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Live stream in 20 days on 20 Jun 2025 at 20:00 : Italian baroque music in the Grand Hall

Under the direction of Klaas Stok, the NDR Vokalensemble and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin fill the Grand Hall with enchanting music from the Baroque period.

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: Elbphilharmonie Sessions: Voces Suaves

The Swiss vocal ensemble sings Claudio Monteverdi’s madrigal »O come è gran martire« on the attic of the Hamburg Laeiszhalle.

Concert project: »The Art of Being Human«

Timeless humanity – an interdisciplinary concert project featuring music, sculpture and dance in the Grand Hall

Bach’s »Christmas Oratorio«
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Video on demand from 7 Dec 2023 : Bach’s »Christmas Oratorio«

The NDR Vokalensemble gets everyone in a festive mood with a performance of Bach’s famous »Christmas Oratorio« in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall – featuring the world-class tenor Julian Prégardien.

A portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck

About the fast-paced life of the great opera reformer, his adventurous travels and his rise to become the »Knight of the Golden Spur«.

Interview mit Patrizia Bovi

»Mittelalter-Musik wie eine Rockband spielen« – die italienische Musikerin Patrizia Bovi über ihre Beschäftigung mit jahrhundertealter Musik.

The deep well of history

A brief look at Armenia’s ancient music in the 21st century

5 Questions to Graindelavoix

Björn Schmelzer, founder and artistic director of the vocal ensemble Graindelavoix, on a unique performance at the Elbphilharmonie.

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: »And then something magical happens«

An encounter with Lea Desandre, Thomas Dunford and his fantastic early music ensemble Jupiter.

The Tallis Scholars

The legendary British vocal ensemble in a live stream from the Grand Hall. Concert stream from 15.5.2023 no longer available.

Bach's St Matthew Passion

The Easter-time classic, performed by two top ensembles: the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra and Vox Luminis. Concert Stream from 5.4.2023 no longer available.

Bach: The Ways of a Dynasty

The Bach family stepped into the limelight a long time before Johann Sebastian was born.

Leila Schayegh: Every note counts

The Baroque violinist immerses herself in the past – with a very modern idea.

Interview with the conductor Raphaël Pichon

»Bach’s music speaks to us as to a friend«. Who was Bach? What inspired him? A conversation with the French conductor.

Bach: B minor Mass
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Video on demand from 20 Dec 2020 : Bach: B minor Mass

The Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble play Bach’s monumental work.

Handel: Water Music & Fireworks music

The Finnish Baroque Orchestra combines Handel's festive suites with traditional Finnish works. Concert stream from 19.08.2022 no longer available.

5 questions to Christina Pluhar

The Austrian lutenist talks about her fascination with Early Music and how she manages to make it sound thoroughly modern.

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: Ensemble Resonanz: Christmas Oratorio

The ensemble in residence of the Elbphilharmonie performs an urban chamber music version of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.

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