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Jagdschloss Grunewald
13TH KLASSIKOPENAIR AT GRUNEWALD HUNTING LODGE (JAGDSCHLOSS GRUNEWALD)
Toward Freedom, Toward the Sun
Hardly any composer defended and musically illuminated the idea of freedom as passionately as Ludwig van Beethoven. For him, freedom was not a political slogan, but an inner calling – a condition of being human. His overtures are not mere introductions, but condensations of human destinies, struggles, and hopes. They are dramas of confrontation with existential human themes.
The Renaissance palace in the Grunewald becomes a stage for Beethoven’s visions of freedom—timeless and yet profoundly contemporary. Under the open sky in the Grunewald, Beethoven’s entire path unfolds, from heroic departure to spiritual freedom. Each of his overtures is a dramatic confession of courage, self-determination, and humanity.
From the passionate Coriolan Overture to the radiant Leonore, and on to the sunlit clarity of the late works, this evening traces Beethoven’s inner struggles.
Beethoven’s overtures are filled with images of nature and gestures of freedom, always charting a path that leads from lived darkness into luminous clarity and vastness.
The Orpheus Ensemble Berlin, with around 50 musicians from Berlin’s cultural landscape under the direction of Stefan Meinecke, presents an open-air evening with works that can never be heard in this way in a concert hall.
This year, the Classical Open-Air concerts take place for the 13th time under the open sky before a magnificent, illuminated palace backdrop, in close connection with nature.
Ludwig van Beethoven
All Overtures in the Open Air
A Musical Declaration of Freedom
“An overture must not be mere noise and effect, but an idea.”
“The overture must convey the spirit of the drama in advance.” — Ludwig van Beethoven
The Renaissance palace in the Grunewald becomes a stage for Beethoven’s visions of freedom—timeless and yet profoundly contemporary. Under the open sky in the Grunewald, Beethoven’s entire path unfolds, from heroic departure to spiritual freedom. Each of his overtures is a dramatic confession of courage, self-determination, and humanity.
From the passionate Coriolan Overture to the radiant Leonore, and on to the sunlit clarity of the late works, this evening traces Beethoven’s inner struggles.
Beethoven’s overtures are filled with images of nature and gestures of freedom, always charting a path that leads from lived darkness into luminous clarity and vastness.
The Orpheus Ensemble Berlin, with around 50 musicians from Berlin’s cultural landscape under the direction of Stefan Meinecke, presents an open-air evening with works that can never be heard in this way in a concert hall.
This year, the Classical Open-Air concerts take place for the 13th time under the open sky before a magnificent, illuminated palace backdrop, in close connection with nature.
Ludwig van Beethoven
All Overtures in the Open Air
A Musical Declaration of Freedom
“An overture must not be mere noise and effect, but an idea.”
“The overture must convey the spirit of the drama in advance.” — Ludwig van Beethoven
Artists/Collaborators: Stefan Meinecke, Orpheus Ensemble Berlin
Runtime: Sat, 23/05/2026 to Mon, 25/05/2026
Event Schedule
Admission and catering from 6:00 pm, alphorn sounds
Free palace visit including the Cranach exhibition during regular palace opening hours
Concert begins at 7:00 pm
Concert ends approximately 9:45 pm
Two intermissions with catering and palace tour (1st intermission)
Admission and catering from 6:00 pm, alphorn sounds
Free palace visit including the Cranach exhibition during regular palace opening hours
Concert begins at 7:00 pm
Concert ends approximately 9:45 pm
Two intermissions with catering and palace tour (1st intermission)
Next date: 13. Klassik OpenAir im Jagdschloss Grunewald - Beethoven: sämtliche Ouvertüren
- Date Saturday, 23/May/2026 19:00 (2 more dates)
- Venue Jagdschloss Grunewald
- Address Hüttenweg 100, 14193 Berlin-Zehlendorf
- Price from €41.70
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