Unveiled on 21 June 2008 on the building housing the Spielbank Hamburg

The Working Group for Urban Development of the Patriotische Gesellschaft von 1765 has honoured the world-famous composer, arranger and bandleader Bert Kaempfert with a commemorative plaque. This was unveiled at 11 o’clock on 21 June 2008 on the building housing the Spielbank Hamburg at Stephansplatz 10. It was here in the Tarantella Bar of the former Hotel Esplanade where after the Second World War the musical career of the composer, arranger and bandleader began.

In the presence of his family, friends and former colleagues, Dagmar Berghoff gave a speech honouring Bert Kaempfert, and Ladi Geisler and Marc Secara, fellow musicians of his, supplied the musical programme. The event was hosted by Gerd Spiekermann of NDR 90.3.