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Concert Hall, Berlin
The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall in Berlin, home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Located on the Gendarmenmarkt in the central Mitte district, it was originally built as a theatre. It was initially in operation from 1818 to 1821 under the name of Schauspielhaus Berlin, then as Theater am Gendarmenmarkt and Komödie. After the Second World War, it became a concert hall and its name was changed to its current one in 1994.
The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is the resident orchestra of the Konzerthaus Berlin. The concert hall also hosts Young Euro Classic, an international festival of youth orchestras, every summer.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konzerthaus_Berlin
August 26, 2022
The Schauspielhaus (from 1821: Royal Playhouse, from 1919: Prussian State Theater, since 1984: Konzerthaus Berlin) is a monument on the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin's Mitte district. Built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the years 1818 to 1821, it is one of the main works of German classicism. Burnt out during the Second World War, it was restored from 1976 to 1984 faithfully on the outside and restored in a historicizing form as a concert hall on the inside.
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January 31, 2020
Frederick the Great redesigned the Gendarmenmarkt in the 1770s. After the stables of the "Gens d’armes" regiment had been removed, Johann Boumann built the French Comedy House here until 1776. When this burned down in 1817, King Friedrich Wilhelm III. the order for a new building to Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
Today the Konzerthaus Berlin offers a wide range of programs, from symphony concerts to chamber music and music theater.
July 7, 2020
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