What would a concert season at the Elbphilharmonie be without Igor Levit? The star pianist is one of the house's regulars, whether as a soloist, with a large orchestra, or in special programs such as his concert "Against Silence - Against Antisemitism" in autumn 2024. Now he returns with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the internationally renowned ensemble that confidently embarks on a cheerful performance of Shostakovich and Beethoven without a conductor.

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Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Igor Levit

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Ghosts: A Classical Evening of Chilling Beauty

Scarritt Bennett Center

"We drummers simply have this spirit of discovery," says young drummer Vivi Vassileva about herself and her drumming community. "We love discovering and combining new instruments and new sounds." What she means by this is evident in the piece "Frozen in Time" by Avner Dorman, which the Israeli composer once wrote for Vassileva's teacher, Martin Grubinger. In addition to countless drums, cymbals, and mallet instruments such as the wooden marimba, the metal vibraphone, and the glockenspiel, other instruments are used, including the African djembe, the Arabian darbuka, and several cencerros—a type of "tuned cowbell"—which can even be played as a melody instrument.

Young German Philharmonic / Vivi Vassileva / Stanislav Kochanovsky

Aided by a variety of reference points, this three-part ballet evening delves into the world of the 1950s and ‘60s.

Scottish-born Kenneth MacMillan is one of the leading choreographers of the 20th century. His 1966 ballet «Concerto», set to the music of Shostakovich's second piano concerto, is a celebrated piece of pure choreographic poetry.

In Cathy Marston’s ballet «Mrs. Robinson» – based on the novel «The Graduate» by Charles Webb – a recent college graduate becomes involved with the attractive Mrs. Robinson, a married woman from his parents’ circle of friends.

Countertime

Zurich Opera House

For many years, Sol Gabetta has been one of the most deeply moving and inspiring artists in the large Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival family. She performed at the SHMF for the first time in 2008 and was the acclaimed portrait artist in 2014 – the charismatic cellist has given a total of 35 concerts in a wide variety of formations in Schleswig-Holstein to date. Sol Gabetta will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the festival together with the Phiharmonia Orchestra from London under the direction of the young Finn Santtu-Matias Rouvali, who as chief conductor of the legendary orchestra is the successor to stars such as Riccardo Muti and Giuseppe Sinopoli.

Philharmonia Orchestra / Sol Gabetta / Santtu-Matias Rouvali

Around 1920, the composer Emánuel Moór had the vision of building the piano of the future. His duplex piano with two manuals was born out of the spirit of the late Romantic period and offers even more tonal colours and a greater richness of sound. On an ordinary piano, one touch of the keys causes a hammer to strike the string. With the duplex piano, two hammers can be coupled: one keystroke then produces two tones simultaneously. This doubling of the tones leads to an unimagined fullness of sound in the forte, and to a magical brilliance of sound in the piano. The two manuals allow for differentiated layers of sound. Emanuel Moór also developed new string instruments. His Moór violin and Moór viola will be presented at the concert.

Duplex Piano – The Piano with Two Manuals

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Boston Symphony Orchestra & Andris Nelsons

Gewandhaus

Aus solchen Gelegenheiten werden Karrieren gemacht: Im Sommer 2022 sprang Andrei Korobeinikov kurzfristig für einen erkrankten Kollegen als Solist der Münchner Symphoniker ein, und das gleich mit dem Mammutbrocken „Rach 3“. Der 1986 in der Nähe von Moskau geborenen Virtuose erntete tosenden Applaus – Grund genug für ein allseits sehnlichst erwartetes Wiedersehen. Auf dem Programm steht nun das funkensprühende 1. Klavierkonzert von Dmitri Schostakowitsch, entstanden vor allen politischen Restriktionen, die den Komponisten später noch ereilen sollten. Hier entlädt sich die pure Spielfreude, gepaart mit zahlreichen Zitaten quer durch die Musikgeschichte und einer Solotrompete als Gegenpart. Dazu stellt die deutsch-japanische Dirigentin Erina Yashima die Ouvertüre zu Carl Maria von Webers selten gespielter Ritteroper „Euryanthe“. Nach der Pause erklingt Dvořáks melodienselige 8. Symphonie. Da er sie zu einer erfolgreichen Tournee nach London mitnahm und dort drucken ließ, trägt sie den etwas irreführenden inoffiziellen Beinamen „Englische“. Die Musik aber ist echt böhmisch, mit akuter Ohrwurm-Gefahr.

Jadegrün

Prinzregententheater

Strife and battle erupt in Shostakovich’s musical portrayal of the precursor to the Russian Revolution in his Symphony No. 11, “The Year 1905”. Superstar pianist Marc-André Hamelin joins the Symphony in Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, an exhilarating joyride of keyboard pyrotechnics, melodic passion, and humor. Plus, hear South Korean composer Donghoon Shin’s Kafka’s Dream, inspired by a colorfully surreal story by Jorge Luis Borges.

Dmitri Schostakowitsch

Events

Upcoming events

7 - 10 Jan, 2027

Shostakovich & Rachmaninoff · Oregon Symphony

Past events

Oct 24, 2025

Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Igor Levit · Elbphilharmonie

Oct 10, 2025

Ghosts: A Classical Evening of Chilling Beauty · Nashville Chamber Music Society

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