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Bumble-Bee

January 2, 2022

Concert hall with very good acoustics. The concerts here with Kurt Masur are unforgettable.

It is interesting that Kurt Masur himself, who was already world-famous at the time, pushed through the building with the 'threat' of going west. It seems that prestige was also important under socialism.

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Martl

November 24, 2021

The first Kapellmeister in this concert building was Kurt Masur, the son of an electrical engineer and who himself worked as an electrician until 1996. His musical work was widely recognized worldwide. He was also known for his political engagement, especially in the Peaceful Revolution. Therefore, he was also under discussion as a candidate for the office of Federal President at the time.

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Freelancer 🥾 🚵 🏍️🏃‍♂️

August 7, 2023

Seat of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, built in 1981 as the third home of the orchestra.

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Michi LE

November 22, 2021

The Gewandhaus is a concert building inaugurated in 1981 on Augustusplatz in downtown Leipzig. Before that, there were two previous buildings, also called the Gewandhaus, in other places, which had served as the home of the Gewandhaus Orchestra since 1781.

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

December 7, 2024

On November 8, 1977, the foundation stone was laid for a new Gewandhaus, the third of its kind, in the city center on Karl-Marx-Platz (now again Augustusplatz). The Leipzig Gewandhaus was the first and only new construction of a pure concert hall in the GDR. The approval of the state apparatus for the new Gewandhaus building is attributed above all to the efforts of the then Gewandhaus conductor Kurt Masur. The design for the new Gewandhaus, completed in 1981, came from chief architect Rudolf Skoda. The senior construction manager was the Leipzig civil engineer Peter Kunze. The Great Hall with 1,900 seats has excellent acoustics. The hall is equipped with a Schuke organ with 6,845 pipes. The opening concert under the direction of the then Gewandhaus conductor Kurt Masur took place on October 8, 1981. In the autumn of 1989, the Gewandhaus acquired political significance. Kurt Masur opened the house for the “Gewandhaus Talks”, public discussion rounds in which the reforms and the future of the GDR were debated. The Gewandhaus thus became a platform for the GDR’s political opposition.

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March 28, 2022

The three-winged building between Gewandgäßchen and Kupfergasse was actually the draper's trade hall. Hence the name Gewandthaus

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Karin&Joerg

June 15, 2022

The Gewandhaus is an attraction for many tourists. 1981 expanded concert hall at Augustusplatz in Leipzig.

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Karsten

May 6, 2023

Almost 700 events with half a million visitors take place in the Gewandhaus every year. Most of these are concerts, but conferences, congresses, festive events and receptions also take place here.

The historic concert hall, which was preceded by two previous buildings, is famous for the Gewandhaus Orchestra that is based here. As an in-house organizer, the Gewandhaus produces around 250 classical concerts per season: "Big Concerts" with the Gewandhaus Orchestra, chamber music, choir and organ concerts, music festivals (Mendelssohn Festival, International Mahler Festival), the Audio Invasion and much more. A wide range of music education projects rounds off the Gewandhaus's own programme.

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December 5, 2023

The Gewandhaus in Leipzig is the venue for around 800 events a year. The Gewandhaus Orchestra plays its symphony concerts in the Great Hall, while the Gewandhaus Chamber Music is presented in the slightly smaller Mendelssohn Hall.

Concerts by well-known music greats are held regularly and it is a popular location for lectures and conferences. The Great Hall has space for a total of 1,900 visitors and houses the majestic Schuke organ.

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maria

January 9, 2024

This three-wing building, which opened in Kupfergässchen in 1489, was more of an armory. This was where the copper scales were located, and the first floor was also used as an exhibition center for cloth and wool merchants, which is where the name “Gewandhaus” came from for this building.

