»War and Peace« is the motto of the Hamburg International Music Festival 2024, with Hamburg’s orchestras and top-class international guests once again putting together a varied programme over five weeks for the glittering season finale.
Hear to feel – and the Elbphilharmonie is the best place to do this! The programme for the 2024/25 season once again offers hundreds of concerts, exciting festivals and the best artists of our time. Subscriptions are on sale now!
What unites the great world religions? Fascinating singing that has been inextricably linked to the traditions of Islam, Judaism and Christianity for thousands of years. Three singers present this musical adventure through the Mediterranean region.
The life of St Francis of Assisi, magnificently set to music by Olivier Messiaen: this opera closes the Musikfest with a spectacular production featuring the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Kent Nagano and Anna Prohaska as the Angel.
The »Songs of Exile« combine medieval Armenian poems and traditional Armenian rhythms and melodies with neoclassical sounds full of energy. Wandering, being a stranger and the (im)possibility of arriving, moulded into touching music.
In his »Madrigals of War and Love«, Monteverdi alternates between war dramas and tales of love and passion. This masterpiece between Renaissance and Baroque is performed by two top early music ensembles with a high-calibre cast.
When star baritone Thomas Quasthoff reads from letters from the First World War in a sonorous voice, the authors seem to come alive again. Enthusiasm, fear, hope and even humour are impressively framed by the piano trio.
To mark the end of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra’s season, star pianist Martha Argerich is inviting as artist-in-residencenumerous musical friends to take part in her festival throughout the city. Three concerts take place in the Elbphilharmonie.
Four concerts with some of the top soloists of our time: stars like Antoine Tamestit, Alexandre Kantorow and exciting all-star ensembles perform masterpieces of chamber music in the intimate setting of the Laeiszhalle Recital Hall.
Pierre-Laurent Aimard is one of the best pianists of our time and is recognised for his subtle playing. With the Symphoniker Hamburg, he plays Bartók's Second Piano Concerto, which invites to virtuoso music-making.
Music brings comfort – this is as true today as it was during the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th century. With viols, organ, harp and voice, soprano Dorothee Mields and the Hathor Consort present a sound panorama from Heinrich Schütz and contemporaries.
Poetic productions, first-class ensembles and wonderful melodies: the hand-picked Funkelkonzerte concerts open up the world of music to young audiences – in the Elbphilharmonie and in many Hamburg neighbourhoods.
Honking cars, ringtones or scanning noises at the supermarket checkout – we are surrounded by many noises in everyday life. Alex, Amazing and Yurii talk to foley artist Simone Nowick about the meaning of sounds.
Trumpet, bongo, synthesizer: in the workshops, the Elbphilharmonie's huge fund of instruments can be explored. Children and adults welcome! New to the programme: the keyboard instruments workshop.
From 0 to 99: there is something for everyone at our workshops and entertaining concerts aimed at different age groups – not only at the Elbphilharmonie, but also in Hamburg’s city districts.
