Gewandhaus
Appearance
Gewandhaus is a concert hall in Leipzig, Germany, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics.
History
- The first concert hall was constructed in 1781 by architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe inside the Gewandhaus, a building used by cloth (garment) merchants.
- The second Gewandhaus was designed by Martin Gropius. It opened on 11 December 1884, and had a main concert hall and a chamber music hall. It was destroyed in the firebombings of World War II between 1943 and 1944.
- The third Gewandhaus on Augustusplatz opened on 8 October 1981, two hundred years after the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra moved into the original hall.
Description
The hall contains a concert organ: Schuke, Potsdam IV-92-6638.
Gallery
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First Gewandhaus (1781)
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Second Gewandhaus (c. 1910)
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Kurt Masur lays the foundation stone of the current Gewandhaus
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Bond for the funding of the second Gewandhaus in Leipzig, issued 1. July 1884[1]
See also
References
- ^ Manfred Dennecke: Deutsche Wirtschafts- und Finanzgeschichte, pp 148; ISBN 3-9520775-0-X
Sources
- Leo Beranek, Concert Halls and Opera Houses: Musics, Acoustics, and Architecture, Springer, 2004, page 280. ISBN 0-387-95524-0.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gewandhaus (Leipzig).
- History of the Gewandhaus from the official site
Categories:
- Concert halls in Germany
- Buildings and structures in Leipzig
- Buildings and structures completed in 1981
- Tourist attractions in Leipzig
- 1981 establishments in East Germany
- Music venues completed in 1781
- Music venues completed in 1884
- Music venues completed in 1981
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