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NDR Bigband Tickets: Concerts 2026 and 2027 in Hamburg, Hannover and Beyond
NDR Bigband tickets are available now for a packed concert schedule running from late August 2026 through summer 2027, with shows in Hamburg, Hannover, Pforzheim, Weikersheim and Haltern am See. Highlights include the free outdoor Jazz Open at Hamburg Planten un Blomen on 29 August 2026, a special night with Johannes Oerding at Hamburg Barclays Arena on 12 September 2026, and the Raices Unidas programme with Omar Sosa, Seckou Keita and Jacques Morelenbaum at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg on 29 September 2026. The Ode to Joy project with pianist Django Bates and conductor Nikki Iles follows on 27 November 2026 in Hannover NDR Konzerthaus and 29 November 2026 at Hamburg Fabrik. In 2027, the NDR Bigband returns to the Elbphilharmonie on 6 February and 15 June, and to Hannover NDR Konzerthaus on 13 June.Founded in 1945 as the Radio-Tanzorchester Hamburg, the NDR Bigband has carried its current name since 1971 and has been one of Europe's leading jazz orchestras for over four decades. Based at Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg, the ensemble regularly collaborates with internationally recognised artists across jazz, contemporary classical and world music. In 2025 the album Ellington, recorded with Al Jarreau, received the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, confirming the band's place at the top of the European jazz recording scene. The Face to Face album with composer-in-residence Nikki Iles earned a nomination for the Deutscher Jazzpreis 2024. Each concert programme is purpose-built for the venue and the guest artists, which means no two NDR Bigband evenings are the same. The Elbphilharmonie dates in particular sell out fast thanks to strong local and national demand.
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