Max
Raabe and the Palast Orchester - November 13, 2002
Photos
by Volker Corell
The
Los Angeles-Berlin Sister City Committee and Lufthansa hosted a very special
event on November 13, 2002 which brought Los Angeles back to the Golden
20’s. How? In case you have missed this event, ask Max Raabe and his Palast
Orchester.
The
Sister City Partnership between Los Angeles and Berlin was established
in 1967. Los Angeles is Berlin’s oldest sister city. The evening of November
13, 2002 showed how vibrant and alive the relationship between these two
great cities is. In the beautiful setting of UCLA’s prestigious Royce Hall,
over 1200 guests, including the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Klaus Wowereit,
the German Consul General, Dr. Hans-Juergen Wendler, as well as officials
from Austria, France, Hungary, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom,
celebrated the 35th Anniversary of the Sister City Partnership.
It
was Rosemarie Reisch, the Chairperson of the Los Angeles-Berlin Sister
City Committee, along with members of the Board, including Johannes Fuchs
of Lufthansa, who brought this outstanding orchestra to Los Angeles for
the first time. The Palast Orchester with its founder Max Raabe amaze both
young and old through their interpretation of the good old German “Schlagern”
such as “Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus” or “Wochenend und Sonnenschein”,
as well as American songs. Their performance spelled magic and brought
back nostalgic memories with hits from the popular music from the 20’s
and 30’s.
After
several encores, the audience had to wake up to reality. However, this
event will stay in the memories of all who took the ride in the time machine.
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