With roots dating back to 1912, the Deutsche Oper built its present 1,900-seat hall in 1961, just in time to carry the operatic torch for West Berlin during the Wall years....

Despite its name, the Komische Oper puts on a broader range than just comic works, and, after its founding in 1947, made its reputation by breaking with the old operatic...

Formerly the Schauspielhaus am Gendarmenmarkt, this 1821 architectural gem by Schinkel was all but destroyed in the war. Lovingly restored, it was reopened in 1984 with three...

What was once the Hansa recording studio now hosts solo instrumentalists and chamber groups that can't afford to book the Kammermusiksaal of the Philharmonie. But don't let...

This musical academy was founded in 1950 and named after the composer of the East German national anthem. It offers students the chance to learn under some of the stars of...

No grand opera here, but a constantly changing programme of chamber operas and music-theatre works much loved by the Neuköllners who come to see lighter, bubblier, cheaper and...

Berlin's most famous concert hall, home to the world-renowned Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, is also its most architecturally daring; a marvellous, puckish piece of organic...

This former club house for craftsmen and DDR theatre workshop now presents a contemporary programme of dance, theatre, music and opera, with up-and-coming groups from around...

Concerts here might be anything from a free organ recital to a chorus of Russian Orthodox monks. Exquisite acoustics.

This smaller ensemble provides the lion's share of the music in this chamber of the state library.

The Staatsoper was founded as Prussia's Royal Court Opera for Frederick the Great in 1742, and designed along the lines of a Greek temple. Although the present building dates...

This place may be grotesquely ugly, but it is nonetheless a functional hall, hosting both student soloists and orchestras, as well as performances by lesser-known professional...