Chalmin / Netia Jones »Electric Fields« Ein multimedialer Konzertabend mit Musik von Hildegard von Bingen, Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini, Bryce Dessner und David Chalmin

Di, 2. Mai 2023

GÖTEBORGS SYMFONIKER

Barbara Hannigan Igor Strawinsky: Pulcinella / Ballett in einem Akt Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne / Ballett in einem Akt Kurt Weill: Youkali Lost in the Stars

Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall Supported by the Freundeskreis Elbphilharmonie + Laeiszhalle e.V.

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TEODOR CURRENTZIS & MUSICAETERNA RESIDENCY AT THE LAEISZHALLE In early 2016, a year before the Elbphilharmonie opened, Teodor Currentzis made his first guest appearance in Hamburg with his orchestra musicAeterna. The audience was captivated by his charisma, powerful stage presence and radically subjective interpretations. The Hamburger Abendblatt reported with some amazement that »in the packed hall, the audience – and not just the surprisingly large number of younger-thanaverage listeners – went pretty wild by Hamburg standards«. Thanks to Currentzis’s creative drive and his close relationship with his musicians, who always play standing up, even the best-known works sound exceptionally fresh and new. Since his debut, the star conductor has appeared in Hamburg around 20 times – sometimes with other orchestras, but always at the Elbphilharmonie. Now he is returning with musicAeterna during Easter week to present a series of concerts in the place where it all began: the historic Laeiszhalle, which provides the ideal setting for what might almost be termed a »spiritual« musical experience. The ensemble will perform major choral and orchestral works such as Bach’s Mass in B minor, as well as sacred works by Sergei Rachmaninoff; rounding off the programme, there will also be chamber music concerts, workshops, master classes and film screenings.

Di, 4.– Sa, 8. April 2023 The full programme will be announced at a later time.

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HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL: LOVE »And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.« When Paul the Apostle wrote these words to the young congregation in Corinth, he could not have known he was penning the most popular wedding reading of all time. Nor could he have known that this would one day be taken as the thematic focus of the Hamburg International Music Festival. After exploring the themes of »faith« in 2020 and »hope« in 2021, this edition of the festival is all about – yes! – love. What else does our world need more of than love? Couples whose bonds are stronger than anything life can throw at them have inspired composers across the centuries: Romeo and Juliet, Pelléas and Mélisande, and Porgy and Bess. They and many others like them pervade the concerts in the (merry) month of May, when the Music Festival once again harnesses the vibrancy of the local scene and welcomes outstanding international guests such as the Vienna Philharmonic, the La Scala Theatre Orchestra from Milan and the Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam. And once again this year, there is a special focus on a composer with strong Hamburg ties: Alfred Schnittke, who was of German descent, moved from the Soviet Union to Germany after the fall of the Iron Curtain and lived in Eppendorf until his death in 1998. The »Love est. 2023« community project is an opportunity for Hamburg residents to get creative together. And the opening concert programme features a new work by the American composer Sean Shepherd with words by the poet Ulla Hahn. Supported by the Stiftung Elbphilharmonie and the Förderkreis Internationales Musikfest Hamburg The full programme is expected to be announced in November 2022.

Kent Nagano

Fr, 28. | So, 30. April 2023

ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg Alsterspatzen / Dresdner Kreuzchor Jan Vogler Kent Nagano Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie Nr. 8 F-Dur op. 93 Sean Shepherd: Neues Werk nach Texten von Ulla Hahn

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While every concert at the Elbphilharmonie is a musical treat, our extensive programme also includes outstanding events that are not linked to a particular theme or subscription series. To name just a few: the great Sir John Eliot Gardiner leads the fabulous Concertgebouw Orchestra from Amsterdam in a Brahms cycle and underscores his reputation as an authority on historical performance practice by conducting his British ensembles in a performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor; the wonderful Cecilia Bartoli sings in Mozart’s final opera; the Vienna Philharmonic presents a programme of music from Eastern Europe under the baton of Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša, who also appears with the Bamberger Symphoniker. Other highlights include two concerts by the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden under Christian Thielemann, performing Mahler and Bruckner. The distinguished Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from Rome has also chosen Bruckner for its upcoming performance. The Elbphilharmonie provides the perfect setting for a masterpiece of richly toned contemporary music – Gérard Grisey’s »Les espaces acoustiques«, and jazz fans can look forward to a performance by an all-star quartet.

FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS Di, 30. August 2022

Sa, 3. Dezember 2022

SAISONERÖFFNUNG

LA CLEMENZA DI TITO

The Philadelphia Orchestra Angel Blue Yannick Nézet-Séguin Gabriela Lena Frank: Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout (Auszüge) Samuel Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 op. 24 Valerie Coleman: This Is Not a Small Voice Florence B. Price: Sinfonie Nr. 1 e-Moll

Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco John Osborn / Cecilia Bartoli / Fatma Said / Mélissa Petit Lea Desandre / Peter Kálmán Gianluca Capuano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito / Opera seria in zwei Akten KV 621 Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache

Di, 13. Dezember 2022 Sa, 29. Oktober 2022

JOSHUA REDMAN / BRAD MEHLDAU CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE / BRIAN BLADE »A Moodswing Reunion«

Mi, 2. November 2022

MÜNCHNER PHILHARMONIKER

Alexandre Kantorow Thomas Hengelbrock Richard Wagner: Ouvertüre zu »Der fliegende Holländer« WW V 63 Sergej Rachmaninow: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 fis-Moll op. 1 Johannes Brahms: Sinfonie Nr. 1 c-Moll op. 68

Mi, 23. November 2022

SÄCHSISCHE STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN Christian Thielemann Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 5 B-Dur

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MISSA SOLEMNIS

Orchestre des Champs-Élysées Collegium Vocale Gent Philippe Herreweghe Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis D-Dur op. 123

Di, 17. Januar 2023

BAMBERGER SYMPHONIKER

Jakub Hrůša Antonín Dvořák: Sinfonie Nr. 9 e-Moll op. 95 »Aus der Neuen Welt« György Ligeti: Poème symphonique für 100 Metronome Johannes Brahms: Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll op. 98


Christian Thielemann mit der Sächsischen Staatskapelle Dresden

So, 22. Januar 2023

Mi, 10. Mai 2023

BUNDESJUGENDORCHESTER

LES ESPACES ACOUSTIQUES

Mi, 1. Februar 2023

Sa, 13. Mai 2023

ORCHESTRA DELL’ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI SANTA CECILIA – ROMA

WIENER PHILHARMONIKER

Christian Tetzlaff Francesco Angelico Luigi Dallapiccola: Variazioni Josef Suk: Fantasie für Violine und Orchester op. 24 Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Sinfonie Nr. 11 g-Moll op. 103 »Das Jahr 1905«

Sir Antonio Pappano Arnold Schönberg: Kammersinfonie Nr. 1 E-Dur op. 9 Anton Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 7 E-Dur

Do, 13. April 2023

H-MOLL-MESSE

English Baroque Soloists Monteverdi Choir Sir John Eliot Gardiner Johann Sebastian Bach: Messe h-Moll BW V 232

So, 7. | Mo, 8. Mai 2023

BRAHMS: DIE SINFONIEN

Ensemble Modern Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie Junge Deutsche Philharmonie Megumi Kasakawa Ingo Metzmacher Gérard Grisey: Les espaces acoustiques

Jakob Hrůša Leoš Janáček: Žárlivost (Eifersucht) / Orchestervorspiel zur Oper »Jenůfa« Sergej Prokofjew: Romeo und Julia / Ballett op. 64 (Auszüge) Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Sinfonie Nr. 5 d-Moll op. 47

Do, 15. Juni 2023

SÄCHSISCHE STAATSKAPELLE DRESDEN Christian Thielemann Gustav Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 3 d-Moll

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Concertgebouworkest Sir John Eliot Gardiner Johannes Brahms: Sinfonien Nr. 1-4

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NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTRA For more than 75 years, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra has travelled the world as nor thern Germany’s musical ambassador. Now, through the concert programmes it presents as orchestra in residence at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, it plays a major role in shaping the profile of its home venue on the river Elbe. Sounds and images from the world-famous concert hall are familiar to audiences throughout Germany and far beyond – not least thanks to the NDR’s concert broadcasts via video stream, radio and television, as well as on the orchestra’s online platforms. Under the direction of Chief Conductor Alan Gilbert, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra continues to expand its broad spectrum of activities in diverse and innovative ways. It performs works of all genres from the Baroque era to the present day, in formats ranging from symphony concerts to chamber music and club events, from one-hour concerts to festivals lasting several days. The members of the ensemble also have a strong sense of social responsibility and are actively involved in promoting young musical talent and supporting educational initiatives. In addition to its performances in Hamburg, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra regularly plays in Lübeck, Kiel and Wismar, and assumes a leading role at northern Germany’s major music festivals. Tours of Europe and North and South America, as well as regular visits to Asia, reflect and underscore the orchestra’s international standing. Founded in 1945 on the initiative of the British military government in Hamburg, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra – which was initially called the »Sinfonieorchester des Nordwestdeutschen 38 |

