Palast Orchester

[2] Max Raabe founded the orchestra with fellow students at the Berlin University of the Arts in 1985.

The ensemble initially used music arrangements that Raabe found whilst shopping at various flea markets.

The violinists who have served with the Palast Orchester have included: The current full roster of the orchestra is: The performances by the orchestra are an homage to composers of the Weimar era such as Walter Jurmann, Fritz Rotter, Will Meisel, Charles Amberg, Jerzy Petersburski, Günter Schwenn, Adolf Steimel and Ralph Maria Siegel.

[7] The ensemble returned to Carnegie Hall in November 2007,[1] and the performance was recorded for commercial release[8] on the album Heute Nacht oder nie – Live In New York.

[6] The orchestra has collaborated with musicians such as HK Gruber,[9] Peter Lohmeyer, and Heino Ferch.