Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

Tuesday, April 7th | 7:00 PM
Helzberg Hall

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Berlin’s famed baritone Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester will perform at the Kauffman Center in Helzberg Hall on Tuesday, April 7th.

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

Dashing, dapper and debonair, Max Raabe might have walked straight out of the Golden Age of Berlin in the 1920s.  With his elegant poise, suave sophistication and silky-smooth baritone, he brings to life the songs and style of a bygone age. With faultlessly fitting tuxedo, hair slicked back and a cheeky look, Max Raabe sings the best of the ’20s and early ’30s with amusing nostalgia including song hits and couplets, Cuban rumbas, cheerful foxtrots and elegant tangos. The ironic lyrics suit the times today as they did eighty years ago.

Max Raabe, born in Lünen, Westfalia, on December 12, 1962, founded the Palast Orchester with fellow students in 1986. Since his graduation as certified baritone, he and his ensemble have been enjoying international success on concert tours through Europe, USA, Asia and Israel. His latest CD, “Für Frauen ist das kein Problem,” is his second cooperation with the pop-producer Annette Humpe. Their first, “Küssen kann man nicht alleine”, was awarded platinum in 2012.

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester are internationally renowned for entertainment at its best. The reason for their success lies in the uniqueness and excellent quality of their performance. The classically trained musicians work as seriously at the interpretation of their music as they would at that of a composition by Beethoven. Max’s dryly witty concert announcements provide a humorous counterpoint and a main attraction in the show.

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