Frederick the Great's 300th Birthday: Concert & More

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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 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.

The evening:
Right before the concert, you will enjoy an exclusive dinner consisting of the Orangery Menu at restaurant Orangerie (also in the Orangerie Charlottenburg).

Menu:

Appetizer: Tomato soup topped with cream and pesto
Main course: Stuffed poulard bresast with an exquisite morel cream sauce, Vegetable arrangement and potatoes au gratin
Dessert: 'Opera thé vert', Almond biscuit with chocolate ganache

Dinner is followed by a concert including masterpieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, King Frederick the Great, Luigi Boccerini, Georg Friedrich Händel and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by the Berlin Palace Orchestra.

Important information:
Ahead of the evening, please go to the 'kleine Orangerie Charlottenburg' in the Orangerie Charlottenburg (the address is Spandauer Damm 22‐24, 14059 Berlin). Please show your received Classictic‐Voucher in order to pick up the tickets for the dinner and concert there. Opening hours: Monday till Sunday 9.00 am till 6.00 pm.

6.00 pm: Pickup of the original tickets
6.30 pm: Dinner in the Restaurant Orangerie
8.00 pm: Admission to the concert
8.30 pm: Concert start
10.15 pm: Concert end