Rundfunks« (North-West German Radio Symphony Orchestra), and became the »NDR Sinfonieorchester« (NDR Symphony Orchestra) in 1956, following the division of the regional radio stations – laid the foundations for a new musical life in post-war northern Germany. The ensemble also performed in concert halls outside of Germany, and soon became an integral part of the international music scene. The various stages of the orchestra’s artistic development are closely linked to its notable chief conductors. The first of these, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, provided stability and continuity for over 25 years, during which time he shaped the unmistakable character of the ensemble. The intense 20-year collaboration with Günter Wand was also a significant period in the history of the orchestra. Wand, who served as chief conductor from 1982 to 1991 and was named honorary conductor for life in 1987, consolidated the ensemble’s international reputation. Above all, his benchmark-setting interpretations of the symphonies of Johannes Brahms and Anton Bruckner became its artistic calling card. Christoph Eschenbach took the helm in 1998, and in 2004 Christoph von Dohnányi continued the series of renowned chief conductors. From 2011 to 2018, Thomas Hengelbrock further shaped the history of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra with his passion for experimental interpretations and unconventional programming. The American conductor Alan Gilbert has been the resident orchestra’s chief conductor since 2019. Gilbert came to Hamburg from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, but has been closely associated with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra for many years, as he was its principal guest conductor from 2004 to 2015.


NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Fr, 2. | Sa, 3. September 2022

Fr, 23. – So, 25. Juni 2023

OPENING NIGHT

SAISONABSCHLUSS

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester NDR Vokalensemble Rundfunkchor Berlin Christina Nilsson / Sarah Connolly Alan Gilbert Gustav Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 2 c-Moll »Auferstehungssinfonie«

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester María Dueñas Alan Gilbert Richard Strauss: Don Juan op. 20 Édouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole d-Moll op. 21 Maurice Ravel: Alborada del gracioso Igor Strawinsky: Der Feuervogel / Suite (Fassung von 1919)

Fr, 30. Dezember 2022 – So, 1. Januar 2023

SILVESTER- UND NEUJAHRSKONZERT

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Julia Bullock Alan Gilbert Richard Strauss: Suite aus »Der Rosenkavalier« op. 59 Maurice Ravel: La valse Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps sowie ausgewählte Songs von George Gershwin und Margaret Bonds

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ENSEMBLE RESONANZ Mi, 21. September 2022

RESONANZEN EINS »SCHWINDEL & SPINDEL«

Ensemble Resonanz Anna Prohaska Riccardo Minasi Ein Saisonauftakt, der mit Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart und Alban Berg Sehnsucht als vielfältige Klangspuren zelebriert – hier dreht sich alles um Liebe und Verrat.

Mi, 18. | Do, 19. Januar 2023

RESONANZEN DREI »MIGRANTS«

Ensemble Resonanz Agata Zubel / Christina Daletska / Geneviève Strosser Annette Kurz Emilio Pomàrico Ein Werk von Georges Aperghis über die Verschollenen unserer Zeit – in einer Konzertinszenierung von Annette Kurz.

Elbphilharmonie Grand and Recital Hall

Ensemble Resonanz

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Known for its energy, enthusiasm and artistic quality, Ensemble Resonanz is one of the world’s leading chamber orchestras. Its innovative programmes juxtapose the traditional with the modern: the musicians present lively interpretations of historic masterpieces and contemporary works, often revealing surprising connections and insights in the process. Ensemble Resonanz’s residency at the Elbphilharmonie includes the highly successful concert series »resonanzen«, which is sure to go down a storm in its 21st season. The ensemble also gives entertaining performances of classical and contemporar y music in concerts for children and in the context of our festivals. The democratically organised, 18-piece string orchestra regularly invites other artists to collaborate on specific projects; previous partners include the violist Tabea Zimmermann and the cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras. Since the 2018/19 season, the violinist and conductor Riccardo Minasi has been Ensemble Resonanz’s Artist in Residence. The Hamburg-based ensemble captivates audiences at festivals and in major concert halls around the world.


Kent Nagano

HAMBURG PHILHARMONIC STATE ORCHESTRA The Philharmonic State Orchestra is the orchestra of the City of Hamburg and plays at around 250 opera and ballet performances at the Hamburg State Opera every year. In addition to this, the orchestra organises the outstanding Philharmonic Concerts at the Elbphilharmonie, and its 140 musicians also perform in smaller, chamber music ensembles. Kent Nagano has been Chief Conductor of the Philharmonic State Orchestra and General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera – a post once held by Telemann – since 2015. The California-born conductor of Japanese descent is an internationally renowned star of classical music and a charismatic, sensitive artist. Nagano has made a name for himself as an expert on the great orchestral works of the 20th century in which tone colours are of key importance. With this specific focus, coupled with his visionary understanding of music as a whole, he has expanded the Philharmonic State Orchestra’s already very broad stylistic range. Nagano and his musicians can look back on a long history and some highly distinguished predecessors: the orchestra originated in 1828 and has been conducted by legendary figures such as Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mahler and Stravinsky. The Philharmonic is also familiar with new concert halls: the orchestra opened the Laeiszhalle with a gala concert in 1908.

So, 2. | Di, 4. Oktober 2022

MAHLER: SINFONIE NR. 6

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg Kent Nagano Gustav Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 6 a-Moll

So, 4. | Mo, 5. Juni 2023

WIDMANN: ARCHE

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper Audi Jugendchorakademie / Alsterspatzen Sarah Wegener / Thomas E. Bauer Iveta Apkalna Kent Nagano Jörg Widmann: Arche / Oratorium für Soli, Chöre, Orgel und Orchester

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Symphoniker Hamburg

SYMPHONIKER HAMBURG The »Symphoniker Hamburg – Laeiszhalle Orchestra« has been the resident orchestra of the first concert hall of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, the Laeiszhalle, since 2017. With their chief conductor Sylvain Cambreling and their artistic director Daniel Kühnel they take the uniquely rich and important history of this renowned concert venue to new spheres and, with the self-conception of a vibrant cultural institution, they capitalise on the tradition of musical excellence and on the potential of updated roles for modern symphony orchestras. And that with great success: the Symphoniker Hamburg have received considerable acclaim far beyond the borders of their home city. The orchestra also played an important role in the conception of innovative national funding programmes for the German orchestral landscape. With innovative projects that are enthusiastically received by audiences and critics alike, the orchestra organises several subscription series and festivals – including the annual Martha Argerich Festival every June – and an unusually broad programme of music communication and education events. One of the Symphoniker Hamburg’s key aesthetic approaches is geared towards the expansion of the concert experience through establishing a fruitful exchange with other arts. 42 |

So, 25. | Di, 27. September 2022

SAISONERÖFFNUNG

Symphoniker Hamburg Sylvain Cambreling Michel-Richard Delalande: Symphonies pour les soupers du roy (Auszüge) Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Musique pour les soupers du Roi Ubu Igor Strawinsky: Le sacre du printemps

Sa, 31. Dezember 2022 | So, 1. Januar 2023

DIE NEUNTE

Symphoniker Hamburg Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Chor Laeiszhallen-Sonderprojekt-Chor Mandy Fredrich / Stine Marie Fischer Benjamin Bruns / Markus Eiche Sylvain Cambreling Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie Nr. 9 d-Moll op. 125

Elbphilharmonie und Laeiszhalle Großer Saal


THE DEUTSCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BREMEN The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen never does things by halves. »We select a composer and delve deep into their work,« says the orchestra’s Artistic Director Paavo Järvi. »How many orchestras have the luxury of being able to invest so much time?« Such commitment, coupled with skilled playing and great enthusiasm, results in profound cyclical performances that blow the dust off works by the big names of classical music. Having previously focussed on Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann, the Bremen-based collective is currently exploring the work of Joseph Haydn, the highly original composer and »father« of Viennese classicism. In its other concerts, The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen will be joined by highly distinguished guests such as the conductor Elim Chan; concertgoers can also look forward to a portrait concert dedicated to Shostakovich and his unusually scored Symphony No. 14, and to the young Russian violinist Alena Baeva in Richard Strauss’s rarely performed Violin Concerto.

