Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, a court musician to Frederick II, enjoyed meeting with his colleagues from the Prussian court orchestra on Fridays to make music outside the confines of courtly etiquette. They would meet in private homes, invite close friends, and play sophisticated chamber music to their hearts' content.
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Xenia Löffler
The significance of these "Friday Academies" cannot be overstated, as they laid the foundation for public concert series in Berlin. Xenia Löffler, one of the leading Baroque oboists, will lead a small, exquisite ensemble that will present this early Berlin concert culture to the SPAM audience.
- Xenia Löffler, oboe | Gergely Bodoky, transverse flute | Daniel Deuter, violin | Anna Reisener, cello | Flóra Fábri, harpsichord
- Chamber music works by Johann Gottlieb Janitsch, Christoph Schaffrath, and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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February 2026
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