2017. január 12., csütörtök 09:54 |
Opening ceremonies for the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg |
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Hamburg, 12. January, 2017 (APA/OTS) - Today (11.01.2017), a ceremony and the inaugural concert marked the official opening of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. The concert hall is the new musical heart of the northern German metropolis. The spectacular venue uses its architecture and its programme to combine artistic excellence with the utmost in openness and accessibility. Designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron and perched between the city and the harbour, the Elbphilharmonie unites the former Kaispeicher warehouse with a new glass structure featuring wave-like peaks and valleys on top. In addition to three concert halls, among other features, the building is home to a hotel and a viewing platform which is open to the public and which underscores the new landmark's character as a "house for all". |
A ceremony in the Grand Hall marked the beginning of the opening
festivities. For the occasion, addresses were held by German Federal
President Joachim Gauck, First Mayor of Hamburg Olaf Scholz, Jacques
Herzog from Herzog & de Meuron and General and Artistic Director
Christoph Lieben-Seutter. Guests included German Federal Chancellor
Angela Merkel and numerous other high-ranking representatives from
the worlds of politics and culture.
In the Grand Hall, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra under the
direction of its Chief Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock performed with
the choir of the Bayerischer Rundfunk, as well as renowned soloists
such as Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller
(soprano), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (mezzo-soprano), Pavol Breslik (tenor)
and Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone).
One of the highlights was the first-ever performance of a work
commissioned specially for the occasion by the German contemporary
composer Wolfgang Rihm titled "Reminiszenz. Triptychon und Spruch in
memoriam Hans Henny Jahnn für Tenor und Großes Orchester". As a
follow-up, the orchestra played a series of related works from
several different centuries which gave the audience a first,
powerful glimpse of the outstanding acoustics of the Grand Hall,
which are the result of the efforts of Japanese star acoustics
expert Yasuhisa Toyota. The evening concerts came to a head with
Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9 in D minor", whose final choral movement
"Freude schöner Götterfunken" was the perfect expression of the
festive atmosphere of the new concert hall's opening event.
During the concert, the facade of the Elbphilharmonie became a
canvas for a one-of-a-kind light display. The music played in the
Grand Hall was transformed into colours and shapes in real time and
projected onto the building's facade. Thousands of onlookers beheld
the Elbphilharmonie - Hamburg's new landmark - in all its glory
before the impressive backdrop of the city and the harbour. You can
find more information at www.elbphilharmonie.com.
- Cross reference: Pictures are available at AP Images (http://www.apimages.com) Video is available at AP Video Hub (www.apvideohub.com) -
Press contacts: Hamburg Marketing Natalie Ruoß Tel: +49 40 41 11 10 - 641 natalie.ruoss@marketing.hamburg.de
UK press contact Bolton & Quinn Dennis Chang Tel: +44 (0)20 7221 5000 dennis@boltonquinn.com
USA press contact Polskin Arts Julia Esposito Tel: +1 212 715 1643 julia.esposito@finnpartners.com
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