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Elbphilharmonie

Concert venue in Hamburg, Germany, centered on its 2,100-seat Grand Hall. Historic warehouse bones meet a glass-wave concert complex on the Elbe.

Upcoming shows
423
Address
4 Platz der Deutschen Einheit, 20457 Hamburg
Phone
040 3576660
Next show
Sun, 15 Nov 2026
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Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg

About Elbphilharmonie

Elbphilharmonie is Hamburg’s 2,100-seat Grand Hall venue, a waterfront concert complex whose rippling glass crown rises from the brick Kaispeicher A warehouse. The main room places its stage at the centre of terraced “vineyard” seating, surrounding performers instead of arranging the audience in a frontal auditorium. A suspended sound reflector above the stage and the building’s harbor-edge setting give orchestral concerts an unusually close-range scale.

A warehouse, a freeze, an opening

The project began as a 2001 proposal by architect and developer Alexander Gérard and art historian Jana Marko to put a concert hall on Kaispeicher A. That warehouse, built between 1963 and 1966, had stored tea, tobacco and cocoa; Herzog & de Meuron designed the new glass structure above its retained brick base.

Its route to opening supplied the defining drama. Construction began in 2007 with a 2010 target, then work reached a standstill in 2011 amid disputes and technical concerns. Hamburg and builder Hochtief reached a new agreement in 2013, allowing construction to resume. The taxpayer cost cited at opening had climbed from €77 million to €789 million. On 11 January 2017, the hall was inaugurated, beginning with a concert by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and launching the building after a decade of construction.

The room today

Classical orchestral and chamber music form the core, while HamburgMusik’s programme shares the building with concerts and subscriptions from NDR, Symphoniker Hamburg, Ensemble Resonanz and other presenters. Jazz, world traditions, pop and electronic music have dedicated series and seasonal strands. For a full-scale show, the Grand Hall delivers the venue’s signature setup: 2,100 seats in terraces around a central stage, with every listener placed within 30 metres of the conductor. The 550-capacity Recital Hall offers a flexible, more intimate alternative for chamber music, solo recitals, jazz and world music.

Sources

  1. Press Kit: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg — Elbphilharmonie
  2. The Halls — Elbphilharmonie
  3. Elbphilharmonie: Die wichtigsten Etappen — NDR
  4. The Opening of Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie (January 11, 2017) — German History in Documents and Images
  5. Elbphilharmonie Opening — Elbphilharmonie
  6. 2026/27 Season — Elbphilharmonie
  7. World Classical Music — Elbphilharmonie

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