Münchner Redoute

In the organizer's words:

On Saturday, March 1, 2025, visitors will gather in the Old Town Hall to the sounds of the "First Munich Salon Orchestra" under the direction of Thomas Hellhake.

In the 1984 carnival, Franz Mayrhofer successfully revived this centuries-old form of ball celebration. After its beginnings in the ballroom of the Academic Choral Society, the City of Munich invited the Munich Circle to organize the Munich Redoutes in the Old Town Hall, where they have been held since 1988 with the support of the Department of Culture. This historic dance and ballroom of Munich's bourgeoisie provides the ideal setting for a lavish party with ladies and gentlemen who love to dance and enjoy the play of costumes and masks as well as the melodies of the Bavarian and Viennese masters.

A special rarity at the Redouten is the music: beautiful waltzes, polkas and mazurkas by Strauss and Lanner can be heard, all without amplification. In the classic old Viennese instrumentation with strings, flute, clarinet and horns, the music remains discreet and yet full of temperament.