Concerts

Enjoy great newcomer bands and cool Indie concerts at the LIDO.

Open air concerts and events at Berlin's Waldbühne truly have an unforgettable atmosphere. Once you've been to a concert under large trees with the sound of chirping birds around you, you will certainly be back.

Berlin's most famous concert hall, glowing in rich gold, stands at the Kulturforum near Potsdamer Platz. The Philharmonie has been home to one of the world's most renowned orchestras since 1963, hosting classical concerts of the highest caliber. Architect Hans Scharoun created a hall that has been copied worldwide but never surpassed.

In the heart of Mitte, directly on Berlin's most famous boulevard, stands one of Europe's most significant opera houses. The Staatsoper Unter den Linden combines almost three centuries of music history with a repertoire that sets international standards. General Music Director Christian Thielemann and the Staatskapelle Berlin are the sonic backbone of this institution.

With a capacity for an audience of around 17,000 Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide is Berlin's second-biggest open air stage.

Schinkel's neoclassical jewel, towering over Gendarmenmarkt in Mitte, has been setting standards in Berlin's classical music scene as Konzerthaus Berlin since 1984. Chief Conductor Joana Mallwitz and the Konzerthausorchester Berlin guarantee top-tier symphonic music, while the program goes far beyond what is expected.

Berlin's largest opera house is located in Charlottenburg – and for good reason. The Deutsche Oper was once founded as a citizen's response to the imperial court opera and attracts opera lovers from all over the world with a repertoire of around 70 productions and some of the best acoustics in the city.

Indie-stars like ”The Subways”, ”Death Cab for Cutie”, ”The Whitest Boy Alive” or ”Lykke Li” perform regularly on stage at the Astra on the RAW-grounds in Friedrichshain.

The house, considered the cradle of modern musical theater, is currently performing in Charlottenburg from the Schiller Theater — with a program that places Strauss premieres alongside rock operas at Tempelhof Airport and consistently sees opera as a matter for everyone.

Berlin's Olympic Stadium in Charlottenburg is not only a sports arena but also a prime location for open air concerts.

The famous Berliner Philharmoniker give a free lunch concert for music lovers every Tuesday between September and June in the foyer of the Philharmonie.

The Classic Open Air on Gendarmenmarkt is one of the big open air music events of Berlin!

Since 1992, A-Trane on Savignyplatz in Charlottenburg has been Berlin's most important address for international jazz. In a venue with just 100 seats, greats like Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, and Wynton Marsalis have played here. Small, intimate, uncompromisingly good.

Novels in all languages, audiobooks, specialist literature e.g. from the fields of computer science and natural sciences, as well as films and music of all genres - Dussmann, the large culture department store on Friedrichstraße, is a true mecca for culture enthusiasts!

Small concerts, happy parties and also quirky readings can be found on the schedule of the Privat Club.

A piece of 1940s New York is hidden in an S-Bahn arch at Lotte-Lenya-Bogen in Charlottenburg. The Hat Jazzbar serves live jam sessions every night with free entry, along with handcrafted cocktails in a bar that looks as if Edward Hopper painted it.

Since 2000, one of Berlin's most enduring after-work venues has stood on Lützowplatz in Tiergarten: the Trompete. On Thursday evenings, the elegant cellar lounge transforms into a place where the end of the workday is celebrated exuberantly, with radioeins DJs, soul, house, and cocktails deep into the night.

Reading novels, poetry slams, poetry, blog authors, and Twitter lectures - the free reading stage in ORi is particularly varied.

Donaustraße 115 in Neukölln might seem unassuming at first glance, but behind it lies arguably Berlin's most renowned micro-jazz bar. In barely 50 square meters, experimental jazz meets an audience that truly listens, with live performances almost daily.

Every Tuesday at 1 pm you will have the opportunity to attend a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.

Three floors, a pool, BBQ, cosy lounging areas, table top soccer and rocking live converts - that's the Sage in a nutshell.

A mini electric guitar, a tuba and crazy instruments from everyday objects - in "Das Klingende Museum Berlin" (Museum of Sound), children of all age groups have the most diverse possibilities to make music.

Where classical music meets church history: The Berlin Cathedral on Museum Island in Berlin-Mitte is one of the city's most fascinating concert venues. Whether it's an organ concert under the dome vault or choir music by the Cathedral Choir – here, sacred architecture literally resonates.

The tea house is located in the English Garden in the middle of the green of Berlin's Tiergarten. In addition to international tea specialities, it is also a restaurant and a beautiful beer garden.

For over twenty years, ARTlinersBerlin in Friedrichshain has been a true neighborhood institution: a bar with a stage that combines folk, rock, blues, jazz, and karaoke under one roof. And all of this without charging a single euro for admission.