Asmik Grigorian

Elim Chan Mi, 30. November 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

»HAYDN, THE SHAKESPEARE OF MUSIC«

Paavo Järvi William Shield: Ouvertüre zu »Rosina« Joseph Haydn: Sinfonie B-Dur Hob. I:102 Sinfonie D-Dur Hob. I:96 »The Miracle« Sinfonie Es-Dur Hob. I:103 »Mit dem Paukenwirbel«

Fr, 3. März 2023 | Laeiszhalle

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Truls Mørk Elim Chan Antonín Dvořák: Violoncellokonzert h-Moll op. 104 Jörg Widmann: Con brio / Konzertouvertüre Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie Nr. 5 c-Moll op. 67

Mi, 22. März 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

DMITRI SCHOSTAKOWITSCH

Asmik Grigorian / Matthias Goerne Tarmo Peltokoski Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Kammersinfonie c-Moll op. 110a Sinfonie Nr. 14 op. 135

Do, 29. Juni 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

RICHARD STRAUSS

Alena Baeva Paavo Järvi Richard Strauss: Violinkonzert d-Moll op. 8 Franz Berwald: Sinfonie singulière C-Dur

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OPERA IN CONCERT »Opera is a journey into your own soul«, says the acclaimed young countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, who is involved in two opera productions in the Grand Hall this season. The Elbphilharmonie may not be an opera house – but you can still experience first-class music theatre here nevertheless. Without scenery or a velvet curtain, but with all the more musical intensity. The spectrum ranges from George Frideric Handel’s magnificent Baroque operas to minimal music by the American composer Philip Glass, who spectacularly suspended the sense of time in his hypnotic 1976 work about Albert Einstein. Each individual production boasts great voices: the incomparable Cecilia Bartoli performs in Mozart’s final dramatic work »La clemenza di Tito«, while Julia Lezhneva leads the cast of singers in his opera of love and betrayal »Così fan tutte«. Karine Deshayes takes on the title role in Bellini’s hit opera »Norma«, whose melodies Richard Wagner once described as »more beautiful than dreams«. Then, as Wagner’s »Siegfried«, Simon O’Neill swings the sword (musically) under Sir Simon Rattle, as part of a cast of soloists that is truly spectacular right down to the supporting roles. Magdalena Kožená embodies Handel’s magician »Alcina«, while Orliński as a Pharaoh takes us to ancient Egypt. Thomas Hengelbrock and his Balthasar Neumann Ensemble open the series with Gluck’s »Orfeo ed Euridice«, which stripped away all the Baroque airs and graces from the genre; and the NDR’s music festival closes with a swinging »Porgy and Bess«.

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Mi, 5. Oktober 2022

ORFEO ED EURIDICE

Balthasar-Neumann-Chor und -Ensemble Jakub Józef Orliński / Regula Mühlemann Elena Galitskaya Thomas Hengelbrock Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice / Oper in drei Akten Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache

So, 27. November 2022

EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH

Ictus Collegium Vocale Gent Suzanne Vega Tom De Cock Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach / Oper in vier Akten Konzertante Aufführung in englischer Sprache

Sa, 3. Dezember 2022

LA CLEMENZA DI TITO

Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco John Osborn / Cecilia Bartoli / Fatma Said / Mélissa Petit Lea Desandre / Peter Kálmán Gianluca Capuano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La clemenza di Tito / Opera seria in zwei Akten KV 621 Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache

Fr, 27. Januar 2023

NORMA

Ensemble Resonanz WDR Rundfunkchor Karine Deshayes / Krzysztof Bączyk / Michael Spyres Julien Henric / Nina Minasyan / Marianne Croux Georg Nigl Vincenzo Bellini: Norma / Tragische Oper in zwei Akten Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache

Mi, 8. Februar 2023

SIEGFRIED

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Simon O’Neill / Peter Hoare / Michael Volle / Georg Nigl Franz-Josef Selig / Gerhild Romberger / Anja Kampe Barbara Hannigan Sir Simon Rattle Richard Wagner: Siegfried WW V 86C Konzertante Aufführung in deutscher Sprache


Mo, 13. Februar 2023

ALCINA

Les Musiciens du Louvre Magdalena Kožená / Anna Bonitatibus / Erin Morley Elizabeth DeShong / Valerio Contaldo / Alex Rosen Marc Minkowski Georg Friedrich Händel: Alcina / Dramma per musica in drei Akten HW V 34 Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache

Mo, 27. März 2023

COSÌ FAN TUTTE

Kammerorchester Basel Basler Madrigalisten Julia Lezhneva / Emőke Baráth / Tommaso Barea Giovanni Sala / Sandrine Piau / Konstantin Wolff Giovanni Antonini Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte / Oper in zwei Akten KV 588 Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache

Magdalena Kožená

Di, 9. Mai 2023

TOLOMEO

Il Pomo d’Oro Jakub Józef Orliński / Giuseppina Bridelli Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian / Andrea Mastroni Francesco Corti Georg Friedrich Händel: Tolomeo, Rè de Egitto / Dramma per musica in drei Akten HW V 25 Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache

Mo, 22. Mai 2023

HERCULES

FestspielOrchester Göttingen NDR Vokalensemble George Petrou Georg Friedrich Händel: Hercules / Musikalisches Drama in drei Akten HW V 60 Konzertante Aufführung in englischer Sprache

Fr, 26. | So, 28. Mai 2023

PORGY AND BESS

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester NDR Vokalensemble Kevin Short / Nicole Cabell / Chauncey Packer Lester Lynch / Mary Elizabeth Williams / Cameo Humes Njabulo Madlala Alan Gilbert George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess / Oper in drei Akten Konzertante Aufführung in englischer Sprache

Cecilia Bartoli

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CONTEMPORARY MUSIC Once again this season, visitors to the Elbphilharmonie can experience the entire spectrum of contemporary music – including works by masters such as the dissolver of boundaries Helmut Lachenmann, and the mastermind of pulsating minimal music Philip Glass. An entire spotlight is dedicated to the Austrian composer Thomas Larcher (see page 21). And female voices are well represented with Kaija Saariaho, Sofia Gubaidulina, Rebecca Saunders and Isabel Mundry. International specialists in contemporary music will be performing, for example Ensemble Modern from Frankfurt and Ensemble Intercontemporain from Paris, both under conducting composers. Ensemble Resonanz, the resident orchestra of the Recital Hall, also remains faithful to its profile. Fr, 12. August 2022

Mo, 6. Februar 2023

PHACE / LARS MLEKUSCH

ENSEMBLE RESONANZ

Phantom (Regie: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, D 1922) Stummfilm mit Livemusik für verstärktes Ensemble und Elektronik von Wolfgang Mitterer

GrauSchumacher Piano Duo Bas Wiegers Isabel Mundry: Signaturen Helmut Lachenmann: Double / Grido II

Fr, 16. September 2022

UNTERDECK

Festival für Immaterielle Kunst Das Programm wird später bekannt gegeben.

So, 27. November 2022

ICTUS

Collegium Vocale Gent Suzanne Vega / Tom De Cock Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach / Oper in vier Akten

Mo, 12. Dezember 2022

MÜNCHENER KAMMERORCHESTER

Lawrence Power / Alisa Weilerstein Katrien Baerts / Aaron Pilsan Pierre Bleuse Thomas Larcher: Still; The Living Mountain; Ouroboros

Fr, 3. Februar 2023

LUCERNE FESTIVAL CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA (LFCO) Nicolas Hodges Sylvain Cambreling Rebecca Saunders: to an utterance Dieter Ammann: Boost; Turn; Core

Sa, 4. Februar 2023

WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER

Håkan Hardenberger / Iveta Apkalna David Robertson Sofia Gubaidulina: Der Reiter auf dem weißen Pferd Jörg Widmann: Towards Paradise (Labyrinth VI)

So, 5. Februar 2023

NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE

Boglárka Pecze Andrew Manze Kaija Saariaho: D’om le vrai sens Thomas Larcher: Neues Werk

Di, 7. Februar 2023

ENSEMBLE MODERN

Enno Poppe Georges Aperghis: Hopse Enno Poppe: Körper

Do, 9. Februar 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER Lauren Snouffer Alan Gilbert Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Catamorphosis Hans Abrahamsen: Let Me Tell You

Fr, 10. Februar 2023

ENSEMBLE INTERCONTEMPORAIN Dimitri Vassilakis Matthias Pintscher Matthias Pintscher: NUR James Dillon: Pharmakeia

