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

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HamburgInnere Stimmen

© CoveNouveau
Laeiszhalle: Kleiner Saal, Sun 27 Sep at 11:00
Turina, Shostakovich, Dvořák
Mariko Miwa; Yu Lin; Juhee Lee; David Martín Gutiérrez
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HamburgGstaad Festival Orchestra

© Bailey Davidson
Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Wed 30 Sep at 20:00
Elgar, Beethoven
Gstaad Festival Orchestra; Jaap van Zweden; Daniel Hope
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HamburgThe Cleveland Orchestra

© Vittoria Greco
Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Fri 2 Oct at 20:00
Strauss R., Shostakovich
The Cleveland Orchestra; Franz Welser-Möst; Golda Schultz
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Neumeier’s more human take on a classic fairytale lacks magic

Francesco Cortese, João Santana and Jack Bruce in John Neumeier’s A Cinderella Story © Kiran West
Vikki Jane Vile, 13 Sep
John Neumeier's take on the traditional tale of Cinderella was a deliberate attempt to break free from the classic fairytale when it first premiered in 1992.
**111
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Transatlantic sparks and refreshing Brahms from Gilbert and the NDR

Alan Gilbert © Marco Borggreve
Mengguang Huang, 11 Sep

From John Adams’ swinging mechanics and Simone Lamsma’s fiery Korngold to Alan Gilbert’s masterfully paced Brahms First, the NDR Elbphilharmonie ignite the evening with boundless energy.

****1
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Prokofiev thrills from the Vienna Phil in Hamburg

Tugan Sokhiev and Hilary Hahn © Sören L. Schirmer
Mengguang Huang, 08 Sep
Hilary Hahn celebrates Dvořák’s birthday at the Elbphilharmonie with the Vienna Philharmonic and Tugan Sokhiev.
****1
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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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