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Hamburger Kammermusikfest International

Classical musical experiences rich in timbre, emotion, and moments of virtuosity: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Trio Sonata opens with Baroque elegance and subtle counterpoint. Frédéric Chopin’s Variations on a Theme by Rossini display playful virtuosity, while Claude Debussy’s »Beau soir« and Gabriel Fauré’s »Après un rêve« open up intimate, impressionistic soundscapes. Maurice Ravel’s »Habanera« and »Tzigane« bring fiery passion and rhythmic sophistication, before Bedřich Smetana’s powerful Piano Trio in G minor brings the evening to a spectacular close with dramatic verve and virtuoso energy.

PERFORMERS

Smetana Trio trio

Markéta Janousková violin

Jan Páleníček violoncello

Jitka Čechová piano

Massimo Mercelli flute

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonate Nr. 3 G-Dur BWV 1038 für Flöte, Violine und Basso continuo

Frédéric Chopin
Variationen über ein Thema von G. Rossini für Flöte und Klavier E-Dur

Claude Debussy
Beau soir

Gabriel Fauré
Après un rêve op. 7/1

Maurice Ravel
Habanera für Violoncello und Klavier

Maurice Ravel
Tzigane

- Interval -

Bedřich Smetana
Klaviertrio g-Moll op. 15

Hamburger Kammermusikfest International / Operngala

The program of the »Hamburger Kammermusikfest International« focuses on works ranging from the late Romantic period to the present day. At the same time, compositions from other eras frame the individual concert performances. Works by well-known and lesser-known composers, as well as crossovers into other musical genres, promise a comprehensive view of the current world of chamber music. In the concerts, the musicians are brought together in unique ensembles. The lineups are deliberately cosmopolitan in order to bring the resulting artistic and cultural influences to life. This creates unique concerts that turn every evening into a very special musical and cultural experience. As part of the »classicYoungstRs« platform, young, award-winning emerging talents will rehearse selected works for their performances at the Hamburg Chamber Music Festival. In several concerts, these young talents will demonstrate their extraordinary skills.

A gala evening in a class of its own: Three young opera stars and eight top musicians, conducted by Elisaveta Blumina, present arias and duets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Charles Gounod, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and other master composers. Splendor, virtuosity, and drama: An evening full of splendor, intensity, and musical highlights! Opera in its most immediate, captivating form. This concert is a unique experience that is rarely available in this form.

PERFORMERS

classicYoungstRs Ensemble Hamburger Kammermusikfest International 2026

Maria Kokareva soprano

Alexandra Yangel mezzo-soprano

Junho Hwang tenor

Elisaveta Blumina director

Mathias Meyer moderation

PROGRAM

Piotr I. Tschaikowsky
Duet from the opera »The Queen of Spades«

Charles Gounod
Salut! Demeure chaste et pure / Gegrüßt sei mir, o heil’ge Stätte / Salve! dimora casta e pura

Charles Gounod
Ah! Je veux vivre / Walzerlied der Juliette aus »Roméo et Juliette«

Georges Bizet
Chanson Bohème aus »Carmen«

Léo Delibes
Viens, Mallika ... Sous le domé epais

- Interval -

Giuseppe Verdi
Lunge da lei ... Oh mio rimorso! Oh infamia! (Ferne von ihr)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn ... Zum Leiden bin ich auserkoren

Gaetano Donizetti
Chi è mai quel matto… Esulti pur la Barbara aus »L’elisir d’amore«

Giuseppe Verdi
O don fatale (Verhängnisvoll war das Geschenk)

Giuseppe Verdi
E strano ... Ah, fors’ è lui ... Sempre libera (’s ist seltsam)

Giacomo Puccini
Che gelida manina (Wie eiskalt ist dies Händchen)

Ruperto Chapí y Lorente
Carceleras aus Zarzuela »Las hijas del Zebedeo«

Harburger Wochenmarkt

From Monday to Saturday, fresh food from the region can be bought here.

Harry Potter und das verwunschene Kind

Alohomora! The new play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" opens up to you. The Broadway-acclaimed play is now also thrilling at Hamburg's Theater am Großmarkt. Experience breathtaking magic at "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," "the most spectacular show ever seen in a theater" (Süddeutsche Zeitung). The eighth story in the Harry Potter saga is the only one you can only experience live at the Theater am Großmarkt in Hamburg.