Do, 23. | So, 26. März 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER Daniel Müller-Schott Jukka-Pekka Saraste Esa-Pekka Salonen: Fog Édouard Lalo: Violoncellokonzert d-Moll Jean Sibelius: Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur op. 43

Do, 20. April 2023

UNTERDECK

Decoder Ensemble Leopold Hurt: Dissociated Press. Zyklus für das Decoder Ensemble

Mi, 10. Mai 2023

ENSEMBLE MODERN

Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie Junge Deutsche Philharmonie Megumi Kasakawa / Ingo Metzmacher Gérard Grisey: Les espaces acoustiques

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Ictus Ensemble

NDR DAS NEUE WERK Since it was founded in 1951, the NDR das neue werk concer t series has always had its finger on the musical pul se. The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and top-class guests such as Quatuor Diotima and the pianist François-Frédéric Guy perform avantgarde classics by composers such as Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Adams and György Ligeti, along with a number of premieres. At the beginning of the season, the focus is on Wolfgang Rihm (see page 15). Sa, 22. Oktober 2022

ENSEMBLE MODERN Keren Motseri Enno Poppe Wolfgang Rihm: Abschiedsstücke Concerto »Séraphin«

Mo, 16. Januar 2023

TRIO ACCANTO

Brice Pauset: Adagio dialettico Misato Mochizuki: Satellites Georges Aperghis: Trio funambule Rebecca Saunders: That Time

Do, 2. Februar 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER CBSO Chorus / Hallé Choir Siobhan Stagg / Patrick Terry Alan Gilbert Lisa Streich: Flügel (Uraufführung) Brett Dean: In This Brief Moment

Enno Poppe So, 12. Februar 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER Elphier-Quartett Leila Josefowicz Alan Gilbert Esa-Pekka Salonen: Homunculus John Adams: Scheherazade.2

Di, 7. März 2023

ADRIAN HEGER / ELLEN CORVER Jan Panis Karlheinz Stockhausen: Mantra

Do, 30. März 2023

NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER François-Frédéric Guy Stefan Asbury Werke von Tristan Murail und György Ligeti

So, 7. Mai 2023

KAROL SZYMANOWSKI QUARTET MICHAIL LIFITS

Gustav Mahler: Klavierquartettsatz a-Moll Alfred Schnittke: Suite im alten Stil Klavierquartett nach einem Fragment Gustav Mahlers Streichquartett Nr. 3 Klavierquintett

Do, 15. Juni 2023

QUATUOR DIOTIMA / MARK SIMPSON

Misato Mochizuki: Neues Werk Thomas Larcher: Streichquartett Nr. 5 (Uraufführung) Bruno Mantovani: Streichquartett Nr. 7 Thomas Adès: Alchymia

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La Cetra Barockorchester Basel

EARLY MUSIC

Ready for a brief journey through time? When the concert hall doors close for these concerts, the audience is taken back a few centuries, to the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Highprofile specialist ensembles from all over Europe function as guides for the journey, accompanied by charismatic soloists such as Ian Bostridge and Magdalena Kožená. The music of Monteverdi, Handel and Bach is performed as faithfully as possible with historic instruments and an inquisitiveness and joy – as if the great composers of yesteryear had just handed them the freshly composed score.

Fr, 19. August 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

Mi, 5. April 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

WASSERMUSIK

MATTHÄUS-PASSION

Finnish Baroque Orchestra Georg Friedrich Händel: Wassermusik HW V 348–350 Feuerwerksmusik HW V 351

So, 16. Oktober 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

BACH & SANDSTRÖM

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin NDR Vokalensemble Klaas Stok Werke von Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Bernhard Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach und Sven David Sandström

Do, 8. Dezember 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

»WEGE ZU BACH: EINE DYNASTIE«

Pygmalion Raphaël Pichon Werke von Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Michael Bach, Johann Bach, Michael Praetorius und Heinrich Isaac

Di, 7. Februar 2023 | Laeiszhalle

»HÄNDEL: AROUND THE WORLD IN SONG«

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Ian Bostridge Arien aus Opern und Oratorien von Georg Friedrich Händel

Mo, 13. Februar 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

ALCINA

Les Musiciens du Louvre Magdalena Kožená / Anna Bonitatibus / Erin Morley Elizabeth DeShong / Valerio Contaldo / Alex Rosen Marc Minkowski Georg Friedrich Händel: Alcina / Dramma per musica in drei Akten HW V 34 Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache

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Freiburger Barockorchester Vox Luminis Johann Sebastian Bach: Matthäus-Passion BW V 244

Mo, 10. April 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

»WEGE ZU BACH: VON ARNSTADT NACH LÜBECK«

Pygmalion Raphaël Pichon Werke von Dietrich Buxtehude, Christoph Bernhard, Matthias Weckmann, Johann Christoph Bach und Johann Sebastian Bach

Mo, 22. Mai 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

HERCULES

FestspielOrchester Göttingen NDR Vokalensemble George Petrou Georg Friedrich Händel: Hercules / Musikalisches Drama in drei Akten HW V 60 Konzertante Aufführung in englischer Sprache

So, 11. Juni 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

MARIENVESPER

Ensemble Schirokko Hamburg NDR Vokalensemble Klaas Stok Claudio Monteverdi: Marienvesper

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DAS ALTE WERK The tradition-steeped concert series »Das Alte Werk« is all about bringing the music of past epochs into the present – dusted off, with authentic playing techniques and vibrant interpretations. This season the opening and closing concerts, both featuring elaborate productions, are taking place in the Elbphilharmonie for the first time; four concerts – including the Mass in B Minor with superstar Teodor Currentzis – remain in the historic Laeiszhalle.

Mo, 26. September 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

Di, 21. März 2023 | Laeiszhalle

ENSEMBLE CORRESPONDANCES

LA CETRA BAROCKORCHESTER BASEL

Mo, 21. November 2022 | Laeiszhalle

Do, 6. April 2023 | Laeiszhalle

Chor und Solisten des Ensemble Correspondances Sébastien Daucé »Le concert royal de la nuit« Werke des französischen Barock rund um Ludwig XIV.

VOX LUMINIS

L’Achéron Heinrich Schütz: Die sieben Worte Jesu Christi am Kreuz SW V 478 Giovanni Legrenzi: Dies irae, Prosa pro mortuis Sonata a 4 op. 10/18 Johann Kaspar Kerll: Requiem

Fr, 10. Februar 2023 | Laeiszhalle

PYGMALION

Raphaël Pichon »Wege zu Bach: Bachs Meister« Werke von Heinrich Schütz, Claudio Monteverdi, Andrea Gabrieli und Johann Pachelbel

Leila Schayegh »Der französische Corelli« Jean-Marie Leclairs Violinkonzerte im Dialog mit italienischen Vorbildern

MUSICAETERNA

Teodor Currentzis Johann Sebastian Bach: Messe h-Moll BW V 232

Di, 9. Mai 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

IL POMO D’ORO

Jakub Józef Orliński / Giuseppina Bridelli Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian / Andrea Mastroni Francesco Corti Georg Friedrich Händel: Tolomeo, Rè de Egitto / Dramma per musica in drei Akten HW V 25 Konzertante Aufführung in italienischer Sprache

Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle Supported by the Stiftung Elbphilharmonie and the Freundeskreis Elbphilharmonie + Laeiszhalle e.V.

L’Achéron

Jakub Józef Orliński

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LIEDER AND SONG RECITALS

Fatma Said

The human voice is still the most versatile instrument of all – and the most intense. It expresses emotions, from rapturous love to bone-crushing grief, with a directness that often gets concertgoers instinctively sinking deeper into their seats. Or sitting mesmerised on the edge of those seats. There is a good reason why stars such as Cecilia Bartoli, Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazón and the Egyptian high-flyer Fatma Said have a legion of devoted fans who follow them around the world. These stars and many others can also be experienced in the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle in concert opera productions (see page 44) and, predominantly, in two other genres. Firstly, in thematic aria programmes presenting vocal highlights from operas and oratorios, often with full orchestral accompaniment. And secondly, in lieder recitals that are reduced to the essential and deliver a uniquely direct concert experience – with a stripped-down setting of singer and piano accompaniment that is practically unchanged since Schubert’s time. 50 |


Mo, 24. Oktober 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

GEORG NIGL / OLGA PASCHTSCHENKO

»Vanitas« Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte op. 98 Wolfgang Rihm: Vermischter Traum sowie ausgewählte Lieder von Franz Schubert

Di, 22. November 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

OLGA PERETYATKO / SEMION SKIGIN

»Songs for Maya« Wiegenlieder von Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Max Reger, Robert Schumann, Hugo Wolf u.a.

