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: Video podcast with Derrick Gee

Four generations discussing the future of music – a conversation with Derrick Gee (Creator in Residence 2024/25)

Elbphilharmonie Talk with Riccardo Minasi

About his journey to the conductor’s stand, about vegetable beds and a football player that everyone should know: a talk with Riccardo Minasi (in Englisch).

Umgehört: Musik-Orakel

Eine Frage, sieben Antworten: »Wie klingt die Zukunft?«

Interview mit Antoine Tamestit

»Der Raum zwischen Künstler und Publikum ist spirituell« – der Bratschist über den besonderen Charakter seines Instruments, das Zentrum der Harmonie und atemlos gespannte Stille.

Music and the future

Music about the future, the future of music, music of the future – an essay.

Pierre Boulez – A Portrait

A look back at the life and legacy of the revolutionary composer and sought-after conductor, who would have celebrated his 100th birthday in 2025.

Alban Berg’s »Wozzeck«: a key work of modernism

Alban Berg broke new ground with his opera, which premiered in 1925 – both in terms of content and music.

Interview with Matthias Goerne

Baritone Matthias Goerne on the enduring relevance of Alban Berg’s »Wozzeck« and the future of classical music.

ByteFM Podcast: Hamburg International Music Festival 2025

ByteFM presenter Leif Gütschow looks ahead to the International Music Festival 2025 – with guests from Tin Men and the Telephone

Musical Futurism

The song of the turbines: musical diversity meets political simplicity. A hundred years ago, Futurism came to an abrupt end.

»The future can always be understood as renewal too«

Discussing the music festival theme »Future«: A conversation with Barbara Lebitsch, Artistic Director of the Elbphilharmonie

The future potential of AI in music

Art is considered as an example of a profoundly human quality: creativity. What’s happening to this creativity in the age of artificial intelligence?

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: Florence Gaub on the future

The Franco-German future researcher explains, as part of the opening ceremony of the 2025 Music Festival, why optimism comes from action.

A body of light and sound

Philip Glass’ film score for »Koyaanisqatsi« redefined the interplay between visual and acoustic spheres. This civilisation-critical »Gesamtkunstwerk« remains frighteningly relevant today.

Community project »Futur X – When is Tomorrow?«

The Elbphilharmonie community project sees 85 people from Hamburg bring their visions of the future to the stage.

Iván Fischer: A Portrait

A shining force from the shadows: with his Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer brings new life to beloved classics.

John Cage: Squaring the keys

In »Cage2«, Bertrand Chamayou and Elodie Sicard stage early works for prepared piano by John Cage.

The Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall

A genuine talent for transformation: a film all about the special features of the Recital Hall and what it is capable of.

Unusual Stories from the Laeiszhalle

Ten of the most entertaining stories about Hamburg's venerable concert hall.

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