Elbphilharmonie Hamburg: The Inaugural Concert

The Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg's brandnew “hall of wonders” (The Guardian) opens its doors with an inaugural concert of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester under the baton of Principal Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock and several top-class soloists. In varying instrumentation the possibilities of the Elbphilharmonie’s Grand Hall and its acoustics are explored in a programme that spans across all musical eras, from the Renaissance to the present. It culminates in a brand-new commissioned work, created especially for this occasion by the most important living German composer, Wolfgang Rihm. “A striking building, a scintillating concert!” (The New York Times).