Reporting from Hamburg, Germany — The Elbphilharmonie, which opened here in January, is the world’s most imposing concert hall. It is a sight to behold, looming over the Elbe River on Hamburg’s ...

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Set on the banks of the Elbe River on a historic port in Hamburg’s HafenCity, the massive Elbphilharmonie comprises three concert halls, a hotel, 45 private apartments, and a publicly accessible Plaza ...

It was an exciting, slightly rainy New York Monday night in March of 2007, at Carnegie Hall. The North German Radio Symphony Orchestra was in town and I had come up from D.C. to hear their concert – ...

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HAMBURG, Germany A spectacular new concert hall is rising skyward on the banks of the Elbe River at the end of a pier in the old harbor here. City leaders hope the hall, the Elbphilharmonie, will ...

Construction began in 2007 and now tickets have gone on sale for the opening season of shows at the Elbphilharmonie (Elbe Philharmonic) concert hall in Hamburg. Designed by Swiss practice Herzog and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. When not abroad, travel writer John Oseid can be found in NYC or LA. This article is more than 7 years old. Herzog & de Meuron ...

Firstly, the existing warehouse had to be stripped back to its historical brick facade and reinforced by adding 650 new concrete piles to the existing 1,000+ piles in place so that it could bear the ...