Classical Music entertainment in Germany
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Laeiszhalle
The premier address for classical concerts is this splendid neobaroque edifice, home to the State Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. Along with the opera house, it’s artistically directed by Australian Simone Young who has announced she's moving on in 2015.
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Tonhalle
The imposing domed Tonhalle, in a converted 1920s planetarium, is the home base of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker (Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra).
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Berliner Symphoniker
Founded in 1966, the Berliner Symphoniker has no permanent home and performs mainly in the Berliner Philharmonie and the Konzerthaus. Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal has been the man in charge since 1997. After going bankrupt in 2004 due to state budget cuts, the orchestra is now in private hands.
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Münchner Philharmoniker
Munich's premier orchestra regularly performs at the Gasteig Cultural Centre. Book tickets early as performances usually sell out.
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Berliner Philharmonie
This world-famous concert hall has supreme acoustics and, thanks to Hans Scharoun’s clever terraced vineyard design, not a bad seat in the house. It’s the home base of the Berliner Philharmoniker, currently led by Sir Simon Rattle. Concerts are also at the adjacent Kammermusiksaal.
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Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester
The DSO, lead by German Ingo Metzmacher, started life in 1946 and was financed by the USA until 1953. Like the Symphoniker, it has no permanent venue, performing regularly at the Berliner Philharmonie and other major stages.
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Thomanerchor
This famous boys’ choir performs Bach motets and cantatas at 6pm on Friday and 3pm on Saturday and also sings during Sunday services at 9.30am and 6pm at the Thomaskirche. Special concerts take place throughout the year. Performances are usually filled to capacity, so try to be there when doors open 45 minutes before concerts begin.
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Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler
The gifted students at Berlin’s top-rated music academy populate several orchestras, a choir and a big band, which collectively stage as many as 400 performances annually, most of them in the Neuer Marstall on Schlossplatz, where the Prussian royals once kept their coaches and horses. Many concerts are free or low-cost.
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Universität der Künste
The University of the Arts puts on a variety of classical recitals in its main concert halls on Hardenbergstrasse and Bundesallee, as well as in other venues around town. Events are usually free or donation-based.
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Gewandhausorchester
Led by Ricardo Chailly since 2005, the Gewandhaus is one of Europe’s finest and oldest civic orchestras. With a tradition harkening back to 1743, it became an orchestra of European renown a century later under music director Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Aside from giving concerts in the Neues Gewandhaus, it also performs with the Thomaner Boys' Choir in the Thomaskirche and with the Oper Leipzig. Tickets are available by email, by phone and in person.
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Konzert-und Kongresshalle
Classical music lovers should try to catch a concert by the famous Bamberger Symphoniker orchestra, which usually plays in the modern Konzert-und Kongresshalle, on the Regnitz north of the Altstadt.
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C Bechstein Centrum
Germany’s most prestigious piano manufacturer holds free concerts at its flagship store in the Stilwerk centre about six to eight times a year, with world-class musicians.
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Dresdner Philharmonie
While its permanent home, the Kulturpalast, is getting a facelift, Dresden's renowned orchestra performs at venues around town. The website has all the dates and details. Buy tickets by phone or online.
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Charismatic Lithuanian maestro Mariss Jansons has rejuvenated this orchestra's playlist and often performs with its choir at such venues as the Gasteig and the Prinzregententheater.
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Kölner Philharmonie
The famous Kölner Philharmoniker is the ‘house band’ in this grand, modern concert hall below the Museum Ludwig. Buy tickets at www.koelnticket.de, by phone or at the box office.
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Neues Gewandhaus
The Gewandhaus Orchestra is one of Europe’s oldest; organ and choral music are also much at home here. The box office stays open until the concert begins.
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Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
The light opera and musicals normally performed at this 19th-century theatre will be farmed out to other stages between 2012 and 2015 while the building is spruced up for its 150th birthday .
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Johanniskirche
Popular for classical music concerts, this atmospheric church dates back, in parts, to 1131.
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Münster Organ Concerts
The Münster's regular organ concerts are a real treat.
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Sonntagskonzerte
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