Conductor

Stroking a fat, soft bumblebee, that would be something! Max Raabe & Palast Orchester have made this wish come true musically – with their new concert program 2025 »Stroke the bumblebee«!

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Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

Museum Ludwig

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester weave together German songs of the 1920s and 30s with international counterparts to create concerts that captivate audiences worldwide. In addition to Germany, we find the largest part of their fan base in Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Max Raabe & Palast Orchestra

Malmö Concert Hall

Stroking a fat, soft bumblebee, that would be something! Max Raabe & Palast Orchester have musically fulfilled this wish - with their new 2025 concert programme ‘Stroking a bumblebee’! Max Raabe loves animals. In his song ‘Hummel’, he dreams himself into their world, wants to put biscuits in the kangaroo's pouch or cut down trees with beavers in certain places. However, his thoughts also revolve around the effects of autocorrect (‘Start again’), cycling, or - as we know - the perfect moment that is missed. In the concert programme ‘Hummel streicheln’, Max Raabe & Palast Orchester have great fun combining popular ‘Raabe-Pop’ hits with timeless original songs from the 1920s/30s such as ‘Heute Nacht oder nie’ or ‘Wenn die Elisabeth’. While Max Raabe leads through the programme in his quirky, humorous way, the audience can sit back and switch off.

Alte Oper

With Petting a Bumblebee, Max Raabe & Palast Orchester present their current concert program, which combines a love of animals, everyday observations, and musical ingenuity in a performance full of charm. In addition to new songs like "Bumblebee" and "Again from the beginning," we will be hearing classics from the 1920s and 1930s. The songwriter will also moderate the evening with his usual laconic wit.

Conductor

Max Raabe

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 25, 2026

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester · Alte Oper Frankfurt

Nov 28, 2026

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester · Festspielhaus Baden-Baden

Past events

Mar 19, 2025

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester · Kölner Philharmonie

Sep 29, 2024

Max Raabe & Palast Orchestra · Malmö Symphony Orchestra

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