From 1984 the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin began giving an independent series of concerts in the Berlin Schauspielhaus. Besides its performances in the leading German cultural centres, the orchestra soon asserted its presence on both the national and the international musical scene. In 1987 its first recording appeared simultaneously in the East (Eterna) and the West (Capriccio).

Already in 1986 it was invited to play in the "Tage der Alten Musik" in Herne under the patronage of Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

Since the autumn of 1994 the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin has recorded exclusively for harmonia mundi france. Several of its records have been awarded international prizes.

Plenty of significant international success accompany the work and carreer of the ensemble. The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin obtained different prizes in the last years, among them several Diaposon d'Or and on the occasion of MIDEM 2002 they received the "Cannes Classical Award" for the record "Symphonies & Concertos" of C.P.E. Bach with cembalo and cello distinguished as best record in instrumental baroquemusic.

Under the direction of René Jacobs the orchestra is regularly invited to take part in productions at the Berlin Staatsoper, and yet another regular collaboration was established with Marcus Creed and the RIAS-Kammerchor.

Today the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin is regarded as one of the leading ensemble of its kind. The ensemble toured not only in the most countries of Europe, but also in the Middle East and Japan.