Events
January
International Green Week celebrates agriculture and gardening at the ICC trade fair center and features samples of exotic foods from around the world. Tel. 303/80
Schauplatz Museum (Museum Showcase) A month long showcase of theater performances, concerts, readings, films, lectures and discussions enlivening Berlin’s museums. Includes “Long Night of the Museums” on which the museums in Berlin stay open until after midnight. tel. 28 39 74 44.
February
International Film Festival Berlin. Also known as Berlinale, the film festival attracts stars, directors, and critics from around the world. About 750 films are shown during the 2 weeks. tel. 25 48 90.
March
International Travel Fair Held at ICC Trade Center. Exhibitors highlight their countries’ attractions. tel. 303 80.
April
Festival Days An annual series of gala concerts and operas under the auspices of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden which brings world renowned conductors, soloists and orchestras to Berlin for 10 days. Concerts are held at the Philharmonic concert hall; operas are held at the opera house. tel. 20 35 44 81.
May
Carnival of Cultures
Arts and Entertainment
Classical music
Deutsche Oper, Bismarckstr.
35 030/341 0249
Good classical concerts, plus opera and ballet in a large, modern venue.
Komische Oper
Behrenstr. 55–57
030/4799 7400
The house orchestra performs classical and contemporary music, and opera productions are staged here.
Philharmonie
Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1
030/254880
The most noted and popular orchestra in Berlin.
Konzerthaus Berlin, Schauspielhaus am Gendarmenmarkt,
Gendarmenmarkt 2
030/203 092101
Home to the Berlin Sinfonie Orchester and host to visiting orchestras.
Staatsoper
Unter den Linden 7
030/203 54555
Excellent operatic productions in one of central Berlin’s most beautiful buildings.
Berliner Ensemble
Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1
030/282 3160
The official Brecht theatre.
Maxim Gorki Theater
Am Festungsgraben 2
030/202 21115
Productions of modern works.
Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz
Kurfürstendamm 153
030/890023
State-of-the-art theatre for performances of the classics and some experimental pieces.
Varieté Chamäleon
Rosenthaler Str. 40–41, Mitte
030/282 7118
Cabaret and variety theatre in the beautiful turn-of-the-century Hackescher Höfe complex.
Concerts
Among the major symphony orchestras and orchestral ensembles in Berlin is one of the world’s best, the Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester, which resides at the Philharmonie Mit Kammermusiksaal
Matthäikircherstr. 1
030/254-880 or 030/2548-8132
The Kammermusiksaal is dedicated to chamber music.
Grosser Sendesaal Des Sfb
Haus des Rundfunks, Masurenallee 8-14
030/30310
is part of the Sender Freies Berlin, one of Berlin’s broadcasting stations, and the home of the Radio Symphonic Orchestra.
Konzerthaus Berlin’s
Schauspielhaus, Gendarmenmarkt
030/2030-92101
beautifully restored hall is a prime venue for classical music concerts in historic Berlin.
The concert hall of the Hochschule Der Künste University of Arts
Hardenbergstr. 33,
030/3185-2374) is Berlin’s second largest.
Waldbühne
Am Glockenturm, close to Olympic Stadium
030/305-5079 is modeled after an ancient open-air Roman theater and accommodates nearly 20,000 people at opera, classical, or rock concerts.
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