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Sing along with Revolverheld and the hardcore band Torfrock in the sports hall, or enjoy boomer humor at the comedy theater: there's always something going on here.
Would you like the Christmas Oratorio in French? Here you go!
Whenever the Christmas Oratorio is mentioned, everyone inevitably thinks of Bach. As much as we love his work, this is unfair; there is other very beautiful music bearing that name. Camille Saint-Saëns' "Oratorio de Noël" (okay, admittedly, it's French, but it also means "Christmas Oratorio") is in many ways the antithesis of Bach's work: Romantic instead of Baroque, in Latin instead of German, and more intimate than grandiose. Christopher Bender will conduct this sonic gem on the Saturday before the third Sunday of Advent at St. Johannis Church in Harvestehude. The St. Johannis Choir and a five-member solo ensemble will sing, accompanied by the Elbipolis Orchestra Hamburg. vfe
“Oratorio de Noël” Sat, Dec 14, 7:00 pm, St. Johannis-Harvestehude (U Turmweg), Heimhuder Straße 92, tickets from €10 to €42, available by phone at 45 35 26 or online at www.eventim.de
Gallery owner Kirsten Roschlaub combines photography and painting
The Roschlaub Gallery in Harvestehude concludes the year with a group exhibition featuring works by renowned photographer Jochen Blume (1925–2018), Josef Fischnaller (born 1964), and internationally acclaimed painter Elsa Gárate (born 1968). All the portraits on display, whether created with brush or camera, convey the same values and similar emotions. Thematically, they explore intimacy and distance, the fleeting moment of pleasure, and the preservation of the past. Art preserves—in this case, people who have significantly shaped our world. This is the new exhibition at Kirsten Roschlaub's gallery.
“Gárate, Fischnaller, Blume” until March 3, 2025, Galerie Roschlaub (until January 19, Böttgerstraße), Mittelweg 21, Tue–Fri 11:00–18:30 and by appointment. Free admission, www.galerie-roschlaub.com
The Roschlaub Gallery on Mittelweg has opened an exhibition featuring paintings by artist Elsa Gárate and photographs by Josef Fischnaller. Gárate traveled from Spain especially to attend. "I fell in love with Elsa's work immediately," said gallery owner Kirsten Roschlaub. "I always knew I wanted to continue supporting her in this art form." Bringing photography and painting together in this exhibition seemed only natural. All the portraits on display—whether created with a brush or a camera—convey the same values and similar emotions. It's about closeness and distance, about the present moment and preserving the past. Art preserves. In this case, it preserves people who significantly shape our world.
Among the guests: Bornmuth boss Wilko Schwitters, the restaurateur couple Mary-Ann and Dennis Kwong, PR woman Brigitte Sely,
Federal Family Minister Lisa Paus (from left) with Jasmin Fritz and Lea Hirschfeld from the project “StoP – Neighborhoods without Partner Violence”
DSDS finalist and restaurateur Nissim Mizrahi, entrepreneur Jürgen Hunke with his wife Chun-Li, and photographer Christoph Siegert. The exhibition can be seen at the Roschlaub Gallery until March 30, 2025.
The Hamburg-based project "StoP – Neighborhoods without Partner Violence" is among the winners of the DAK competition "Faces for a Healthy Community." The national jury, including DAK CEO Andreas Storm and Federal Minister for Family Affairs Lisa Paus, awarded the initiative led by project manager Jasmin Fritz in Berlin, placing it third overall. The organization impressed the jury with its preventative work in the St. Pauli district, the jury stated in its reasoning. Furthermore, the statement continued: "This initiative has the potential to change society." It addresses a taboo subject.
"In Germany, there are around 140 cases of domestic violence every day! 70 percent of the victims are women. This project strengthens neighborhoods in an exemplary way to curb violence."