Berlin was soooo cold!!!
On the evening of 1/3, we saw Carmina Burana Beethoven 9 Symphonie at the Philharmonie Berlin from an orchestra from Prague. Carmina Burana is a collection of 1,000 poems and songs written in the early 13th century. Around the 1930s, German composer, Carl Orff, set the poems to new music - the most famous movement is "O Fortuna." Orff's composition has been performed by countless ensembles - which is what we heard. The venue reminded me of where the Chicago Symphony plays. They melody of the symphony combined with the booming voices of the singers was utterly enchanting.
We also did some sightseeing around the city - Sony Centre, the Brandenburg gate and the Reichstag (where the German Parliament sits, the Bundestag)!
Photos:
1 - Us at Florian's mom's place
2 - Jam and I in front of the Brandenburg Gate
3 - The Philharmonie orchestra
4 - Me in the Philharmonie
5 & 6 - Carmina Burana
7 - to commemorate where the Berlin wall once stood
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