ERSTE PREUßISCHE KRöNUNG 1701

Museum "Prussia 2001" Facets of an epoch
United exhibition of Berlin and Brandenburg as well as festivals in castles, villages and museums on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the coronation of the first king of Prussia Coordination:
Museumspädagogischer Dienst, Berlin

Music and art under the first Prussian king, Frederick I and his artistic wife. Sophie Charlotte introduced the first performances of operas by Italian musicians, while Frederick I preferred the Germanspeaking music theatre.The music of Georg Philipp Telemann - a regular guest at court - is featured with the concerto for trumpet and 2 violins in D major and the concerto for trumpet and 2 oboes in D major, as well as works by Johann Theile and Johann Phillip Krieger.

1701 The First Prussian Coronation, 2001: a cultural celebration in Berlin-Brandenburg
Pictures of the title collage: Friedrich Wilhelm Weidemann, state portraits of Frederick I and Sophie Charlotte