Elbphilharmonie hosts Lebanon Festival from 29 October

Elbphilharmonie hosts Lebanon Festival in Hamburg from 29 October to 1 November 2026, bringing Lebanese music and related traditions into the concert hall. The four-day programme is the venue’s current cultural focus for travellers planning an autumn visit to northern Germany. It combines concerts in the Recital Hall and Grand Hall with styles ranging from experimental rock to dabke and oud music.

Lebanon Festival brings six concerts to Hamburg

The programme begins on Thursday 29 October with Sanam in the Recital Hall. The organisers describe the performance as a meeting of rock, electronics, Egyptian classics and Arabic poetry. On Friday 30 October, Farah Kaddour and Tilt Trio present music centred on the buzuq, followed later that evening by Rayess Bek and Joan Baz with Chayyel, an audiovisual performance drawing on dabke.

Saturday 31 October adds an oud performance by Charbel Rouhana in the Recital Hall and a Grand Hall appearance by Abeer Nehme. The festival ends on Sunday 1 November with Tania Saleh in the Recital Hall. The official Lebanon Festival programme lists the dates, venues and performers together.

A contemporary programme inside a distinctive concert hall

The festival’s emphasis on Lebanese musical culture connects with the venue’s wider international programme. Its mix of vocal music, dance traditions, electronics and acoustic instruments is presented across the building’s two principal concert spaces rather than in a single hall.

The concert venue first opened in 2017 and was designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Its glass structure rises above a former brick warehouse in Hamburg’s port, while the public Plaza links the older base with the newer upper section. The building’s architecture therefore places the Lebanon Festival inside a structure that combines an industrial harbour history with a modern performance setting.

The Plaza is a public viewing area with views over the port and city, while the concert halls provide the setting for the festival’s scheduled performances. For visitors, that creates a clear distinction between a public architectural space and separately programmed concerts. The festival also gives the autumn programme a geographic thread, moving from Arabic poetry and dabke to the sound of the oud within the same Hamburg landmark.

Visiting Elbphilharmonie: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• The Lebanon Festival runs from 29 October to 1 November 2026. Concerts named in the programme take place in the Recital Hall or Grand Hall.
• The programme affects scheduled performances rather than general access to the building. The Plaza is a public viewing area, while the festival events are held in the concert halls.
• Elbphilharmonie stands in Hamburg’s port, above a former brick warehouse. The building’s public Plaza connects the warehouse base with the glass structure.
• The venue is a concert hall with two principal concert spaces, and the festival uses both the Recital Hall and Grand Hall. The programme includes Sanam, Farah Kaddour, Rayess Bek, Charbel Rouhana, Abeer Nehme and Tania Saleh.

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Frequently asked questions about Elbphilharmonie

When does Lebanon Festival take place at Elbphilharmonie?

Lebanon Festival takes place from 29 October to 1 November 2026 in Hamburg. Its listed concerts are staged in the Recital Hall and Grand Hall.

What is Elbphilharmonie?

Elbphilharmonie is a concert venue in Hamburg’s port that first opened in 2017. It was designed by Herzog & de Meuron above a former brick warehouse.

Where is Elbphilharmonie and how do you get there?

The building is in Hamburg’s port, above a former warehouse. Its public Plaza provides views over the port and city, while the concert halls host the Lebanon Festival programme.