Mi, 7. Dezember 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

MATTHIAS GOERNE / CHRISTIAN SCHMITT

Johannes Brahms: Vier ernste Gesänge op. 121 sowie ausgewählte Lieder von Max Reger und Hugo Wolf

Rolando Villazón, Xavier de Maistre

Mi, 14. Dezember 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

Di, 7. Februar 2023 | Laeiszhalle

EMA NIKOLOVSKA / GEROLD HUBER

IAN BOSTRIDGE

Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang D 957 sowie ein neues Werk von Errollyn Wallen

Sa, 17. Dezember 2022 | Elbphilharmonie

DIANA DAMRAU

Matthias Höfs NDR Radiophilharmonie Festprogramm mit ausgewählten Arien von Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel und Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart sowie den schönsten deutschen Weihnachtsliedern

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment »Händel: Around the World in Song« Arien aus Opern und Oratorien von Georg Friedrich Händel

Di, 7. März 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

FATMA SAID

Il Giardino Armonico Giovanni Antonini Arien, Kantaten und Instrumentalwerke von Antonio Vivaldi, Joseph Haydn, Claudio Monteverdi und Pietro Locatelli

Mo, 24. April 2023 | Elbphilharmonie Diana Damrau

MIKHAIL PETRENKO / DMITRY PETROV

Ausgewählte Lieder von Sergej Rachmaninow und Piotr I. Tschaikowsky

Mi, 24. Mai 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

ROLANDO VILLAZÓN / XAVIER DE MAISTRE »Serenata latina« Lieder und Canzonen von Carlos Guastavino, Antonio Estévez, Yvette Souviron u.a.

Mi, 24. Mai 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

BEJUN MEHTA / JONATHAN WARE

»Many Loves, One Voice« Lieder, Arien und Kantaten von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Benjamin Britten, Ludwig van Beethoven und Joseph Haydn

Di, 6. Juni 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

CECILIA BARTOLI

Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco Gianluca Capuano »Farinelli and His Time«

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PIANO RECITALS

Beatrice Rana

Beatrice Rana is not just a master, but the »queen of the piano«, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung – the perfect profile for the challenging Chopin and Beethoven programme presented by the Italian pianist to open the Hamburg piano season. Numerous illustrious figures will be making their way to the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle over the course of that season, among them Mitsuko Uchida, Hélène Grimaud, Leif Ove Andsnes and the maverick Russian Grigory Sokolov. Also making their way to Hamburg are Daniil Trifonov, Igor Levit and Víkingur Ólafsson – pianists from the younger generation who have already long earned a place in the front row. Together with the stars of tomorrow, the U30-artists Seong-Jin Cho, Alexandre Kantorow and Jan Lisiecki, they deliver a programme that will leave even the most refined pianistic palate satisfied – with works ranging from Handel to the present day.

Leif Ove Andsnes

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Fr, 7. Oktober 2022 | Laeiszhalle

BEATRICE RANA

Frédéric Chopin: Sonate b-Moll op. 35 Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviersonate B-Dur op. 106 »Hammerklaviersonate«

Mi, 7. Dezember 2022 | Laeiszhalle

IGOR LEVIT

Franz Liszt: Sonate h-Moll S 178 sowie Werke von Johannes Brahms, Fred Hersch und Richard Wagner

PIANOMANIA: SCHUBERTS SONATEN Schubert’s piano sonatas are a treasure that had to wait a long time to be discovered. Thanks to their incredible emotional depth, they belong today among the favourite repertoire of piano lovers all around the world. In the thematic series Pianomania, four up-and-coming pianists explore Schubert’s cosmos from the early works to his mature period.

Do, 8. Dezember 2022 | Laeiszhalle

VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON

Werke von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Domenico Cimarosa, Baldassare Galuppi und Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Di, 17. Januar 2023 | Laeiszhalle

DANIIL TRIFONOV

Werke von Piotr I. Tschaikowsky, Robert Schumann, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Ravel und Alexander Skrjabin

Mi, 8. Februar 2023 | Laeiszhalle

SEONG-JIN CHO

Werke von Georg Friedrich Händel, Johannes Brahms und Robert Schumann

Sa, 18. Februar 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

LEIF OVE ANDSNES

Antonín Dvořák: Poetische Stimmungsbilder op. 85 sowie Werke von Leoš Janáček, Alexander Vustin und Ludwig van Beethoven

So, 19. März 2023 | Laeiszhalle

HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD

Werke von Ludwig van Beethoven und Franz Schubert

Mo, 20. März 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

ALEXANDRE KANTOROW

Werke von Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert und Franz Schubert in Bearbeitung von Franz Liszt

So, 16. April 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

MITSUKO UCHIDA

Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviersonaten E-Dur op. 109, As-Dur op. 110 und c-Moll op. 111

Fr, 28. April 2023 | Laeiszhalle

GRIGORY SOKOLOV

Das Programm wird später bekannt gegeben.

Mi, 21. Juni 2023 | Elbphilharmonie

JAN LISIECKI

Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (Auswahl) Études op. 10

William Youn Fr, 28. Oktober 2022

WILLIAM YOUN

Sonate a-Moll D 537 Sonate A-Dur D 664 Sonatensatz fis-Moll D 571 Sonate c-Moll D 958

Mi, 1. März 2023

ERIC LU

Sonate E-Dur D 157 Sonate C-Dur D 840 »Reliquie« Sonate A-Dur D 959

Mo, 3. April 2023

MISHKA RUSHDIE MOMEN

Sonate a-Moll D 784 Sonate H-Dur D 575 Sonate D-Dur D 850 »Gasteiner Sonate«

So, 11. Juni 2023

FRANCESCO PIEMONTESI

Sonate G-Dur D 894 »Fantasiesonate« Sonate B-Dur D 960

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CHAMBER MUSIC

Emmanuel Pahud

For Anne-Sophie Mutter, chamber music is both the most personal and the most emotional music of all. Like many great soloists, the world-famous violinist often returns to this highly charged form of musical expression – as on 12 October 2022, when she performs string quartet classics by Haydn, Mozar t and Beethoven together with exceptional young colleagues. And that is not the only treat in store for chamber music lovers this season: along with other all-star ensembles, led by the likes of violinist Midori and flautist Emmanuel Pahud, the programme also features the crème de la crème of the string quartet scene: Ébène, Emerson, Hagen, Jerusalem… Two extended weekends in 2023 promise to be stand-out events: in March, the Belcea Quartet, having already delighted the Hamburg audience with its fantastic Beethoven cycle, returns with a combination of (mainly) French and Russian repertoire; and in May, the Quatuor Modigliani – which, incidentally, was the first quartet ever to play in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall – is devoting itself to Franz Schubert’s works for string quartet. Supported by the Stiftung Elbphilharmonie

David Orlowsky

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BELCEA QUARTET Fr, 10. März 2023

GUILLAUME CONNESSON

Franz Schubert: Streichquartett Es-Dur D 87 Guillaume Connesson: Neues Werk Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Streichquartett Nr. 15 es-Moll op. 144

Sa, 11. März 2023

CLAUDE DEBUSSY

Joseph Haydn: Streichquartett C-Dur op. 20/2 Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Streichquartett Nr. 8 c-Moll op. 110 Claude Debussy: Streichquartett g-Moll op. 10

So, 12. März 2023

CÉSAR FRANCK

Bertrand Chamayou Sergej Prokofjew: Streichquartett h-Moll op. 50 Ludwig van Beethoven: Streichquartett F-Dur op. 59/1 César Franck: Klavierquintett f-Moll FW V 7

Laeiszhalle Recital Hall A concert series by the Kammermusikfreunde

FESTWOCHE »100 JAHRE KAMMERMUSIKFREUNDE« Volunteering Hanseatically and innovating artistically – that is how the Hamburger Kammermusikfreunde have been working for 100 years. Ever since the opening concert in the Atlantic Hotel on 14 September 1922 the goal has always been to bring the world’s best chamber music to Hamburg, inspired by a love of music and the humanistic ideal. The anniversary programme ranges from a gala concert to cheeky »music you can hear stinking«. So, 18. September 2022 | Laeiszhalle »100 Jahre Kammermusikfreunde« Tetzlaff Quartett / musica assoluta Arnold Schönberg: Streichquartett Nr. 1 d-Moll op. 7 sowie Werke von Joseph Haydn, Benjamin Britten, Luciano Berio und Jean Sibelius Mo, 19. September 2022 | Elbphilharmonie Gustav Peter Wöhler / Maria Hartmann Armida Quartett / Martin Klett »Musik, die man stinken hört – Abwege der Musikkritik« Werke von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Johannes Brahms und Piotr I. Tschaikowsky So, 25. September 2022 | Elbphilharmonie »Jahrhundert-Impressionen« Kuss Quartett, Liza Ferschtman u.a. Musik von Georg Friedrich Händel, Joseph Haydn, Maurice Ravel und Dmitri Schostakowitsch