There's a lot of magic going on in the world of Harry Potter, and this translates to the stage of the performance. With surprising effects and impressive scenery, the audience is amazed: Wasn't there real magic at work?

The play is musically accompanied by four suites, each of which characterizes one of the plays' acts. Grammy and Ivor Novello Award winner Imogen Heap created the music specifically for HARRY POTTER and the Cursed Child.

Nineteen years after the events at Hogwarts made famous by the books and films, Harry Potter is a 37-year-old father of three and works in the Law Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Magic. The youngest son, Albus Severus, follows in the awed footsteps of his father, who once won the heroic battle against Lord Voldemort, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry Potter's past keeps catching up with him, as his son, of all people, befriends the son of his former archenemy, Draco Malfoy. In a thrilling twist, Albus steals a Time-Turner against Harry Potter's wishes, merging the past with the present. The country's long-fought peace is in jeopardy, and Harry Potter's adventure continues with plenty of magic, numerous dark spells, and ultimately the hope that everything will turn out for the best.

Hempels Beatles-Tour

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10th anniversary: HEMPEL Beatles tour!

Stefanie Hempel is the inventor of the musical Beatles tour in Hamburg. Since 10 years, she has - armed with a small ukulele - fans and tourists by St. Pauli in the footsteps of the Fab Four. Get HEMPEL Beatles tour of THE Beatles expert Hamburg to all the places lead where Beatles history was written. With live music on the road and the final concert in a club with Beatles past.

HEMPEL Beatles tour provides insights into the rock'n'roll life of the Beatles in Hamburg through many images, quotes, funny anecdotes and of course the live-played early Beatles songs on the road. Let us guide you to all the places where the Beatles played live or used and where legendary photos were taken. Learn at HEMPEL Beatles tour all about the early history of the Beatles, via rocker and Exis and St. Pauli's exciting music history!

The Beatles 1960-1962 5 engagements in Hamburg 4 clubs. Here until they develop into a professional live band. Her personal style, their image undergoes in Hamburg a decisive character. They learn Ringo Starr know and play in Hamburg for the first time in the famous Beatles constellation. HEMPEL Beatles tour shows the important places where the Fab Four and provides an insight into the lives of the Beatles during their time in the neighborhood.


"A Beatles cassette is to blame for everything!" Says Stefanie Hempel. When she comes to Hamburg in 1998, she will participate as a big Beatles fan at a Beatles tour and is amazed that there are none. So the native Mecklenburg, invents the musical HEMPEL Beatles tour! Meanwhile it is considered THE Beatles expert in Hamburg and is also used by the media always as a consultant, interviewee and of course as a singer.

New! Incl. free admission and final concert in Sankt Pauli Museum

Hörbar: Katt Hernandez & Marina Cyrino / Sandro Nicolussi / Isak Han (BLURRED EDGES FESTIVAL)

Katt Hernandez: violin

Marina Cyrino: prepared flute

Sandro Nicolussi: found film, audio recordings

Isak Han: nUFO, electronics

This evening at Hörbar brings together four interdisciplinary artists whose performances conceive of experimental music as a living, process-driven act.

For the first time, Katt Hernandez and Marina Cyrino perform as a duo, uniting prepared flute and violin in an encounter that pushes the boundaries of their instruments through extended techniques, physical gestures, and electronics. Their performance becomes a dialog between the acoustic and the digital, between precise virtuosity and spontaneous sonic exploration.

With his audiovisual work "Fair Use," Sandro Nicolussi interrogates questions of originality and artistic appropriation: Using found film and audio recordings, he probes the moment where nostalgia tips into critique - and where piracy becomes an artistic act.

Isak Han places the body at the center of computer music: With his self-built instrument "nUFO," he transforms code in real time into a responsive, almost organic sonic experience. Here, the machine is not operated but played.

Together, these four artists reveal the rich diversity of contemporary experimental music: as a space for collaboration, a form of resistance, and an act of playful discovery.

as part of Blurred Edges Festival https://blurrededges.de

Kindly supported by Verband für aktuelle Musik Hamburg