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Location | Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin, Germany |
Coordinates | 52°30′49″N 13°23′32″E / 52.51361°N 13.39222°E |
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Opened | 1821 |
Rebuilt | 1977 |
Architect | Karl Friedrich Schinkel |
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The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall in Berlin, the home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of the city, it was originally built as a theater. It initially operated from 1818 to 1821 under the name of the Schauspielhaus Berlin, then as the Theater am Gendarmenmarkt and Komödie. It became a concert hall after the Second World War, and its name changed to its present one in 1994.
The Konzerthausorchester Berlin is the resident orchestra of the Konzerthaus Berlin. The concert hall also hosts Young Euro Classic every summer, an international festival of youth orchestras.