QUATUOR MODIGLIANI: SCHUBERTS STREICHQUARTETTE Do, 11. Mai 2023 Streichquartett g-Moll D 173 Streichquartett Es-Dur D 87 Streichquartett d-Moll D 810 »Der Tod und das Mädchen«

Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle A concert series by the Kammermusikfreunde Quatuor Modigliani

Fr, 12. Mai 2023 Streichquartett E-Dur D 353 Streichquartett C-Dur D 46 Streichquartett a-Moll D 804 »Rosamunde« Sa, 13. Mai 2023 Quartettsatz c-Moll D 703 Streichquartett D-Dur D 94 Streichquartett G-Dur D 887

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CHAMBER MUSIC Mi, 14. September 2022 | Elbphilharmonie International Mendelssohn Festival (14.– 24. September 2022) Nobuko Imai / Arto Noras / Jens Bomhardt Alon Goldstein / Fine Arts Quartet Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach, Fanny Hensel und Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven und Richard Strauss Mi, 28. September 2022 | Laeiszhalle Midori / Antoine Lederlin / Jonathan Biss Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviertrios Es-Dur op. 1/1, c-Moll op. 1/3, B-Dur op. 97 »Erzherzog-Trio« Mi, 12. Oktober 2022 | Elbphilharmonie Anne-Sophie Mutter / Ye-Eun Choi Vladimir Babeshko / Daniel Müller-Schott Joseph Haydn: Streichquartett Es-Dur op. 20/1 sowie Werke von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart und Ludwig van Beethoven

Mo, 13. Februar 2023 | Elbphilharmonie Ensemble 4.1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintett Es-Dur KV 452 sowie Werke von Avner Dorman und Walter Gieseking Fr, 17. Februar 2023 | Laeiszhalle Bennewitz Quartet Joseph Haydn: Streichquartett Es-Dur op. 33/2 »Der Scherz« sowie Werke von Erwin Schulhoff und Antonín Dvořák So, 19. Februar 2023 | Elbphilharmonie Simply Quartet Antonín Dvořák: Streichquartett Nr. 13 G-Dur op. 106 sowie Werke von Joseph Haydn und Thomas Larcher

Fr, 4. November 2022 | Elbphilharmonie Quatuor Ébène György Ligeti: Streichquartett Nr. 1 »Métamorphoses nocturnes« Robert Schumann: Streichquartett a-Moll op. 41/1 sowie Fantasien von Henry Purcell

Fr, 17. März 2023 | Laeiszhalle Doric String Quartet Ludwig van Beethoven: Streichquartett f-Moll op. 95 »Quartetto serioso« sowie Werke von Joseph Haydn und Edward Elgar

Di, 8. November 2022 | Elbphilharmonie Sitkovetsky Trio Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Klaviertrio c-Moll op. 66 sowie Werke von Robert Schumann, Charles Ives und Edvard Grieg

Mo, 27. März 2023 | Elbphilharmonie Hagen Quartett Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Streichquartett G-Dur KV 387, A-Dur KV 464, C-Dur KV 465 »Dissonanzenquartett«

So, 13. November 2022 | Laeiszhalle Martin Fröst / Antoine Tamestit / Shai Wosner Johannes Brahms: Klarinettentrio a-Moll op. 114 sowie Werke von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart und Gabriel Fauré

So, 16. April 2023 | Elbphilharmonie Quartetto di Cremona / David Orlowsky David Orlowsky: Klarinettenquintett (Uraufführung) sowie Werke von Giuseppe Verdi und Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Do, 17. November 2022 | Laeiszhalle Emerson String Quartet Antonín Dvořák: Streichquartett Nr. 14 As-Dur op. 105 sowie Werke von Joseph Haydn, Anton Webern und Béla Bartók

Mi, 19. April 2023 | Elbphilharmonie Maria Ioudenitch / Sebastian Fritsch / Aaron Pilsan Das Programm wird später bekannt gegeben.

Do, 15. Dezember 2022 | Elbphilharmonie Cuarteto Casals Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge BW V 1080 So, 8. Januar 2023 | Elbphilharmonie Signum Quartett / Nils Mönkemeyer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Streichquintett g-Moll KV 516 sowie Werke von Leoš Janáček und Philipp Jarnach

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Sa, 21. Januar 2023 | Elbphilharmonie Jerusalem Quartet »Musik unter Gewaltherrschaft« Béla Bartók: Streichquartett Nr. 6 Sz 114 sowie Werke von Sergej Prokofjew und Dmitri Schostakowitsch

So, 23. April 2023 | Laeiszhalle Schumann Quartett / Anna Vinnitskaya Robert Schumann: Klavierquintett Es-Dur op. 44 sowie Werke von Robert Schumann und Frédéric Chopin Fr, 5. Mai 2023 | Laeiszhalle Zehetmair Quartett Johannes Brahms: Streichquartett c-Moll op. 51/1 sowie Werke von Anton Webern und Jean Sibelius

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THE ELBPHILHARMONIE ORGAN With its visually and acoustically impressive organ in the Grand Hall, the Elbphilharmonie can boast an instrument that is in a class of its own. Additional allure is provided by the modern console allowing an almost unlimited combination of sounds, »special effects« such as an antiphonal division in the reflector above the stage, and the adjustable air feed. As a result, the Klais organ quickly became established as an essential stop in the tour schedules of international concert organists. In the current season, five of those take to the manuals, headed by the resident organist Iveta Apkalna, who performs music from her Latvian homeland. The gifted improvisor Wayne Marshall holds the same office in Manchester, Daniel Roth in Paris’ Saint-Sulpice Church (as successor to legends such as Charles-Marie Widor and Marcel Dupré), Susanne Kujala at the Sibelius-Akademie in Helsinki, and Christian Schmitt in Bamberg. The latter will be delivering a particular highlight in a lieder duo with star baritone Matthias Goerne.

Di, 11. Oktober 2022

WAYNE MARSHALL

Werke von Franz Schmidt, Jean Roger-Ducasse, Charles-Marie Widor, Franz Liszt sowie eine Improvisation

Mi, 7. Dezember 2022

MATTHIAS GOERNE / CHRISTIAN SCHMITT

György Ligeti: Volumina sowie Lieder und Orgelwerke von Johannes Brahms, Max Reger und Franz Liszt

Mi, 25. Januar 2023

IVETA APKALNA

Werke von Pēteris Vasks, Lūcija Garūta, Linda Leimane, Alfrēds Kalniņš, Maija Einfelde, Ēriks Ešenvalds und Aivars Kalējs

Fr, 24. Februar 2023

DANIEL ROTH

Werke von Camille Saint-Saëns, Daniel Roth, Johann Sebastian Bach und César Franck

Di, 11. April 2023

SUSANNE KUJALA

Werke von Maija Hynninen, Johann Sebastian Bach, Max Reger und Veli Kujala

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Iveta Apkalna

Susanne Kujala

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These artists have what it takes to become the big names of tomorrow: whether they are just getting out of the starting blocks as they aim for global careers or they have already sprinted off and are quickly conquering the world’s major concert stages. The most accomplished of them can now be experienced in the fittingly named new series »Fast Lane« in the Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall. »Rising Stars« are usually nominated by the major European concert halls each year, but this time the class of 2021, which missed out because of the coronavirus situation, finally gets to perform. »Teatime Classics« in the Laeiszhalle Recital Hall presents carefully selected young award-winners.

YOUNG ARTISTS FAST LANE Mo, 10. Oktober 2022 Vivi Vassileva Schlagwerk Lucas Campara Diniz Gitarre Werke von Maki Ishii, Johann Sebastian Bach, Iannis Xenakis, Javier Contreras und Astor Piazzolla Sa, 5. November 2022 Immanuel Wilkins Quartet jazz ensemble Mi, 14. Dezember 2022 Ema Nikolovska Mezzosopran Gerold Huber Klavier Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang D 957 sowie ein neues Werk von Errollyn Wallen So, 19. Februar 2023 Simply Quartet Streichquartette von Joseph Haydn, Thomas Larcher und Antonín Dvořák

Immanuel Wilkins Quartet

Alexandre Kantorow

Mo, 20. März 2023 Alexandre Kantorow Klavier Werke von Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert und Franz Schubert in Bearbeitung von Franz Liszt Mi, 19. April 2023 Maria Ioudenitch Violine Sebastian Fritsch Violoncello Aaron Pilsan Klavier Das Programm wird später bekannt gegeben.

