The Rhineland
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Organ recitals, chamber music, and jazz concerts are regularly presented in the Gothic Antoniterkirche.
In the Beethoven-Haus, recitals are sometimes given on a 19th-century grand piano, and concerts take place regularly in the chamber music hall.
The Aachen Symphony, along with touring bands and orchestras from across Europe, give regular concerts in Aachen's Eurogress convention center.
The sparkling-wine cellars of Henkell & Co. offer tours lasting 60, 90 or 120 minutes, including tastings, which can be booked via the website. The tours take in both the impressive Rococo marble hall and the 200,000 liter barrels in the seven-story cellars. They also play host to art exhibitions as well as regular concerts by young classical musicians.
Throughout the year, performances and events ranging from classical to contemporary are hosted at the Kurhaus, including performances from the Hessian State Orchestra, and the annual Wine Ball and New Year's Eve party. In addition, there are very occasional organ concerts in the Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal, which has been home to an organ since the Kurhaus was built in 1907. On organ open days, you can visit the organ room, which is usually closed to the public.
The Marktkirche is a striking, red neo-Gothic church built between 1853 and 1862, and is Wiesbaden's main Protestant church. The Walcker organ has a total of 6,198 pipes, which can be heard during the free organ recitals that are held on Saturday at 11:30 am.
Cologne's WDR Sinfonieorchester performs regularly in the city's excellent concert hall.
The impressive modern RheinMain CongressCenter was completely rebuilt using a mix of natural stone, wood, glass, and metal, and reopened in 2018. Its events listings include concerts, cultural events, balls, and trade fairs. The Italian restaurant bagutta housed within offers pizza, pasta, antipasti, and sweets, and has a sun terrace out front as well as a glass-fronted upstairs interior, from where you can watch what's going on in the banqueting hall below.
Classical and pop concerts, symposia, film, and international theater are presented at this wood-paneled music hall inside the Museum Kunstpalast.
The Philharmonic plays regularly at various concert venues around town.
Opera, theater, and ballet performances as well as concerts are staged in this popular modern theater.
This former planetarium on the edge of the Hofgarten hosts more than 450 concerts annually and is the home of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, which plays from September to June.
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