Elbphilharmonie hosts Lebanon Festival from 29 October
Published on 10/21/2026 at 19:32 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSLebanon Festival programme and venue
- The four-day Lebanon Festival runs at the Elbphilharmonie from 29 October to 1 November 2026.
- Sanam opens the programme on 29 October 2026, while Rayess Bek and Joan Baz present an audiovisual dabke performance on 30 October.
- The Elbphilharmonie opened in 2017 and was designed by Herzog & de Meuron above a former brick warehouse.
Elbphilharmonie hosts the Lebanon Festival in Hamburg from 29 October to 1 November 2026, bringing six concerts and a supporting programme to the venue. The concert hall’s name is also used locally, while the festival presents music shaped by Lebanon’s traditions and contemporary scenes.
The four-day programme is a current travel date for visitors to Hamburg and Germany because the concerts take place inside the building’s Recital Hall and Grand Hall, with an additional public event on the Plaza. The organiser describes the festival as a meeting point for experimental rock, Arabic poetry, traditional dabke dance and major Lebanese voices.
Lebanon Festival brings six concerts to Hamburg
The festival begins on 29 October 2026 with Sanam in the Recital Hall. The six-piece band combines experimental rock with Egyptian sounds and Arabic poetry, according to the Lebanon Festival programme.
On 30 October, Farah Kaddour and Tilt Trio explore the buzuq, followed later that evening by Rayess Bek and Joan Baz. Their performance, Chayyel, uses electronic processing and projections to reinterpret recordings of dabke, a traditional line dance. Charbel Rouhana brings the oud to the Recital Hall on 31 October, while Abeer Nehme performs in the Grand Hall that evening. The programme closes on 1 November with singer-songwriter Tania Saleh.
How the festival fits the concert hall
The programme uses several parts of the building rather than treating the Elbphilharmonie as a single auditorium. The Recital Hall carries the opening concert and several smaller-scale performances, while the Grand Hall hosts Abeer Nehme. On 1 November, the Plaza becomes the setting for Step Into Dabke, a public dance event linked to the festival.
The building first opened in 2017 and was designed by Herzog & de Meuron. Its glass structure stands above the former brick Kaispeicher warehouse in Hamburg’s port, while the Plaza forms a public viewing area between the older base and the newer concert-hall structure. This combination makes the Lebanon programme readable in architectural as well as musical terms: intimate instruments and voices occupy the smaller hall, while dance and a large-scale concert extend across the building.
Visiting Elbphilharmonie: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Lebanon Festival runs from 29 October to 1 November 2026 at the Elbphilharmonie, with concerts in the Recital Hall and Grand Hall.
- Visitors can find the festival’s public supporting event Step Into Dabke on the Plaza on 1 November 2026; the concert programme also includes Sanam, Rayess Bek and Joan Baz, Charbel Rouhana, Abeer Nehme and Tania Saleh.
- The venue stands at Platz der Deutschen Einheit in Hamburg’s HafenCity. Underground line U3 serves Baumwall, underground line U4 serves Überseequartier, and ferry line 72 stops at the Elbphilharmonie landing stage.
- The U3 line is suspended between Rathaus and St. Pauli from 19 to 29 October 2026. On 29 October, travellers can use bus services from LandungsbrĂĽcken towards Baumwall, or alternative stops at Am Sandtorkai.
- The building’s 82-metre curved escalator leads from the main entrance towards the Plaza and the foyers of the Grand and Recital Halls. Lifts are also available at the Plaza route.
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Frequently asked questions about Elbphilharmonie
When does the Lebanon Festival take place at Elbphilharmonie?
The festival takes place from 29 October to 1 November 2026, with concerts in the Recital Hall and Grand Hall and a Plaza event on 1 November 2026.
What is Elbphilharmonie?
It is a concert venue in Hamburg that opened in 2017 above a former brick warehouse and was designed by Herzog & de Meuron.
Where is Elbphilharmonie and how do you get there?
The venue is at Platz der Deutschen Einheit in Hamburg’s HafenCity. Visitors can use U3, U4, bus services, or ferry line 72, with transport changes affecting U3 through 29 October 2026.