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Aris Quartett, James Newby, Milda Daunoraite

RISING STARS

TEATIME CLASSICS

Mo, 23. Januar 2023 Aris Quartett Streichquartette von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Misato Mochizuki und Edvard Grieg

Sa, 19. November 2022 Giorgi Gigashvili Klavier Werke von Domenico Scarlatti, Olivier Messiaen und Robert Schumann

Di, 24. Januar 2023 Cristina Gómez Godoy Oboe Mario Häring Klavier Werke von Adolphe Deslandres, Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy, Charlotte Bray, Paul Hindemith und Antal Doráti

Sa, 17. Dezember 2022 Lionel Martin Violoncello Demian Martin Klavier Werke von Franz Schubert und Dmitri Schostakowitsch

Mi, 25. Januar 2023 James Newby Bariton Joseph Middleton Klavier Lieder und Werke von Judith Bingham und Franz Schubert Do, 26. Januar 2023 Jess Gillam Saxofon Zeynep Özsuca Klavier Werke von Meredith Monk, Edmund Finnis, Francis Poulenc, Georg Philipp Telemann, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Kurt Weill und Astor Piazzolla Fr, 27. Januar 2023 Vanessa Porter Schlagwerk Jessica Porter Schlagwerk Werke von Georges Aperghis, Michio Kitazume, Vinko Globokar, Steve Reich und Yoshihisa Taïra Sa, 28. Januar 2023 Diana Tishchenko Violine Zoltán Fejérvári Klavier Werke von Ludwig van Beethoven, Vasco Mendonça und George Enescu

Sa, 21. Januar 2023 Adelphi Quartet Streichquartette von Joseph Haydn, Bushra El-Turk und Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sa, 18. Februar 2023 Sào Soulez Larivière Viola Annika Treutler Klavier Werke von Jonathan Harvey, Benjamin Britten, Igor Strawinsky und Dmitri Schostakowitsch Sa, 18. März 2023 Milda Daunoraite Klavier Werke von Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Alexander Skrjabin und Béla Bartók Sa, 15. April 2023 Javier Comesaña Violine Matteo Giuliani Klavier Werke von Enrique Granados, George Enescu und Johannes Brahms

Saturdays at 16:00 | Laeiszhalle Recital Hall Supported by the Cyril & Jutta A. Palmer-Stiftung

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JAZZ JAZZ IN DER ELBPHILHARMONIE Prominent figures from the US jazz world have traditionally been very well represented in the Elbphilharmonie. From the pianist Kenny Barron’s overdue venue debut and the reunion of four grandees who formed a short-lived supergroup in the mid-1990s to the groove guitar authority John Scofield, who slices up roots-rock gems using jazz silverware with the quartet »Yankee Go Home«. Ravi Coltrane honours the music of his parents, the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra pays a visit, and Wynton Marsalis returns. The Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés is joined by the Yoruban Orchestra for a performance of his »La Creación«, while the pianistic powerhouse Hiromi brings with her a string quartet. And the NDR Bigband has also put together some delightful programmes. Mi, 10. August 2022

KENNY BARRON QUARTET Mi, 17. August 2022

SHABAKA HUTCHINGS & SONS OF KEMET »Black to the Future«

Do, 18. August 2022

JAZZRAUSCH BIGBAND »Emergenz«

So, 21. August 2022

JASON MORAN Sa, 15. Oktober 2022

RAVI COLTRANE

»Cosmic Music: A Contemporary Exploration into the Music of John and Alice Coltrane«

Sa, 29. Oktober 2022

JOSHUA REDMAN / BRAD MEHLDAU CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE / BRIAN BLADE »A Moodswing Reunion«

Sa, 5. November 2022

IMMANUEL WILKINS QUARTET

So, 13. November 2022

SUN RA ARKESTRA Do, 24. November 2022

CHUCHO VALDÉS »THE CREATION«

Yoruban Orchestra / Hilario Durán / John Beasley

So, 4. Dezember 2022

NDR BIGBAND

Geir Lysne / Percy Pursglove / Florian Weber »Chromatic Aberration«

Sa, 4. März 2023

JOHN SCOFIELD’S »YANKEE GO HOME« Di, 4. April 2023

HIROMI & STRING QUARTET »The Piano Quintet«

Mo, 29. Mai 2023

NDR BIGBAND

Geir Lysne »Portraits of a Band«

Mo, 3. Juli 2023

WYNTON MARSALIS & JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA Elbphilharmonie Grand and Recital Hall

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JAZZ TRUMPET VOL. 2 The continuation of the jazz trumpet spotlight could also be called contemporar y funk trumpet. With Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Theo Croker and Terence Blanchard, three great Afro-American soloists with futuristic visions for their instruments give guest performances. And superstar Ibrahim Maalouf plays an intimate duo concert. Mo, 12. September 2022

CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH

»Chief Adjuah and the Sound Carved from Legend«

Mi, 26. Oktober 2022

THEO CROKER

»BLK2LIFE | A FUTURE PAST«

Brian Blade, Brad Mehldau, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride

Mo, 20. Februar 2023

TERENCE BLANCHARD E-COLLECTIVE JAZZ PIANO Old friends and new faces at »Jazz Piano«: Yaron Herman and Django Bates give solo guest performances for the first time, while Gerald Clayton gives his debut in a trio. Michael Wollny also performs as part of a trio, and Marc Copland returns with a quartet. Sylvie Courvoisier is finally able to perform the concert postponed as a result of the coronavirus, with an unchanged line-up.

Turtle Island Quartet »Absence«

Fr, 10. März 2023

IBRAHIM MAALOUF & FRANÇOIS DELPORTE Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall

Terence Blanchard

Mi, 19. Oktober 2022

YARON HERMAN Mi, 2. November 2022

MICHAEL WOLLNY TRIO

feat. Tim Lefebvre & Eric Schäfer

Mi, 30. November 2022

MARC COPLAND QUARTET Do, 16. Februar 2023

DJANGO BATES Di, 14. März 2023

GERALD CLAYTON TRIO Do, 27. April 2023

SYLVIE COURVOISIER TRIO Laeiszhalle Grand and Recital Hall All Jazz concerts supported by the Stiftung Elbphilharmonie

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WORLD MUSIC Sounds from ever y corner of the world are an important element in the Elbphilharmonie programme. To start the series, the amazing Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour returns with his band Le Super Étoile de Dakar. Over the course of the season, Chris Thile, Avi Avital and Hamilton de Holanda all present various aspects of the mandolin (see page 20). The DakhaBrakha quartet from Ukraine express their love of singing with archaically instrumented punk-folk. And overseeing all the other aspects of the world music programme this season is Angélique Kidjo, the great voice of modern, feminist Africa, who is curating her own »Reflektor« Festival (see page 30).

Somi

Fr, 21. Oktober 2022

Sa, 11. März 2023

YOUSSOU NDOUR & LE SUPER ÉTOILE DE DAKAR

LURA

Mo, 31. Oktober 2022

CHRIS THILE

»From Bach to Bluegrass«

Mi, 15. Februar 2023

AVI AVITAL BETWEEN WORLDS ENSEMBLE Rustavi Choir »Black Sea«

Do, 9. März 2023

DOBET GNAHORÉ »Couleur«

Fr, 10. März 2023

SOMI

»Zenzile – The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba«

»Bla Bla Bla«

So, 12. März 2023

OUM

»Daba«

So, 12. März 2023

ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO´S AFRICAN WOMEN ALL-STARS Mo, 24. April 2023

DAKHABRAKHA »ДахаБраха«

Di, 25. April 2023

HAMILTON DE HOLANDA & NDUDUZO MAKHATHINI »Routes of Discovery«

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National Gugak Center Seoul

WORLD CLASSICAL MUSIC »Classical« music is not an exclusively European phenomenon – it is found all over the earth, wherever advanced civilizations have developed sophisticated art forms. The »World Classical Music« series and thematic spotlights such as the Sufi Festival in November (see page 24) provide an opportunity to discover and enjoy these musical forms. Opening the series, the royal court music orchestra performs music and dance from South Korea, followed by ancient sounds from Indonesia. The second half of the season features songs by West-African bards and storytellers, as well as mugham music from Azerbaijan, which is improvised in accordance with strict rules, and which is included on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list. Sa, 17. September 2022

