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The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is based, the Gewandhaus ("Garment House").
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.
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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 ...
Frontage of Leipzig Opera building. Frontage of Leipzig Opera building during night. Interior of Leipzig Opera. The Leipzig Opera (German: Oper Leipzig) is an opera house and opera company located at the Augustusplatz and the Inner City Ring Road at its east side in Leipzig's district Mitte, Germany.
In 1850 Röntgen became a member of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, in 1869 the second concertmaster and in 1873 he took David's place as first concertmaster of the orchestra. [1] He remained in the orchestra until his death in 1897. [1] He was also a teacher in the Conservatorium. [2] [3]
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the composer and Music Director of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, founded a Conservatory in the city of Leipzig on 2 April 1843. It was financed by a senior civil servant of the Kingdom of Saxony , the Oberhofgerichtsrat Heinrich Blümner (1765–1839), who provided King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony with 20,000 Thaler .