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SymphonyCast takes us into Hamburg’s newest concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie, Fri 6/28 @ 8pm

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Published May 22, 2024 at 12:03 PM EDT

In January 2017 the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (formerly NDR Symphony Orchestra) moved into the stunning new Elbphilharmonie concert hall, finally gaining a permanent musical home after seventy years without a base.

Hamburg’s newest concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie, located on a peninsula, with water surrounding — Hamburg’s newest concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie

6/7 Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Strauss: Violin Concerto Chausson: Symphony (Renaud Capuçon, v; Danish National Symphony Orchestra; Tugan Sokhiev, cond)

6/14 Washington: Say Casarrubios: Overture and Chorale J. S. Bach: Chaconne for Solo Violin Schubert: String Quartet No. 14, Death and the Maiden (A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra)

6/21 Wei: Invisible Portals Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Jupiter (Augustin Hadelich, v; Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra; Jaime Martín, cond)

6/28 Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 (Kian Soltani, c; NDR Elbphilharmonie; Karina Canellakis, cond)

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SymphonyCast takes us into Hamburg’s newest concert hall, the Elbphilharmonie, Fri 6/28 @ 8pm

In January 2017 the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (formerly NDR Symphony Orchestra) moved into the stunning new Elbphilharmonie concert hall, finally gaining a permanent musical home after seventy years without a base.