New CD release
Johannes Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem" - reconstruction of the Bremen premiere from 1868
The Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra's new double CD with Kent Nagano has been released! The recording of Johannes Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem" in the version of the 1868 premiere, which was performed in the Elbphilharmonie in 2022, is available on the BIS label. Streaming ...
Friends and Supporters
Close to the Orchestra
Members of the "Freundeskreis" are very close to the orchestra and get to enjoy rehearsal visits, meet and greets with experts and artists, as well as receiving invitations to exclusive events involving the orchestra. Read more...
Kent Nagano
Hamburg's General Music Director
Kent Nagano is one of the most renowned concert and opera conductors of our time. Since 2015, he is General Musik Director and head conductor of the Hamburg State Opera and the Philharmonic State Orchestra. Read more...
New General Music Director from 2025/26
Omer Meir Wellber
Omer Meir Wellber is to become the new Hamburg General Music Director at the Hamburg State Opera and Chief Conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra. Dr Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media: "In Omer Meir Wellber, we have gained an outstanding artistic personality for the cultural city of Hamburg." Wellber will succeed Kent Nagano on 1 August 2025. Press release
