Berlin Events


	Berlin 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.