Solo Concert with select intimate Judy Songs
The International Summer Festival Hamburg, happening at Kampnagel and selected places throughout Hamburg, is collaborating for three nights with Elbphilharmonie Sommer. Both festivals run from August 9 on and together they present artists that bridge gaps between a high class concert hall and a cutting edge festival for performing arts.
Rufus Wainwright, one of the great male vocalists, composers, and songwriters of his generation and a composer spanning both pop and classical genres, returns to Hamburg for an exclusive concert with intimate songs. Having played at Kampnagel as well as the Laeiszhalle in recent years, Wainwright will for the first time in Germany perform selected songs from “Rufus Does Judy”, his Grammy nominated tribute to Hollywood-actress, Jazz-singer and camp-icon Judy Garland. Accompanied by pianist Mark Hummels for the Judy Songs, he will extend the show with a solo show with repertoire from his over two decades-long career, which includes the release of eight studio albums, three DVDs and three live albums, as well as collaborations with artists such as Elton John, Robbie Williams and director Robert Wilson. Wainwright is currently composing his second opera which will premiere in Toronto in the autumn of 2018. His acclaimed first opera “Prima Donna“ was recorded by the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon, which also released his most recent album "Take All My Loves – 9 Shakespeare Sonnets“. This features adaptions of nine Shakespeare Sonnets and guest appearances by singer Florence Welch and soprano Anna Prohaska among others. Enough material for a glamorous night with and by an exceptional artist.
First tickets will go on sale on February 15 at elbphilharmonie.de. Further tickets will be available directly through Kampnagel in April. The date will be exclusively announced through Kampnagel’s newsletter (subscribe HERE).
