While the “Americas” define the face of popular music from bossa nova to jazz and hip-hop, in art music this part of the world often still seems like terra incognita. In 2024, the Musikfest Berlin – organised by the Berliner Festspiele in collaboration with the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation – will therefore be dedicated to the double continent: Amériques is the title of the edition, after the powerful orchestral piece by Edgar Varèse. International guest orchestras, the Berliner Philharmoniker and other Berlin-based orchestras present a festival programme that juxtaposes an American focus with a diverse panorama of European music, from Renaissance works to contemporary composers.