| Staatskapelle Berlin | |
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| Orchestra | |
 Pierre Boulez and the Staatskapelle at the Musikverein, April 2009 | |
| Former name | Kurbrandenburgische Hofkapelle Königlich Preußische Hofkapelle |
| Founded | 1570 |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Music director | Christian Thielemann |
| Website | staatskapelle-berlin.de |
The Staatskapelle Berlin (German: [ˈʃtaːtskaˌpɛlə bɛʁˈliːn]) is a German orchestra and the resident orchestra of the Berlin State Opera, Unter den Linden. The orchestra is one of the oldest in the world. Until the fall of the German Empire in 1918 the orchestra's name was Königliche Kapelle, i.e., Royal Orchestra.