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The Elbe Philharmonic Hall in Hamburg

 

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1 -- Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany
Decimal Lat: 53.541308 / Lon: 9.985306
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Elbe Philharmonic Hall - Hamburg´s new icon

A bold glass structure is rising above Kaispeicher A, the massive, monumental redbrick block at the western tip of HafenCity. This architectural vision will become reality in 2010 – the Elbe Philharmonic is Hamburg’s new hallmark.
The design by Swiss architects Herzog &de Meuron combines tradition and modernity just where the Hanseatic city is at its most authentic, directly on the water and in the heart of the city. One of the world’s finest concert venues is being built here, an international centre of musical culture, and at the same time a meeting place complete with plaza, hotel, apartments and green spaces.

The Elbe Philharmonic Hall will be a superb venue for classical music, but also for world, Jazz and Pop music. No bastion of elitism, then, but a hall for everybody. The concert programme will be drawn up jointly with Hamburg’s long-established Laeiszhalle, under artistic director Christoph Lieben-Seutter. Musical life will here possess a new base for holding classical, contemporary, jazz and pop concerts at top international level.

Elbe Philharmonic Hall Completion: Spring 2010.

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