The gifted students at Berlin’s top-rated music academy stage as many as 400 performances annually, many of them in the Neuer Marstall, where the Prussian royals once kept their coaches and horses. Many concerts are free or low cost. See the website for the full schedule.
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler
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