Details & facts about the Elbphilharmonie

Opening January 2017Start of construction April 2007Total floor area of the entire building approx. 120,000 m2This area is equivalent to approx. 17 football fields or ⅔ of the Inner Alster lake.Total weight of the building approx. 200,000 tonnesThis is the equivalent of 416,666 grand pianos, 722 Airbus A 380 planes or 2 ½ »Queen Mary 2« cruise ships.Total retail area of the Plaza 4,400 m2Amount of steel used 18,000 tonnesAmount of cement used 63,000 m3Total surface area of glass facade 21,000 m2Glass panels 2,200 in 1,100 window panelsLength of the »Tube« 82 mHighest point in the west 110 mHighest point in the east 88 mNo. of seats Grand Hall 2,100No. of seats Recital Hall 550No. of seats Kaistudio 150Architects Herzog & de MeuronConstruction Hochtief Solutions AGConstruction management ReGe HamburgOperating company HamburgMusik gGmbH – Elbphilharmonie und Laeiszhalle Betriebsgesellschaft

Photo credit Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (Oliver Heissner, Thies Rätzke), Elbphil- harmonie Plaza (Gilda Fernández), Ticket office Brahms Kontor (Claudia Höhne), Elbphilharmonie Kulturcafé (Mehmet Alatur), Renderings Grand Hall (Herzog & de Meuron), »Elbphilharmonie Konzerte« Motif (Maxim Schulz), Elbphilharmonie Pavilion (Oliver Heissner), Infographics Elbphilharmonie © Herzog & de Meuron Basel / Elbphilharmonie und Laeiszhalle Service GmbH / Graphics: bloomimages

Update October 2015

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The Elbphilharmonie: from vision to realityOn the banks of the river Elbe, at the most westerly side of the HafenCity, the city of Hamburg is building the Elbphilharmonie – a monumental synthesis of breathtaking architecture, excellent music and unique location. Rising up from the massive redbrick building of the old Kai-speicher A warehouse is a glittering glass structure, made up of more than 1,100 window panels. The design for this 110-metre high concert hall is by the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron. The heart of the Elbphilharmonie is the Grand Hall with 2,100 seats, which opens its doors in January 2017. General and Artistic Director Christoph Lieben-Seutter will use this large concert venue together with two smaller halls for a varied programme that ranges from classical music and jazz to world music and contemporary music. The NDR Sym-phony Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Hengelbrock is to be the orchestra in residence of the Elbphilharmonie. In addition to other local orchestras and ensembles from the city of Hamburg, private concert promoters will present further concert highlights. On the eastern side, a 250-room hotel is integrated into the Elbphil-harmonie, while on the western side there are 45 private apartments. From the outer promenade of the Plaza, at a height of 37 metres, visitors can experience the maritime open-air atmosphere. The Elbphilharmonie is not just the architectural centre of the HafenCity, but also a shining symbol of Hamburg itself. It highlights the status of Hamburg as a musical metropolis.

Entrances and views: Tube and PlazaEntering the Elbphilharmonie is a spectacular experience in itself. The building has its own dock for visitors arriving by boat. Access to the building is via 29 lifts and, most notably, via the so-called »Tube«. This 82-metre long curved escalator begins on the lower east side of the building and leads to the sixth floor of the west wing where a panorama window offers visitors a spectacular view down the river Elbe towards the harbour and docks. From there, a further escalator brings visitors to the Plaza. The viewing platform spans an area of approximately 4,400 m² – about as large as Hamburg‘s Town Hall Square. It is situated exactly between the old Kaispeicher and the new glass structure rising above it and offers thrilling vistas of the harbour, Elbe and city. On the roof of the old Kaispeicher, concertgoers, Hamburg citizens and tourists come together. The Plaza is divided into an outdoor circular promenade and an inner area with glass walls. From this inner area you can access the concert foyers as well as the hotel lobby and café. The illuminated foyers and stairways shimmer through the glass façade, beckoning visitors to the Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie.

