Kammermusiksaal [Berlin]
type: Item
description: Theatre building in Berlin, Germany, opened 1987
alternative label: Kammermusiksaal
Wikidata source: Q23767066
EEConde: Berlin 265
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
opening date: 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
Address: Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1
Postal Code: 10785
city section: Berlin-Mitte
Importance: Local importance
Wikidata instance: Q1060829
Carthalia ID: 1676
Note: Concert hall, built 1960-1963 by Hans Scharoun as home to the Berliner Philharmoniker. Opened 15 Oct 1963 with a concert by the Berliner Philharmoniker, conducted by Herbert von Karajan. 1975 installation of a sinkable orchestra stage by Edgard Wisniewski. 1978-1982 renovation and installation of exterior aluminum decoration by Edgar Wisniewski. Main auditorium: 2440 seats around a central stage. 1984-1987 extension by a second concert hall, Kammermusiksaal, by Edgard Wisniewski after drafts by Hans Scharoun. Opened 28 Oct 1987. 1192 seats around a central stage. 1979-1984 extension by a musicologist institute (Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung, opened 1983) and a museum of musical instruments (Musikinstrumenten-Museum, opened 1984) by Edgard Wisniewski after Scharoun.