Concerts at Charlottenburg Palace's Great Orangery

An Experience of Baroque

Charlottenburg Palace, the sumptuous Baroque summer residence of Prussian kings, has revolved around artistic creativity and artistic delight since its early days. This new concert series taking place at the Grand Orangery at Charlottenburg Palace gives locals and tourists the opportunity of experiencing the era of Baroque in Berlin. In a truly exquisite ambience of candlelight, the Berlin Palace Orchestra presents masterpieces of music, taking the audience on a journey to the golden era of Baroque and classical music. Enjoy this musical journey back in time at one of the most historic and exclusive venues in Berlin. All members of the orchestra as well as staff members are dressed in historic costumes, creating a unique combination of the magic of times past and the amenities of modern-day life.

The Orchestra

The Berlin Palace Orchestra has been formed exclusively for the concert series at Charlottenburg Palace. All members of the ensemble are highly professional and respected musicians from Berlin showing a deep understanding of late Baroque music and music of the classical period as well as a true passion for its interpretation. Endowed with a truly special feeling for music as well a high level of musical homogeneity, the orchestra presents the most outstanding works of this remarkable era to today’s audience.

"Nothing but Operas an Comedies" - the concert programme

The magnificent former summer residence of the Hohenzollern dynasty invites you for a unique cultural event, taking you to the elegant world at the Prussian court. After being welcomed by our royal master of ceremonies, you may look forward to an overall, artistic and culinary experience that will spoil all your senses. The culmination of this splendid evening will be a concert of the Berlin Residence Orchestra, all dressed in true-to-original costumes, performing masterpieces from the baroque and early classic eras. Welcome to the Prussian Court!

Carl Philipp Emanuel, the most well-known son of Johann Sebastian Bach, spent 28 years as a harpsichordist at the court of Frederick the Great. Good reason for dedicating a concert programme to the works of Bach, where virtuous compositions from different concerts and profane cantatas will be performed. In addition to the concert we will offer our guests the chance of combining the musical experience with an optional candlelight dinner, created according to the culinary preferences of the Prussian court’s kitchen.

PROGRAMME:
Johann Sebstian Bach
5th Brandenburgian Concerto, mouvements from the Suite in B minor, Coffee-Cantata
(ensemble of 7 musicians + 2 solo singers)

Saturday: Masterpeices from Baroque and Early Classicism

This festive programme featuring the Berlin Palace Orchestra and its solo vocalists revolves around selected composers of Prussian Court music. In addition to a symphonie by Frederick II, works by court composers such as the royal flute instructor Johann Joachim Quantz and the court director of music Carl Heinrich Graun will be performed.