The opening of Elbphilharmonie is celebrated with a great variety of both classical and contemporary music, including works by our composers Messiaen, Haas, Pagh-Paan, Manoury, Enescu and Ravel. In February 2017, Rolf Hind’s “mindfulness opera” Lost in Thought will be performed at Elbphilharmonie as well.

Francis Poulenc: Figure Humaine
Sasha Waltz & Guests
Vocalconsort Berlin
1.1.2017 (Pre-Opening)

Olivier Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony (excerpt)
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Thomas Hengelbrock (cond.)
11.1.2017

Georg Friedrich Haas: Release (world premiere)
Ensemble Resonanz
Emilio Pomàrico (cond.)
12.1.2017, 15.1.2017, 20.1.2017

Younghi Pagh-Paan: Horizont auf hoher See (world premiere)
Philippe Manoury: Fragmenti (national premiere)
Arditti Quartet
17.1.2017

George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody no. 2
The Philharmonics
25.1. 2017

Maurice Ravel: String quartet in F Major
Quatuor Ebene
26.1. 2017