SPRING FESTIVALS IN GERMANY!

Baden-Baden & Berlin An exclusive tour with Classical KUSC April 11 – 21, 2014 Limited to 25 participants Berlin Palace Bridge and Cathedral evel in the rich musical heritage of Germany and join Classical KUSC host, Rich Capparela, on a fabulous TOUR HIGHLIGHTS R10-day tour to two major music festivals this spring: the • Prime tickets to fi ve major performances at Baden-Baden Baden-Baden Easter Festival and Berlin Festival Days. Two giants Easter Festival and Berlin Festival Days, featuring the Berlin of the Los Angeles music scene past and present will perform: Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, Placido Domingo, Sir Placido Domingo sings the title role of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra Simon Rattle, Daniel Barenboim, and Martha Argerich in Berlin, and Zubin Mehta leads the mighty Berlin Philharmonic • Tickets to three chamber music concerts by members of the in Baden-Baden. Berlin Philharmonic Two years after a Classical KUSC group saw Gustavo Dudamel • Guided tours of major sites in Berlin and other cities with conduct in Salzburg, the Berlin Philharmonic, one of the world’s expert private guides greatest orchestras, discontinued their long association with the • Excursions to Strasbourg, France, with canal boat tour; Easter Festival in Mozart’s hometown to set up a new home in Heidelberg; and Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam Baden-Baden. This Bavarian town, located in the foothills of the • Informal talks with Classical KUSC’s Rich Capparela Black Forest, was Europe’s great watering hole for the rich in the • Deluxe fi ve-star accommodations in Baden-Baden and Berlin 19th century and remains elegant and picturesque today. • Fine dining at some of the region’s best restaurants Berlin is one of the most exciting cities in Europe, Germany’s • First-class travel on Germany’s high-speed train, the ICE dynamic and fl ourishing political—as well as artistic—capital, not twenty-fi ve years from the fall of its grim Wall. The host • Private air-conditioned motor coach on all excursions of the Festtage is the Berlin State Opera and its fi ne orchestra, • Plenty of free time to relax, shop or additional sightseeing the Staatskapelle Berlin led by Daniel Barenboim. The Maestro will conduct Boccanegra plus an orchestral concert including Rich Capparela, on KUSC the rarely heard Requiem of Max Reger, with Mr. Domingo weekdays from 4-7 pm, has been named as soloist, and he will join the legendary Martha Argerich in a the “Best Classical DJ in LA.” A man of duo-piano recital. You also many talents, he announces concert have the option to attend broadcasts in Southern California for the Pacifi c Symphony Orchestra and Wagner’s Tannhauser with an the New West Symphony, has been a illustrious cast. narrator in Carnegie Hall and for the We’ll make excursions to Boston Pops, voiced a theatrical trailer, Strasbourg, France, home of and is a member of the Grammy Awards classical music screening the European Parliament and committee. His recording company, Cardiff Studios, produces commercials and programming for US arts organizations, including a magnifi cent cathedral; the the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Symphony great medieval university town Orchestra. One of Rich’s passions is being lead singer and guitarist of Heidelberg; and Frederick in a rock band, Otherwise Normal. The music of the deep blue sea the Great’s palace at Sanssouci also calls to him: he has conducted tours to the Caribbean and Fiji outside Berlin. Five-star as a scuba instructor. Rich and his wife Marcia live in Santa Monica. hotels, fi ne dining and the rich commentary of KUSC’s TOUR COST: $6,455 per person, ground only Rich Capparela complete this Single supplement: $920. Group limited to 25 participants. extraordinary trip! The Germany tour is an exclusive presentation by KUSC and is organized Placido Domingo in Simon Boccanegra by The Grand Tour Travel Company, Peterborough, New Hampshire. Calif. Lic.: 2088711-40. Daily Itinerary FRIDAY, APRIL 11 and picturesque towns. Dominated by its Optional group fl ight departs from Los Angeles castle and famed University, we’ll tour on Lufthansa for non-stop travel to Frankfurt Heidelberg then travel a short distance to with arrival the following day. Mannheim to board our direct high-speed train to Berlin. After arrival, we check into SATURDAY, APRIL 12 the luxurious Hotel Regent, a fi ve-star hotel WILKOMMEN! in the city’s historic Mitte quarter, close to Group fl ight passengers will transfer to Baden- the graceful Gendarmenmarkt square. Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Baden by private coach. We check into the fi ve- Dinner is nearby. the growth of the Prussian state as an important star Hotel Dorint Maison Messmer, one of the player in European politics and the dominant town’s best. Our welcome reception and dinner THURSDAY, APRIL 17 state in a unifi ed Germany. A Francophile, is at Michelin-starred Le Jardin de France. “I AM A BERLINER!” Sanssouci refl ects Frederick’s desire to build Today we tour the great city by private coach, his own version of Versailles. We will tour SUNDAY, APRIL 13 passing the remains of the Wall, Checkpoint the main palace and grounds and also visit MUSIC IN THE SPA TOWN Charlie, the Potsdamer Platz, Kurfurstendam the Cecilienhof, where Truman, Churchill and Breakfast is offered daily at both our hotels. and much more. We end up at the Glockenturm Stalin signed the agreement in August 1945 to Our stay in beautiful Baden-Baden allows you to overlooking the Olympic Stadium, site of the divide up the spoils of Europe after the war. We take the waters if you wish at one of the town’s 1936 Olympics where American track star Jesse return to Berlin for a late afternoon duo recital several health spas in addition to enjoying all Owens stunned the Nazi leadership by winning by Daniel Barenboim and fellow Argentinean the musical offerings of the tour. Two chamber three gold medals. Lunch is in one of Berlin’s pianist, Martha Argerich. music concerts by members of the Berlin arty neighborhoods where you’ll be able to Philharmonic fl anks lunch near the Lichenthaler stroll afterwards. Tonight the great tenor, ageless SUNDAY, APRIL 20 Allee, a pretty park frequented by Brahms, Clara Placido Domingo sings the baritone title role EASTER IN BERLIN Schumann and other luminaries during their in Verdi’s drama, Simon Boccanegra, under the Easter Sunday morning in Berlin is free. Our summer visits. Tonight our fi rst concert presents baton of Daniel Barenboim. sumptuous farewell brunch takes place at our the Berlin Philharmonic in a performance of lovely hotel. The rest of the day is free except Bach’s St. John Passion, conducted by Sir FRIDAY, APRIL 18 for those who choose the option of prime Simon Rattle and staged by the music world’s MUSEUM ISLAND & DOMINGO REDUX tickets to see Wagner’s soaring drama of love innovative enfant terrible, Peter Sellars. This morning we’ll visit two of Berlin’s many and redemption, Tannhäuser, with a stellar cast amazing museums. The Pergamon Museum led by bass René Pape, conducted by Maestro MONDAY, APRIL 14 houses the reconstructed Pergamon Altar and Barenboim, and directed by Greta Waltz, one BEETHOVEN AND STRAUSS the Market Gate of Miletus, two of antiquity’s of the leading choreographers in the world who Another morning concert starts our day with most stunning monuments. Then a short has turned to opera. Later in the evening, we members of the Berlin Philharmonic performing walk brings us to the Deutscheshistorisches reconvene for dessert and champagne. in the Stiftskirche. This parish church in Museum, fi lled with highlights of Germany’s the historic old town is the burial place of momentous history. Our lunch takes place in MONDAY, APRIL 21 fourteen Margraves of Baden. Lunch in an yet another Berlin neighborhood to explore. AUF WIEDERSEHEN! Alsace-Bavarian restaurant precedes your free Tonight the Staatskapelle Berlin under Maestro The group fl ight on Lufthansa returns to Los afternoon. Tonight Zubin Mehta, for 16 years the Barenboim performs the Requiem of Max Reger, Angeles via Munich, arriving in the afternoon. Music Director of the LA Philharmonic, leads with Placido Domingo as soloist, and another Itinerary subject to change. Meals in bold the Berlin orchestra in Beethoven’s “Emperor” performance of Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben, included in the price of the tour. Piano Concerto, with Yefi m Bronfman as soloist, affording us an always interesting comparison and Richard Strauss’ magisterial tone poem, Ein of two conductor’s interpretations! Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life). The year 2014 TOUR REGISTRATION marks the 150th anniversary of Strauss’ birth. SATURDAY, APRIL 19 TOUR COST: $6,455 per person, ground only, SANSSOUCI AND GREAT PIANISTS double occupancy; Single supplement: $920 TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Frederick the Great of Prussia built the grand Optional group fl ight: $1385, on Lufthansa ELEGANT STRASBOURG Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam in 1748 as a DEPOSIT: $1100 per person Today we venture across the Rhine River to summer retreat; its continued growth mirrored Tax-deductible contribution to KUSC: $600 France to tour Strasbourg, the capital city of Alsace-Lorraine and the European Parliament. BALANCE DEADLINE: February 10, 2014 A lovely canal boat ride makes a perfect After that date, call for availability. introduction to the city, passing many of its REGISTRATION: To reserve your place, contact landmarks including the magnifi cent Gothic Minnie Prince of KUSC at [email protected] cathedral which we’ll visit inside. We’ll have or 213-225-7534 to make a credit card deposit; lunch in town before returning to Baden-Baden, or send a check for the deposit amount to: where your evening is free. KUSC Germany Tour, KUSC, PO Box 7913, Los Angeles, CA 90007. For registration materials WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 go to www.kusc.org. ROMANTIC HEIDELBERG QUESTIONS? Contact Minnie Prince at Our transfer to Berlin takes us by coach and [email protected] or 213-225-7534 or train. First, the coach brings us to the town of The Grand Tour at [email protected] Heidelberg, one of Germany’s most romantic Baden-Baden or 800-727-2995.