A home for all kinds of musicHearing and seeing music is a special experience in the Grand Hall, the heart of the Elbphilharmonie. The stage for artists and orchestras is situated at the centre of the concert hall. The audience has excellent views and perfect acoustics from nearly every one of the 2,100 seats in the stalls and terraced balconies. All balconies and walls are covered by a »white skin« of 10,000 gypsum fibre panels. They have been individually designed according to computer calculations to guarantee the best possible sound. Responsible for the sound design is one of the most famous acoustic engineers in the world, Yasuhisa Toyota, who has already piloted the sound design at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Musiikkitalo in Helsinki and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The 12,500-tonne concert hall is completely detached from the rest of the building for reasons of sound isolation. The hall is carried by two separate shell-like structures, creating a space able to contain the sound waves. The four-manual organ console has 65 stops (and additional stops within the sound reflector in the concert hall ceiling) and completes the Grand Hall. The organ is built by Johannes Klais Orgelbau in Bonn, a company with a long and illustrious history in organ building. The Grand Hall offers mostly classical music concerts with large orchestras, but also unplugged appearances of jazz and pop artists. The Recital Hall with 550 seats is used predominantly for chamber music and smaller concert formats.

The Elbphilharmonie resonates – todayEven before its official opening, the Elbphilharmonie is attracting large audiences. Music lovers and architecture aficionados, tourists, support-ers and donors as well as the public at large participate in the building process of this signature project. Visitors of the »Elbphilharmonie Konzerte« can in addition already get an impression of the quality and the variety of the programming. Diverse and bold programming of the highest possible quality marks the concert series that Artistic and General Director Christoph Lieben-Seutter has created. As head of both the Elbphilharmonie and Laeiszhalle since 2007, he has been establishing and developing the future profile of the Hamburg musical metropolis. The »Elbphilharmonie Konzerte« include such diverse formats as experimental productions at Kampnagel, large orchestral concerts or chamber music at the Laeiszhalle, several week-long music festivals and thematically focussed concert series, as well as jazz and world music. A special emphasis of the »Elbphilharmonie Konzerte« is placed on the educational programmes, combined under the title »Elbphilharmonie Kompass«. The »Elbphilharmonie Konzerte« and the extensive educational programme would not be possible without the generous support of donors, sponsors and patrons. These supporters also gave the decisive impetus for the construction of the Elbphilharmonie. The »Elbphilhar-monie Foundation Hamburg« and the »Freundeskreis Elbphilharmonie + Laeiszhalle e.V.« coordinate this commitment into diverse projects and objectives.

Experience the Elbphilharmonie today!

Elbphilharmonie Pavilion on the Magellan TerracesGroßer Grasbrook / 20457 Hamburg

Apr – Oct: Tue to Sun, 10:00 –17:00Nov – Mar: Thu to Sun, 10:00 –17:00Closed: 24 –26 Dec, 31 Dec – 1 Jan

An exhibition is located at the pavilion showing the various stages of construction of the concert hall and the history of the musical metropolis Hamburg. It also includes the impressive 1:10 acoustic model of the Grand Hall. Every weekend, Elbphilharmonie lectures and project presentations including HafenCity tours take place here:

Lectures and project presentationsElbphilharmonie lecture at the Pavilion: Sat & Sun, 17:00 / Duration: 75 minutesProject presentation incl. a tour of the HafenCity: Sat & Sun, 12:00 & 13:00 / Duration: 90 minutes

Offers for groupsYou can book lectures or project presentations including a HafenCity tour under+ 49 40 357 666 280Mon to Thu, 14:00 –18:00pavillon@elbphilharmonie.de Ticketswww.elbphilharmonie.com+ 49 40 357 666 66Mon to Fri, 11:00 –18:00 / Sat 11:00 –16:00Ticket office Brahms Kontor (vis-à-vis of the Laeiszhalle)Johannes-Brahms-Platz 1 / 20355 HamburgElbphilharmonie KulturcaféAm MönckebergbrunnenBarkhof 3 / 20095 Hamburg

Grand opening

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1 Der Kaispeicher Der alte Kaispeicher A mit seiner roten Backsteinfassade bildet das Fundament der Elbphilharmonie. Zu Beginn der Bauarbeiten wurde das ehemalige Lagerhaus für Kakao, Tee und Tabak komplett entkernt.

2 Die Fassade Die Glasfassade besteht aus 1.100 Fenster-elementen, zum Teil aufwendig gebogen und mit einem Raster aus grauen Chrompunkten individuell bedruckt. Die gesamte Fassade entspricht der Fläche von zwei Fußballfeldern.

3 Die Tube Am Ende einer nach oben gewölbten, 82 Meter langen Rolltreppe erwartet die Besucher ein Panoramafenster mit Hafenblick. Eine weitere 20 Meter lange Rolltreppe führt sie auf die Plaza.

4 Die Plaza Die zentrale Plattform auf 37 Meter Höhe ist als öffentlicher Raum frei zugänglich. Der Außenrundgang um das ganze Haus bietet fantastische Ausblicke auf den Hafen und das Stadtpanorama. Die Gesamtfläche der Plaza ist mit 4.000 Quadratmetern etwa so groß wie der Hamburger Rathausmarkt.

