Name: Chamber Concert / Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra
Start: 2026-05-10T11:00:00
Location: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Daniel Cho

Mario Montes

Hibiki Oshima

Petar Kostov

Markus Tollmann

Iris Icellioglu

Felix Heckhausen

Maria  Rallo Muguruza

Clara Grünwald

Kathrin Wipfler

Joanna Kamenarska

Patrick Hollich

José Silva

Jan Polle

Felix von Werder

Camille Lemonnier

Hiroaki  Taewook Ahn

Kostas Malamis

Clara Bellegarde

Jonas Burow

Bettina Rühl

Yitong Guo

Tobias Bloos

Saskia Hirschinger

Christine Hu

Hannes Biermann

Michael Dorner

Rupert Wachter

Bernd Künkele

Jan-Niklas Siebert

Daniel Burmeister

William  Philippe Costa e Sous

Yuri Katsumata - Monegatto

John Martin

Maximilian Or

Elbphilharmonie

NDR Chamber Concert

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

In the Audience Orchestra, dedicated amateurs rehearse with great enthusiasm and at a very high artistic level under conductor Michael Petermann, the director of the Hamburger Konservatorium. Each year the orchestra gives two performances in the Grand Hall and further concerts in Hamburg districts, in which they play the pieces they’ve been practicing so intensively.

Elbphilharmonie Audience Orchestra

In this workshop, participants can learn about a wide variety of stringed instruments: classical instruments from the symphony orchestra, such as the violin, viola, cello and double bass; added to this, other representatives, such as the mandolin, banjo and ukulele. A large harp is also available. With guidance, you can try the instruments; at the end, you also play together as a group.

Workshop: Klassiko String Instruments

For one day, everything at the Elbphilharmonie revolves around the most natural way of making music – singing! On four stages throughout the building, which is freely accessible to all visitors, 16 North German choirs will perform in a wide variety of ensembles and styles, from gospel to jazz, madrigals to sea shanties. Spontaneous mini-workshops invite you to participate, whether in group improvisation, vocal experiments, or body percussion.

The Elbphilharmonie Sings

For his return to the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, American conductor Ryan Bancroft has put together a program that, with works from Sweden, Germany, and Great Britain, essentially maps out his personal professional landscape. The concert begins with a young piece from Bancroft's current musical home of Sweden: The leader of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra conducts a work by former NDR Composer in Residence Anders Hillborg. This all-rounder of new music wrote his sonically irresistible "Sound Atlas" on commission from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, among others. After the triumphant premiere in 2019, the Financial Times wrote: "If Stanley Kubrick were to return for a remake of '2001' and needed a soundtrack, Hillborg would be his man."

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Ryan Bancroft

Space. Endless expanses. While these aren't the adventures of the Starship Enterprise, concert organist Mari Fukumoto's program offers a very special kind of adventure. She embarks on a musical journey into space – and this includes perhaps the most famous music about celestial bodies in a colorful organ arrangement.

Mari Fukumoto, Organ

The American cellist Seth Parker Woods and the Ensemble Resonanz bring six voices to life that connect with each other across time and borders. They tell of struggle and loss, of rebellion and hope, of fractures and the attempt to heal them. Memory is their common foundation.

Ensemble Resonanz / Seth Parker Woods

The Times once enthusiastically described Håkan Hardenberger as "the best trumpeter in the galaxy" after a concert. Whether it's a classic concerto by Johann Nepomuk Hummel or new works by composers like Mark-Anthony Turnage, the Swede breathes life into the music with his trumpet, this time accompanied by the renowned Mahler Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Daniel Harding.

Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Håkan Hardenberger / Daniel Harding

For his guest appearance with his Hamburg colleagues, Stanislav Kochanovsky, Chief Conductor of the NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra from Hanover, has brought a program featuring three Slavic composers. Nikolai Lugansky, a renowned Rachmaninoff expert who has released a highly acclaimed complete recording of his piano concertos, will be at the piano.

GDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Nikolai Lugansky / Stanislav Kochanovsky

Insects do not have the best reputation with people. They sting and bite, crawl into corners and crevices and, with their spindly legs and antennae, are simply just disgusting - that is the commonly held perception. At the same time, many insects are extremely important for ecological balance! Beetles, for instance, break up the soil, compost waste, contribute to the pollination of plants and control pests. The band Bad Bugs gives a voice to the oppressed – and fights back against the fact that more and more habitats for insects are being destroyed. With synthesisers, electric guitars and their voices, they bring the »Underground Sound« of the world of bugs onto the stage and musically present their way of looking at things. They do not wish to be repressed any longer! Together with the audience, they transform their environment so that everyone feels comfortable within it, people and animals alike.

Twinkle Concert L / Bad Bugs

The Canadian trumpeter and composer Kenny Wheeler (1930 - 2014) was one of the quieter but all the more powerful figures in jazz. His move to Great Britain in 1952 was what we would today call a »match«, a happy and momentous encounter. A lyrical melancholic (»sad music makes me happy«) met the hard-hitting sound and broad rhythm of northern English brass bands and, with an irrepressible desire for freedom, mixed some of the most important and influential large ensemble recordings of the last 60 years.

NDR Bigband / Norma Winstone / Dave Holland / Nikki Iles

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ monumental »Sea Symphony« merges solos, choir and orchestra into an ode to the sea and the longing for distant shores. This symphony is full of indulgent romantic exuberance and yet is far more than just a musical description of nature. It deals with the fundamental questions of human existence, which the American poet Walt Whitman expresses with enormous linguistic power. For him, the sea itself is a symbol – of the innermost self that man can and must discover and explore, just as he explores the sea.

Choir St. Michaelis / Ensemble Reflektor / Jörg Endebrock

The soundscapes of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra's chamber concerts are as diverse as the personalities of the musicians who perform in them. The demands of the orchestra pit are often determined by the scale and diversity of voices. Chamber music, on the other hand, reduces this dimension to smaller ensembles and allows for intimate musical interaction. As in a dialogue, diverse opinions collide, new ideas emerge and develop during performance, thus opening up a creative space for spontaneous development.