Experience culture. Poetry Slam in Hamburg

Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi / Moisés P. Sánchez

PERFORMERS

Alina Bzhezhinska harp

Tony Kofi saxophone

Moisés P. Sánchez piano

Javier Vercher saxophone

Toño Miguel double bass

Borja Barrueta drums

Cristina Mora vocals

PROGRAM

Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi
Altera Vita

Moisés P. Sánchez
Dedication II

Amber Run

Amber Run consists of frontman Joe Keogh, bassist Tomas Sperring and keyboardist Henry Wyeth, and has managed not only to keep going, but to achieve success by making music together according to their own vision. The trio first captivated audiences in 2014 with the release of »5AM«, where they built a lasting relationship with a fan base that could identify with their deeply moving lyrics.

With their subsequent albums »For A Moment, I Was Lost«, »Philophobia«, and »How To Be Human«, the band has continued to provide the soundtrack to the lives of people around the world, with songs that often capture the more difficult moments of life. Over the years, their 2014 single »I Found« has taken on a life of its own: it currently stands at over half a billion streams and has become a viral success, appealing to a new generation of fans on TikTok, where millions of people have created videos inspired by the song.

In 2025, Amber Run released brand new versions of »I Found« and »5AM« as well as feature versions with British singer Freya Ridings and Canadian singer Billianne – a tribute to the importance of their music to millions of people around the world. In 2026, Amber Run returns, stripping their songs down to their vulnerable corefor an acoustic show.

PERFORMERS

Amber Run band

Annique Göttler, piano

At the centre of this concert evening are Frédéric Chopin’s four ballades – independent masterpieces full of poetry, drama and pianistic brilliance. Instead of presenting them as a cycle, they are deliberately placed individually between the works of two other great sound poets – to emphasise their individual character, their respective narrative power and emotional depth.



Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata Pathétique, with its passionate seriousness and formal clarity, forms a striking contrast to Chopin’s free ballad form. Claude Debussy’s »Children’s Corner«, on the other hand, brings lightness and subtle humour to the programme – an imaginative homage to the world of childhood, written with the eye of a mature master. A concert full of contrasts and narrative variety – with Chopin’s ballads as the centrepiece and central theme at the same time.

PERFORMERS

Annique Göttler piano

PROGRAM

Frédéric Chopin
Ballade Nr. 1 g-Moll op. 23

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate für Klavier c-Moll op. 13 »Pathétique«

Frédéric Chopin
Ballade Nr. 2 F-Dur op. 38

- Interval -

Frédéric Chopin
Ballade Nr. 3 As-Dur op. 47

Claude Debussy
Children’s Corner

Frédéric Chopin
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Art of Impossible — an intimate evening of theatrical magic and self-discovery.

"Art of Impossible" is an exclusive evening of theatrical magic by Dr. Alex Romanoff, magician and historian.

Hosted in Hamburg’s Zaubermuseum Bellachini – a private collection curated by Wittus Witt – the show takes you on a journey through the art and history of magic. Blending storytelling, humour, and participation, Dr. Romanoff explores why humans are drawn to the impossible and how our perception of mystery reveals something about ourselves.

This is not a traditional magic show but an interactive cultural experience where amazement meets reflection. Whether you come with a partner, a friend, or family, it’s a night for adults who enjoy intelligent entertainment and meaningful conversation — an evening that combines curiosity, laughter, and discovery.

Limited to only 20 guests, each performance creates a rare closeness between artist and audience.

Attention Sweden fans! MUSICAL THEATER with plenty of humor and topicality

“Teater Goddag is a theater group from Wendelsberg Folkhögskola in Gothenburg, Sweden, which is currently touring not only throughout Sweden but also in Hamburg with its self-written musical theater production “Kan man få en kopp kaffe…?”.

“Kan man få en kopp kaffe...?” – Can I get a cup of coffee...? – is a musical cavalcade with music and lyrics by the Swedish popular artists Hans “Hasse” Alfredson and Tage Danielsson. The singers present a 60-minute musical stage program with songs and lyrics that are still very topical, clever, or simply full of humor. The performance is in Swedish and is aimed at anyone who enjoys the sound of the Swedish language even if it is not fully understood.

The cozy café at the Swedish Church offers food and drinks from 5 p.m.

Bach-Kanal mit Michael Maul und Bernhard Schrammek

Five years ago, Michael Maul, director of the Leipzig Bach Festival, and music journalist Bernhard Schrammek launched the podcast series »Die Bach-Kantate mit Maul & Schrammek« (The Bach Cantata with Maul & Schrammek) on MDR. The two have long been enthralled by the 200 sacred cantatas of their hero. Now, week after week on the »Bach Channel«, they continue to find good reasons to fall to their knees in verbal adoration of their hero’s art.

And because Hamburg was the place of longing for Johann Sebastian Bach and his sons, the two officially certified Bach nerds are coming to the Elbe to congratulate Bach’s second son, Carl Philipp Emanuel on the occasion of his 312th birthday (March 8, 1714) and to dedicate themselves, together with their audience and listeners, in a Hanseatic way this time, to the most touching but also funniest Bach moments during their five-year journey through the sea of Bach cantatas. And the two will highlight in Hamburg that Bach wrote not only cantatas for the church, but also incredibly great secular cantatas, known as »dramma per musica«. Bach was accused of his Passions being too dramatic and passionate, for example...

As Hamburg celebrates the 350th anniversary of the former opera house on Gänsemarkt in 2028, which was financed by the city’s citizens in the 17th century as a European showcase project, it makes sense to turn our attention to the »secular« Bach. If Johann Sebastian had been appointed organist at Hamburg’s main church, St. Jacobi, in 1720, would he also have made contact with the Gänsemarkt Opera? Messrs. Reincken, Keiser, Mattheson, Handel, and Telemann not only wrote hundreds of magnificent Baroque operas for this resplendent opera house, they also wrote genuine opera history.

If the Gänsemarktoper had still been in operation when CPE Bach became Hamburg’s music director in 1768, would he also have composed operas for this house? And what would have happened if Johann Sebastian Bach had converted from Protestantism to Catholicism and been appointed court conductor at the Dresden court of Augustus the Strong instead of Johann Adolf Hasse? The Dresden Court Opera House, with its 2,000 seats, was one of the largest opera houses in Europe at the time. Perhaps Bach might even have surpassed George Frideric Handel as a Baroque opera composer...

But these are, of course, all hypotheses that are worth considering. And best of all: the audience can vote on which pieces of live music performed at this event are truly the Bach arias for a desert island, and then listen reverently as they are performed live by top-class guests led by Bach specialist Hansjörg Albrecht. Maul and Schrammek themselves will of course also be picking up their instruments!

But be warned: both are terrible at hiding their enthusiasm for their master’s musical wonders of the world. Highly contagious!

PERFORMERS

CPE.Bach.Ensemble.Hamburg orchestra

Klaus Häger baritone

Hansjörg Albrecht harpsichord

Michael Maul talk

Bernhard Schrammek talk

PROGRAM

Music and discussion concert

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Stande

Johann Sebastian Bach
Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen

Johann Sebastian Bach
Willkommen, willkommen, werter Schatz

and other arias