Press Release 01 June 2021

Martha Argerich Festival 2021: Ticket Sales Begin for Laeiszhalle Concerts and Livestream Broadcasts!

The Symphoniker Hamburg’s third Martha Argerich Festival will be larger than ever before: from 19—30 June 2021, the orchestra will present 19 concerts featuring world-class artists Martha Argerich, Cecilia Bartoli, Daniel Barenboim, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Maria João Pires, Mischa Maisky, Renaud Capuçon, Gidon Kremer, and many others.

On 8 June 2021 at 11 am, advance ticket sales will begin for seating in the Laeiszhalle. Tickets (starting from 9 Euro) may be purchased at symphonikerhamburg.de, elbphilharmonie.de, and +49 (0)40 357 666 66. There will be 19 concerts featuring 17 different programs. To allow as many listeners as possible to enjoy these events in spite of the Covid-19 restrictions, some of the programs will be presented twice on the same evening.

In addition, fans throughout the world will be able for the first time to experience these performances live. Tickets for livestream access are available at www.argerich.live. The live stream is being presented by Melrose Media and Symphoniker Hamburg and produced by Paramax Films. The broadcasts may be viewed on PCs and smartphones as well as Roku TV and Apple TV. The following options are available: - Single tickets at EUR 15 per evening - Subscription for all twelve evenings in HD quality (EUR 29) - Subscription for all twelve evenings in 4K quality (EUR 49), including Intendant Daniel Kühnel’s exclusive interview with Martha Argerich as well as a live chat with Martha Argerich at the end of the festival.

The concerts will take place without intermission. All concert guests will be required to present a valid negative Covid-19 test, a vaccination pass (validity begins 14 days after the second vaccination), or proof of a prior Covid-19 infection. FFP-2 masks must be worn in the Laeiszhalle at all times, also during the performances. Please check current regulations at www.elbphilharmonie.de/de/coronavirus. Advance ticket sales for seating in the Laeiszhalle are subject to prevailing Covid-19 restrictions, which are subject to change.

Martha Argerich Festival 2021 // CEO: Daniel Kühnel // Programming: Akane Sakai

The Symphoniker Hamburg wishes to thank the Hans-Otto and Engelke Schümann Foundation for its support of the Martha Argerich Festival 2021. The orchestra also thanks the city of Hamburg and the Ministry of Culture and Media for their continuing partnership.

Olaf Dittmann, +49 (0)40 22 63 438 23, [email protected] Friedrich Carl, +49 (0)172 411 74 78, [email protected]