Report: Elegance beyond Pomp - The Elbe Philharmonic Hall

 - Frank Kaltenbach

The opening concert on January 10 marks the start of the first season of one of the greatest and, at the same time, most controversial concert halls ever built. From the moment the first design was presented (2003) it became Hamburg's newest landmark.

Report: Elegance beyond Pomp - The Elbe Philharmonic Hall
Illuminated foyer above the quay warehouse, design: W. Kallmorgen, 1966 © Iwan Baan