5 Der Große Saal Das Herzstück der Elbphilharmonie: Der große Konzertsaal mit 2.100 Plätzen ist nach dem Weinberg-Prinzip gebaut, mit einer Bühne in der Mitte, die von terrassen-förmigen Publikumsrängen umgeben ist.

6 Der Klangreflektor Aufgehängt in der Mitte des zeltförmigen Deckengewölbes, sorgt ein großer Klangreflektor für die exzellente Akustik des Saals. Der aufsteigende Klang wird dadurch gleich-mäßig im Raum verteilt.

7 Die Orgel Eine viermanualige Orgel mit 65 Registern sowie weiteren Registern im Reflektor unter der Saaldecke vervollstän-digt den Großen Saal.

8 Der Kleine Saal Auf der Ostseite des Gebäudes entsteht der kleine Konzertsaal mit flexibler Podesttechnik und Bestuhlung für bis zu 550 Besucher.

9 Das Kaistudio Das Kaistudio im Sockelbau (mit 150 Plätzen) wird ein Raum für experimentelle Musik, Vorträge und Work-shops, vor allem aber Zentrum der über zwei Etagen reichenden Basis des musikpädagogischen Angebots des Hauses. Teil dessen ist auch das Klingende Museum, das hier eine neue Heimat findet.

10 Foyer-Bar Die Foyer-Bar im 15. Obergeschoss ist das gas-tronomische Zentrum des Konzertbereichs. Weitere Bar-Bereiche laden zum Verweilen in den Pausen ein.

11 Das Hotel Im Ostteil des Gebäudes entsteht ein Hotel auf 14 Ebenen mit 250 Zimmern, Wellness- und Konferenzbereich.

12 Die Wohnungen 45 großzügig geschnittene Appartments mit verglasten Fronten und Balkonen bieten spektakuläre Ausblicke auf Elbe, Hafen und Stadt.

13 Das Parkhaus Über eine Zufahrt auf der Ostseite des Gebäudes führt eine Spindel in das siebengeschossige Parkhaus im Sockelbau mit Parkflächen für über 500 Fahrzeuge.

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1 Kaispeicher The old Kaispeicher A with its red brick façade is the foundation that the Elbphilharmonie is built upon. At the start of the construction process, the old warehouse for cocoa, tea and tobacco was gutted completely.

2 The Façade The glass façade consists of 1,100 individual window panels, intricately curved and with a pattern of individually printed grey chrome points. The entire surface of the façade is equal in area to two football fields.

3 The Tube At the end of the gently arched 82 metre escalator a panorama window awaits the visitor, offering a view of the harbour. Another 20 metre escalator goes up to the Plaza.

4 The Plaza The central platform, at a height of 37 metres, is an open space, accessible to the public. The outside promenade, circling the whole building, offers spectacular views of the harbour and the city skyline. The Plaza covers an area of 4,000 square metres and is about as large as Hamburg’s Town Hall Square.

5 The Grand Hall The heart of the Elbphilharmonie is the Grand Hall. With a seating capacity of 2,100, the concert hall is structured like a vineyard, with a stage at the centre, surrounded by terrace-like balconies for the audience.

6 The Sound Reflector A large sound reflector is suspended from the centre of the vaulted ceiling and guarantees excellent acoustics. The sound is evenly distributed around the concert hall by the reflector.

7 The Organ The four-manual organ, with 65 stops and additional stops located within the sound reflector on the ceiling, completes the Grand Hall.

8 The Recital Hall On the east side of the building, a Recital Hall with a flexible stage and variable seating offers places for up to 550 people.

9 The Kaistudio The Kaistudio is located within the former warehouse structure. With 150 seats, it is designed to be a place for experimental music, lectures and workshops. Above all, however, the Kaistudio is the heart of the music education area which extends over two floors of the Elbphilharmonie and provides a new home for the Klingende Museum, the interactive instrument museum.

10 The Foyer Bar The foyer bar on the 15th floor is the gastronomic centre within the concert hall. There are additional bar areas for guests to meet and relax during the intervals.

11 Hotel Located on the east side of the building is a 14-storey hotel with 250 guest rooms and a spa and conference centre.

12 Residential Apartments 45 spacious apartments with glass fronts and balconies offer spectacular views of the river Elbe, the harbour and the city.

13 Car Park Through the entrance on the east side of the building, a spiral ramp leads up to the seven-storey car park in the lower part of the building. The garage can accommodate more than 500 vehicles.