1. 1. Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

   November 2

   The dapper vocalist and his classic band bring a dose of Weimar glamour with a set of songs from Germany’s golden age of songwriting.

2. 2. “Berlin: Symphony of a City”

   November 3

   Eighty years ago, the premiere of Walter Ruttmann’s silent film was accompanied by a 75-member orchestra; that music lives again at a modern screening, with live piano and percussion.

3. 3. Nomad Soundsystem

   November 5

   The diversity of Berlin today is more than apparent in this innovative group’s stylings, which mix electric, North African, and world-music sounds.

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• Articles by Rebecca Milzoff
• Table of Contents: Nov 5, 2007 issue of New York | Subscribe!