Four actors distribute books on stage, referring to a scene from Parajanov's film *The Color of Pomegranates*, in which books lie on the roof of the Sanahin monastery to dry after a rainstorm. The actors lay out the books and talk about life, art, death, love, grief, [...].
The play explores the complex relationship between humans and machines. It tells the story of Drone, who lives equally in both worlds and understands neither love and her own feelings, nor her motives and revenge after being betrayed by humans. The performance combines a drone-punk aesthetic with elements from comics, sound design and [...]
Mozart's unfinished Requiem touches us with its stirring drama, its deep melancholy and its comforting soulfulness. Not least because of the partly mysterious story of its composition, which is linked to Mozart's own death, it is surrounded by an air of mystery and a transcendental aura. Together with the Chamber Choir Ireland, the Irish Chamber Orchestra under Thomas Zehetmair brings Mozart's [...]
Der erste Teil ist eine multidisziplinäre Performance über zivilen Widerstand, die vier verschiedene Medien miteinander verbindet: Poesie, Musik, Choreografie und Szenografie. Im Mittelpunkt der Aufführung steht eine Kantate, die Vladimir Rannev 2020 als Reaktion auf die Proteste in Belarus und deren Niederschlagung schrieb. Rannevs Kantate besteht aus elf unabhängigen Liedern, die jeweils auf ein Gedicht […]
In their project Róisín Reimagined, singer Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and the Irish Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Cormac McCarthy conjure up old musical traditions and bring them into the present day: Muireann's incomparable singing, which makes her one of the leading interpreters of Irish music, meets new orchestral arrangements of sean-nós songs. Sean-nós (Irish for "old style") refers to [...]
Dieses Projekt bietet eine seltene Gelegenheit, die Vielfalt der schnell wachsenden Musikszene in Zentralasien zu bewundern. Das Konzert wird von einer Podiumsdiskussion begleitet. Adam, der ewige Wanderer, durchschreitet die zyklische Reise, auf der sich die Kräfte von Licht und Schatten verweben und seinen Geist formen. Jeder Schritt durch dieses Labyrinth hinterlässt einen unauslöschlichen Abdruck und […]
Shortparis ist eine der gewagtesten, experimentellsten und intellektuellsten Bands der russischen Musikszene. Die Band ist für ihre intensive Energie und ihren genreübergreifenden Sound bekannt und hat mit ihrer einzigartigen Mischung aus Rock, Pop Noir, Art Punk, elektronischen Soundscapes und atemberaubenden Performances eine weltweite Anhängerschaft gewonnen. Shortparis, die in Russland nicht auftreten dürfen, werden das VOICES-Festival […]
The Canadian International Honens Piano Competition promotes the art of piano playing. It identifies and supports outstanding young artists and promotes a deeper understanding of the piano and piano music. It prepares its prizewinners - who embody the attitude of the complete artist - for a professional career as a musician by providing them with a comprehensive three-year [...]
After the opening tour of their Beethoven 27 project in november 2024, Jan Caeyers and the orchestra he founded, Le Concert Olympique, will return to the Elphi together with Kit Armstrong. The renowned Beethoven specialist Jan Caeyers has set himself a special goal with the Beethoven 27 project, which is scheduled to run for several years: With 27 works [...]
In January 2023, the audience in the Elbphilharmonie responded to the performance of Bach's St. John Passion with the Gaechinger Cantorey with minutes of cheering. "There was a lot to celebrate," commented Marcus Stäbler for the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper at the time, citing the "eye for the big picture", the "dense arc of suspense", the "sense of context" and the "feeling for [...]
