Overview

• The July 12 concert transformed the new Luftschiffhangar at Mülheim/Essen Airport into a picnic-style venue with free admission for all.
• The Minister-President’s invitation upheld the annual tradition of offering cost-free cultural events to North Rhine-Westphalia residents.
• Neue Philharmonie Westfalen’s set list featured a blend of classical favorites and film melodies, including the ‘Star Trek’ theme and Adele’s ‘Skyfall’.
• A 75-metre Zeppelin served as a dramatic backdrop, nodding to decades of regional airship flights such as those once made by the ‘Theo’.
• The hangar now houses a modern Zeppelin that conducts regular sightseeing flights at about 300 metres altitude and 60 km/h.