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Classical music, opera, ballet and dance in Hamburg, Germany

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HamburgPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

© Suxiao Yang
Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Wed 2 Sep at 20:00
Simon, Barber, Dvořák
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Augustin Hadelich
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HamburgEin Cello kommt selten allein

© Kiran West
Laeiszhalle: Brahms Foyer, Tue 8 Sep at 12:30
Haydn, Glière, Piazzolla, Saint-Saëns
Rafael Menges; David Martín Gutiérrez
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HamburgWiener Philharmoniker

© Chris Lee
Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Tue 8 Sep at 20:00
Dvořák, Prokofiev
Vienna Philharmonic; Tugan Sokhiev; Hilary Hahn
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Hilary Hahn and Omer Meir Wellber offer electrifying finale in Hamburg

Omer Meir Wellber © Daniel Dittus
Mengguang Huang, 05 Jul
The Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg balances Barbara Assiginaak’s intimate modernism with a Dvořák Ninth of explosive, Mahlerian intensity.
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A perfect landing with Harding and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Håkan Hardenberger, Daniel Harding and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra © Carolin Windel
Mengguang Huang, 17 Jun
Håkan Hardenberger joins the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Daniel Harding for a thrilling night concluding with a breathtaking, high-energy Beethoven Four. 
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Staatskapelle Dresden’s sonic alchemy at the Elbphilharmonie

Daniele Gatti conducts the Staatskapelle Dresden © Oliver Killig
Mengguang Huang, 02 Jun
From the earthy joy of Meistersinger to the sublime textures of Debussy, Daniele Gatti channels the Dresdeners' legendary, layered warmth into an unforgettable evening of pure acoustic luxury.
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Sofia Gubaidulina dies at age of 93

Sofia Gubaidulina (1931–2025) © Japan Art Association, The Sankei Shimbun
Bachtrack, 13 Mar
Born in Christopol in 1931, Gubaidulina’s intensely spiritual music marked her out as the most important Russian composer of the contemporary period.
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The Bachtrack guide to Hamburg

Elbphilharmonie © Maxim Schulz
Sarah Schnoor, 23 May
The north German city offers a plethora of fabulous music venues. We give a rundown of the city’s most important and most elegant locations for classical music, large and small.
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