Sa, 26. November 2022

THE COURT MUSIC ORCHESTRA OF THE NATIONAL GUGAK CENTER SEOUL

MEHDI QAMOUM

Ein Gesamtkunstwerk aus Musik, Gesang und Tanz mit dem königlichen Hofmusikorchester aus Korea

Mo, 17. Oktober 2022

INDONESIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA Mystische Musiktraditionen aus Indonesien

Fr, 25. November 2022

ENSEMBLE SAFAR

Sufi-Musik und klassische Stücke aus der Blütezeit afghanischer Musikkultur

Fr, 25. November 2022

»ISTANBUL SEMA GRUBU« DER MEVLEVI

Sema-Zeremonie mit Musik und Tanz der drehenden Derwische

Sa, 26. November 2022

NAGHMA-E-ISRAFIL

Sufi-Musik der Frauen aus Gilgit-Baltistan (Kaschmir) im Karakorum-Gebirge

Mehrstündiges Trance-Ritual der Gnawa-Bruderschaft aus dem Maghreb

So, 27. November 2022

ALIREZA GHORBANI

»Lost in Love« Liebeslieder aus dem Rosengarten persischer Dichter

So, 27. November 2022

SAAMI BROTHERS QAWWAL PARTY

Die Tradition des ekstatischen Qawwal Bachay aus Karatschi

So, 12. März 2023

ABLAYE CISSOKO

Neue und traditionelle Griot-Musik aus Westafrika

Mi, 26. April 2023

SAHIB PASHAZADE DUO

Instrumentales Mugham aus Aserbaidschan

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MADE IN HAMBURG Mi, 5. Oktober 2022

TELLAVISION Sa, 17. Dezember 2022

GUACÁYO Fr, 17. Februar 2023

RHONDA Do, 23. März 2023

ROSACEAE Fr, 14. April 2023

KUOKO Do, 8. Juni 2023

ERREGUNG ÖFFENTLICHER ERREGUNG Guacáyo

Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall Supported by the Haspa Musik Stiftung

From the clubs and rehearsal rooms of this city and onto the Recital Hall stage: the »Made in Hamburg« series showcases popular artists from the local music scene in the Elbphilharmonie. It all kicks off with Tellavision, who describe their music as »hardware post pop«, followed by Guacáyo, who blend pop and reggae with social critique. The band Rhonda delivers some wonderfully casual neosoul, while Rosaceae and Kuoko are two exciting young female electro musicians. And the series is brought to a close by the post-punk band Erregung Öffentlicher Erregung.

BLIND DATE T h e l i g ht s d i m , t h e voices fade, the door opens – and the whole audience w ait s w ith bated breath to discover who will step onto the stage: with »Blind Date«, concertgoers never know in ad v ance w hat the y w il l he ar. Anything is possible, from classical or jazz to pop. Do, 20. Oktober 2022 Fr, 9. Dezember 2022 Di, 14. Februar 2023 Sa, 17. Juni 2023 64 |


EPHIL Electronic music is not only for dancing in clubs, it’s also an exhilarating experience in the concert format, sitting down and simply listening – as the »ePhil« series has been demonstrating for many years. The sound spectrum of these concerts is huge, and the musical worlds produced by the samplers, laptops and modular synthesizers infinite. In the new season, the series extends around the entire Elbphilharmonie for the first time. In the Grand Hall, Nils Frahm conjures minimalist poetic sounds, and Carsten Nicolai, aka Alva Noto, performs with a string orchestra on an elaborate stage. Icons such as Moritz von Oswald and Frank Bretschneider, and the exciting young musicians Maya Shenfeld and Rosaceae, perform in the Recital Hall and the Kaistudio.

Nils Frahm

Di, 18. Oktober 2022

NILS FRAHM Mi, 9. November 2022

MORITZ VON OSWALD TRIO

feat. Laurel Halo & Heinrich Köbberling »Dissent«

Fr, 18. November 2022

UNTERDECK: MAYA SHENFELD »In Free Fall«

Sa, 10. Dezember 2022

JAN JELINEK & FRANK BRETSCHNEIDER Fr, 10. Februar 2023

THOMAS ANKERSMIT

»Perceptual Geography - for Maryanne Amacher«

Do, 23. März 2023

ROSACEAE Sa, 22. April 2023

»ALVA NOTO: XERROX SELECTED«

stargaze / Carsten Nicolai / André de Ridder

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US IN THE CITY The Elbphilharmonie is firmly anchored in the Port of Hamburg, but its heart beats for everyone across the entire city. Because of that, concerts, workshops and join-in activities take place not only in the Elbphilharmonie itself, but also in more than 25 city districts. The diverse programmes invite people to enjoy music in a relaxed atmosphere or even to try their hand at playing themselves – from imaginative children’s concerts and instrument workshops to »Klangzeit«, which provides an intimate space for listening, singing along or simply being. This is a place where grandparents and babies, refugees and long-time residents, meet – in music, everyone is equal. Elbphilharmonie in the city with support of the Edekabank

Community-Projekt »Stadtlied« 2019

LOVE EST. 2023. WIE WIR LIEBEN. A community project that’s as colourful as Hamburg itself: »Love est. 2023« brings together Hamburg residents with very different backgrounds, nationalities and life situations. Under the guidance of artists and teachers, they create a unique art project that captures the many facets of love in our time: some make music, while others write lyrics and poetry or study choreographies. After five months, everything is brought together and performed with Ensemble Resonanz in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall – as part of the Hamburg International Music Festival, which in 2023 is all about »love«.

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So, 14. Mai 2023

LOVE EST. 2023. WIE WIR LIEBEN.

Abschlusskonzert des Community-Projekts der Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall In cooperation with the Backstage Jugendclub Deutsches Schauspielhaus, the Ensemble Resonanz and Kampnagell Further information about the project and registration can be found online: www.elbphilharmonie.de/mitmachen


ELBPHILHARMONIE+

Elbphilharmonie+-Workshop with Soumik Datta

From lecture concerts and film nights to visits to instrument builders’ workshops: the Elbphilharmonie’s accompanying programme opens up new, often surprising perspectives on the music in the concert hall. Linked to specific concerts, the Elbphilharmonie+ events look at fascinating themes relating to the programme, while also being full and rich experiences in and of themselves. Some are held in the Elbphilharmonie, while others take place in the cultural centres of the city districts and at special venues around Hamburg. This season the programme includes the popular formats »Story-Teller« – a fun, philosophical blend of speed-dating, good food and selected music – as well as »Insight Piano«, an entertaining lecture concert with star pianist William Youn and an exclusive Elbphilharmonie+ workshop with Soumik Datta Grand Piano Testin.

KLANGZEIT »Klangzeit« is the organic further development of the concert format »Distant Sounds«, which the Elbphilharmonie and Ensemble Resonanz have been presenting together for many years. What’s staying the same: the very special and highly accessible concert format, which invites people to listen to music and to sing songs in a relaxed setting. Dreaming and simply being there are expressly allowed. The Ensemble Resonanz musicians play short and varied pieces on their string instruments, and provide accompaniment for the singing. »Klangzeit« lasts around an hour, and a common theme always runs through the sequence of works and songs. What’s changing: from now on, the target audience includes not only people with dementia and their relatives, but also anyone who is seeking to experience live music in contexts other than conventional concert formats. They will also benefit from the fact that many Klangzeit events take place locally in the city districts, which means those who are keen to experience music in their neighbourhoods needn’t travel far.

Fr, 14. – Mo, 17. Oktober 2022 So, 25. – Di, 27. Juni 2023

KLANGZEIT

Ensemble Resonanz

Albertinen Haus, Bürgerhaus Bornheide, Das Rauhe Haus, Elbphilharmonie, Erlenbusch, Hartwig-Hesse-Quartier, KörberHaus, Seniorenzentrum Nordlandweg, Service Wohnen für Senioren In cooperation with the Körber-Stiftung and the Ensemble Resonanz

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Podcast-Aufnahme

MEDIATHEQUE As a 21st-century concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie’s doors are also open in the digital sense: livestreams from the concert hall are regularly broadcast in the jam-packed Mediatheque, featuring world-famous orchestras, jazz legends, singer-songwriters, world music stars and DJs. There are also exclusive music videos and interviews, podcasts, a large selection for children, as well as amazing music and backstage stories as educational and entertaining accompaniment to the programme. It’s worth taking a look! www.elbphilharmonie.de/mediathek With support of the Bank Julius Bär

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