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Thomas Hengelbrock

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Hamburg’s new hall, completed after a long and troubled roadThe grand opening concert of the Elbphilharmonie HamburgLive footage with the Elbphilharmonie orchestra, Hengelbrock and a starry line-up of guestsThe Elbphilharmonie Hamburg opened in Hamburg, Germany on 11 January 2017. This is live footage of the historic opening concert. Built on redeveloped land in the old industrial docklands of Hamburg, the port city at the mouth of the Elbe, the hall was designed by the Swiss architectural practice Herzog & de Meuron, whose previous work includes the stadium for the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony and the Prada boutique in Aoyama. The acoustics were entrusted to Yasuhisa Toyota, one of the world’s foremost acousticians, and the piano was chosen by Mitsuko Uchida. The NDR Symphony Orchestra took the hall as its new home and changed its name to the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, while the