On the evening of April 28, local time in Hamburg, thousands of spectators gathered at the Port of Hamburg to watch the lighting art installation "Breaking the Waves" tailored by the Dutch artist group DRIFT for the Elbe Philharmonic Hall to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the opening of this new Hamburg cultural landmark. .
Hundreds of light-emitting drones dance around the Elbe Philharmonic Hall, lighting up this unique glass building with innovative artistic lighting. The music of the show is linked.
"This work is a dialogue between architecture and flying light-emitting drones. It tries to create a momentary connection between people, technology and nature," said Loneke Haldane, a member of the artist duo DRIFT.

Elbe Philharmonic Hall

Located on the banks of the Elbe River and surrounded by water on three sides, the Elbe Philharmonic Hall integrates two concert halls, a large music education area, the 244-room Westin Hotel Hamburg, 45 private apartments and a public square. , which offers visitors a unique panoramic view of the entire city of Hamburg.
Since opening its doors in January 2017, the Elbe Philharmonic has attracted 3.5 million spectators around the world for around 3,000 concerts. At the same time, the number of concert audiences in Hamburg has also increased by three times. The number of tourists in the city of Hamburg has also increased significantly, with more than 15 million tourists enjoying a 360-degree panoramic view of the city from the Plaza Observation Deck of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall.
The light art installation "Breaking the Waves" is another climax of the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Elbe Philharmonic in Hamburg, following the gala concert and the gala music festival on January 11.
"'Breaking the Waves' merges music and visual arts, nature and technology, concert hall and Elbe into a single piece of art, which subtly captures the unique location of the Elbe Philharmonic and makes us aware of the fragility of the world and beauty," said Kasten Borrosda, Minister of Culture and Media of the City of Hamburg. By "breaking the waves", Hamburg presented an unforgettable picture to the world.

Lighting art installation "Breaking the Waves"

Christoph Lieben-Sotter, Artistic Director of the Elbphilharmonie, admired the light art installation from the water, "I am truly delighted to see such a moving moment in the Elbphilharmonie. This work Linking technology and the environment definitely complements the theme of this year's Hamburg International Music Festival, 'Nature'."
Before the premiere of "Breaking the Waves", the North German Radio Elbe Philharmonic Orchestra performed Haydn's oratorio "Genesis", which kicked off the 6th Hamburg International Music Festival. The Hamburg International Music Festival runs until June 1st. During this period, more than 60 music events with the theme of "nature" will be staged in the Elbe Philharmonic Hall and the Leiz Concert Hall.
At 20:00 local time on April 29th, the North German Radio Elbe Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alan Gilbert performed the second "Genesis" concert at the Elb Philharmonic Hall Media Library (www. elbphilharmonie.de) live.