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NEW YEAR'S EVE AT THE ELBPHILHARMONIE THE NDR ELBPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTER PERFORMS A PROGRAMME WITH INTERNATIONAL STARS. TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLY VIA ORDER.

Hamburg, 13 October 2017: On 31 December 2017, music lovers can welcome in the New Year at the Elbphilharmonie for the first time. The New Year's concert begins at 20:30 in the Grand Hall, with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester under the baton of James Conlon, together with the soprano Olga Peretyatko and South African Levy Sekgapane. After the concert, the Grand Hall foyer will stay open for concertgoers until 01:00 in the morning.

The programme features arias, overtures and intermezzi by Giuseppe Verdi, , and other composers. Tickets for the New Year's concert, which is being organised jointly by HamburgMusik gGmbH and NDR (North German Public Radio & TV), can be ordered with immediate effect at www.elbphilharmonie.com; registration closes at 17:59 on Sunday, 22 October 2017. The same conditions apply to the concert with an identical programme a day earlier, on 30 December 2017. This concert starts at the usual time of 20:00. If the orders for concert tickets exceed availability, tickets will be allocated by raffle.

To give as many people as possible the chance to buy tickets for the New Year's Eve concert and the concert on the previous evening, a maximum of four tickets will be available per customer. Anyone who doesn't have email or internet access can hand in his/her ticket order at one of the Elbphilharmonie's three ticket shops.

Elbphilharmonie New Year’s Eve 31 Dec 2017 / 20:30 / Elbphilharmonie Hamburg / Grand Hall 30 Dec 2017 / 20:00 / Elbphilharmonie Hamburg / Grand Hall NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester James Conlon, conductor Olga Peretyatko, soprano Levy Sekgapane, tenor Arias, overtures and intermezzi by Giuseppe Verdi, Gaetano Donizetti, Gioachino Rossini and other composers. Ticket prices for 30 Dec: €15.00 / 35.00 / 55.00 / 75.00 / 95.00 Ticket prices for 31 Dec: €25.00 / 50.00 / 90.00 / 125.00 / 150.00 Promoter: HamburgMusik gGmbH / Norddeutscher Rundfunk

The New Year’s Eve concert will be broadcast live on the NDR Kultur radio station. Host: Philipp Schmid

Elbphilharmonie Ticket Shops:

Elbphilharmonie Ticket Shop Located on the ground floor of the Elbphilharmonie Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1 20457 Hamburg Daily, 11:00–20:00

Ticket Shop in the Brahms Kontor Located across from the Laeiszhalle on the ground floor of the Brahms Kontor (left-hand side) Johannes-Brahms-Platz 1 20355 Hamburg Mon-Fri, 11:00-18:00; Sat, 11:00-16:00

Elbphilharmonie Kulturcafé Located next to the fountain on Mönckebergstrasse, Barkhof 3, 20095 Hamburg Mon-Fri, 11:00-18:00; Sat, 11:00-16:00

Press Office: Tom R. Schulz, Elena Wätjen and Julia Mahns Press and PR phone: +49 40 357 666 258 / -249 / -245 [email protected] www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/press