Germany s second-largest city has been a hub for music and trade since the 17th century, and today new sits beside old as the city continues to reimagine itself.
A thriving port city, Hamburg has more bridges than Venice, Amsterdam and London combined. From road and rail crossings to bridges spanning the mighty Eble river and the city s many canals, there are some 2,500 to be counted. The city s prominent waterways were the inspiration of Georg Philipp Telemann s Wasser Overture in C major, TEV 55:C3, Hamburger Ebb un Fluth , in which he creates a fantastical representation of the river, drawing on mythological water deities to give his nautical theme an extra dimension.