"Hand auf den Harz" is coming to Hanover!

A Star-Studded Sports Roundtable in Hanover: On November 17, the “Hand aufs Harz Live Podcast Tour” hosted by HBL and DHB will be at the Pavillon. Anett Sattler and Markus Götz will welcome Justus Fischer, Mirko Slomka, Anja Althaus, and Stefan Kretzschmar.

On November 17, 2026, at 8 p.m., “Hand aufs Harz” will make a stop at the Pavillon Hannover. Podcast hosts Anett Sattler and Markus Götz will lead the evening, which will bring together current elite sports, handball history, and a look beyond the sport itself.

Justus Fischer, a German national team player and one of the faces of handball in Hanover, will be there. The pivot for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf won the silver medal with the German national team at the European Championship in January. As a national team player, Stefan Kretzschmar helped shape German handball for many years and, among other achievements, won silver with the DHB team at the 2004 Olympic Games. Anja Althaus, another former national team player, will also be on stage: She played in 243 international matches for Germany and is now the manager of the women’s national team at the DHB.

Mirko Slomka offers a perspective that goes beyond handball. The soccer coach has close ties to Hanover and, among other achievements, led Hannover 96 to the Europa League twice.

The event is part of the joint live podcast tour organized by the Handball Bundesliga (HBL) and the German Handball Federation (DHB). In the run-up to the 2027 Handball World Championship in Germany, the tour will visit the six World Championship host cities as well as Berlin. Hannover will also play a central role during the World Championship: Matches in the main round will be held at the ZAG arena in January 2027.

Date: November 17, 2026, 8:00 p.m. Location: Pavillon, Hanover Guests: Justus Fischer, Mirko Slomka, Stefan Kretzschmar, Anja Althaus Hosts: Anett Sattler & Markus Götz

Tickets: https://heesen-konzerte.de/hand-aufs-harz/