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The Gewandhaus at the Augustusplatz in Leipzig-Mitte with the Mendebrunnen at night (2016). Current Gewandhaus. Gewandhaus (German: [ɡəˈvanthaʊs] ⓘ) is a concert hall in Leipzig, 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.
Their concerts continued at this venue for 36 years, until 1781. In 1780, because of complaints about concert conditions and audience behavior in the tavern, the mayor and city council of Leipzig offered to renovate one storey of the Gewandhaus (the building used by textile merchants) for the orchestra's use.
It was founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1923 (9 months earlier than the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra), with 115 musicians. [1] Apart from a short interruption during World War II, it has been the main orchestra of the Central German Broadcasting Company (MDR) since 1924. The orchestra performs concerts in Leipzig at the Gewandhaus.
Leipzig: Gewandhaus: 1981 1,900 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: Kongreßhalle Leipzig: 1899 (rebuilt 2015) Lübeck Musik und Kongresshalle Lübeck Konzertsaal 1994 1,900 Ludwigshafen Philharmonie Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz BASF-Feierabendhaus Festsaal 1913 (rebuilt 2011) Mannheim m:con Congress Center Rosengarten Mozartsaal
The now newly formed Bach Orchestra performed for the first time at the Gewandhaus on 16 January 1988 and soon began a successful touring schedule. When the centrally mediating Künstler-Agentur der DDR ceased its work after the Peaceful Revolution in 1990, Funke was well prepared for this situation by taking over from the Gewandhaus. In order ...
In Leipzig, the Game Concerts series was held as GC in Concert from 2003 to 2007 as the official, annual opening ceremony of the GC – Games Convention. [9] From 2008 to 2012, a cooperation with the WDR and its in-house orchestra, the WDR Funkhausorchester Köln, was established, with concerts primarily held at the Kölner Philharmonie. [10]
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Gewandhaus Leipzig in 2011. Partita was premiered at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig on 8 March 2018. Andris Nelsons conducted the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. [2] The concert was repeated on 11 March 2018, the 275th birthday of the orchestra. [5] The American premiere took place in Boston on 29 March 2018 with Nelsons conducting the Boston Symphony ...