These followed Raabe’s 1992 breakthrough hit, “Kein Schwein Ruft Mich An” (which translates, literally, as “No Swine Ever Calls Me”). He and his 12-piece Palast Orchester (Palace Orchestra) also ...

In November 2007 German singer Max Raabe performed at Carnegie Hall with the Palast Orchester, presenting a half-English, half-German program of songs from the golden years of Weimar Germany. The ...

In November 2007 German singer Max Raabe performed at Carnegie Hall with the Palast Orchester, presenting a half-English, half-German program of songs from the golden years of Weimar Germany. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jane Levere is a New York-based freelance writer covering the arts. The music of decadent but elegant Weimar Germany and of the ...

When Max Raabe with an incredibly straight face, ironically raised, eyebrow and slightly bent elbow enters the stage almost carelessly, he sends a sardonic look to the audience and with the greatest ...

Over the past three decades Max Raabe and Palast Orchester have become the voice of old Berlin, playing the band music of the German capital in the ’20s and early ’30s—the years of the Weimar Republic ...

German singer Max Raabe, along with his band, the Palast Orchester, has been hugely popular across the globe, and during his tour of the states he's been selling out massive venues with his unique ...

Coaxing New Yorkers out into the frigid cold for a late night gathering on a Monday is no small task. Fortunately, Julianna Margulies and her husband, Keith Lieberthal, had an enticing draw: music ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. It’s the sound of romance. Horns sing with reeds and strings, seeming to ...

This program is part of our TV Membership Campaign. Support quality programming you depend on from KPBS. Give now! Enjoy high style and humor with the German crooner’s salute to the timeless melodies ...

In a tuxedo and bowtie, his hair slicked back, Germany’s Max Raabe is no slouch when he’s on stage. For him, the music has to be perfect, too. That’s why the well-coiffed crooner never travels without ...