Bombed in the Second World War and left in ruins, it was rebuilt.
The foundation stone for this building, which we know today, was laid in November 1977. The decisive factor for this was the commitment of the then Gewandhaus bandmaster Kurt Masur, who shaped the orchestra from 1970 to 1997.
Furthermore, the Leipzig Gewandhaus is the first and only concert hall built in GDR times.
Source:leipzig-days.de/gewandhaus

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Schwerte-Radler

April 19, 2024

The Gewandhaus in Leipzig is a historically and culturally significant venue with a fascinating history. Originally a trading hall for cloth merchants, the first Gewandhaus was later converted into a concert hall, which opened in 1781. This venue quickly became a central point for musical events in Leipzig. Over the years, it has hosted important musicians and composers such as Mozart, Clara Wieck, Carl Maria von Weber, and Franz Liszt.

After the first Gewandhaus no longer met growing demands, a new Gewandhaus opened in 1884, featuring excellent acoustics and a larger capacity. However, this second Gewandhaus was severely damaged during World War II, and the ruins were demolished in 1968.

The current third Gewandhaus opened in 1981 on Augustusplatz and represents an architectural highlight, designed by the architects Rudolf Skoda, Eberhard Göschel, Volker Sieg, and Winfried Sziegoleit. It survived the political changes in Germany without major renovations and remains in intensive use to this day. The Gewandhaus's large concert organ, built by the Potsdam-based company Schuke, comprises an impressive 6,845 pipes and contributes significantly to the unique acoustics of the main hall.

The Gewandhaus is not only a performance venue for the Gewandhaus Orchestra, but also a platform for a variety of musical ensembles and styles that enrich Leipzig's cultural life.

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Heiko

December 22, 2021

The Gewandhaus is on Augustusplatz.

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February 22, 2024

In the New Gewandhaus, which was built from 1977 onwards, the organ building company VEB Potsdamer Schuke Orgelbau created a concert organ with 89 registers on four manuals and pedal in 1981 with its Opus 499.[12] This was the largest new organ built in the GDR at the time and also the largest work by the Schuke company to date.[13] Since an extension in 2008, the slider-chest instrument has 91 registers with 6,845 pipes. It is equipped with mechanical (fixed console) and electric (mobile console) action mechanisms as well as electric register actions.

The main console is located below the swell organ and the upper organ above it. The main organ is on the left side, the positive organ and the pedal organ on the right side. The pedal organ is divided into large and small pedals, the latter being located in the facade between the large pedal and the upper organ. The positive with its 4' principal in the facade is located under the small pedal. Since the largest facade pipe, the subcontra E (20.6 Hz) of the principal 32', with its sounding length of approx. 7.50 m and a total length of approx. 9.6 m, already reaches just below the ceiling, the pipes for the lowest notes C - D flat were built as stopped (closed at the top) pipes, which are half the length of an open pipe. These are as thick as a tree trunk behind the facade in the pedal tower. The disposition allows the playback of music from different stylistic periods. A special feature is the trumpet section, whose reed pipes protrude horizontally into the room above the console. Such horizontal trumpets are called Spanish trumpets due to their origin.[14]

The organ is over 15 m wide and about 11 m high.[13]

In 1987, the organ was given its final state, which had already been designed in 1977. The organ building company Otto Heuss in Lich developed a second, mobile console for this purpose. It can be positioned anywhere on the orchestra podium and sends its signals – for the first time in organ building – digitally via an optical fiber.[15]

In 2008, the Schuke company gave the organ a general cleaning. In this context, the electrics were renewed, two additional registers were installed and the electronics were converted to a computer-aided control system.[16] The company Vogtländischer Orgelbau Thomas Wolf supplied the wooden pipes for the 32' base

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Fred

May 3, 2024

The Gewandhaus itself is worth seeing and is always worth a visit during music events.

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Eisbär1281

August 14, 2022

Gewandhaus stands on Augustusplatz

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Michael

June 15, 2025

Built in 1981

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December 13, 2024

The Gewandhaus in Leipzig is a concert hall on Augustusplatz in the city centre of Leipzig, inaugurated in 1981.

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Karlheinz

September 24, 2024

A very beautiful building.

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