The Konzerthaus is a concert hall located in Vienna, Austria, which opened in 1913. It is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna. Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both traditional and innovative musical styles.
In 1890, the first ideas for a Haus für Musikfeste (House for music festivals) came about. The idea of the new multi-purpose building was to be more interesting to the broader public than the traditional Vienna Musikverein. In addition to the concert hall, the first drawings by Ludwig Baumann for the Olympion included an ice-skating area and a bicycle club. In an attached open air area, 40,000 visitors would be able to attend events. Although the drawings were not accepted, today an ice skating area is situated right next to the building.
The Konzerthaus was finally built between 1911 and 1913. The architects were Fellner & Helmer; the work was done in cooperation with Ludwig Baumann.
The building is about 70×40 meters and had originally three halls, in which there can be simultaneous concerts, since they are sound-proofed. The original Art Nouveau building was partly destroyed during renovations and adaptions, but the building was reconstructed from original sketches in the 1970s. A historic organ was installed in the Konzerthaus by the Austrian firm Rieger in 1913. Between 1997 and 2000 the house was completely renovated.
Großer Saal (Great Hall), with 1,840 seats
Mozartsaal (Mozart Hall), with 704 seats
Schubertsaal (Schuber Hall), with 336 seats
Berio Saal (Berio Hall) was added during the latest renovations and seats up to 400 people
The Historic Concert for the Benefit of Widows and Orphans of Austrian and Hungarian Soldiers was held at the Konzerthaus on January 12, 1918. Its patrons were Kaiser Charles and Empress Zita, with posters designed by Josef Divéky.[1]
Awardsedit
Zero Project Awardee 2023 - SommerMusikWoche – Inclusive Music Programme
^"Historical Concert for the Benefit of Widows and Orphans". World Digital Library. 2014-02-10. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
Barta, Erwin, Das Wiener Konzerthaus zwischen 1945 und 1961. Eine vereinsgeschichtliche und musikwirtschaftliche Studie. Schneider, Tutzing 2001 ISBN3-7952-1037-2
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Wiener Konzerthaus
Wien Modern Festival
January 01, 1970
konzerthaus, vienna, konzerthaus, concert, hall, located, vienna, austria, which, opened, 1913, situated, third, district, just, edge, first, district, vienna, since, founded, always, tried, emphasise, both, traditional, innovative, musical, styles, vienna, co. The Konzerthaus is a concert hall located in Vienna Austria which opened in 1913 It is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both traditional and innovative musical styles Vienna Concert HallWiener KonzerthausWiener Konzerthaus in 2006General informationTown or cityViennaCountryAustriaCoordinates48 12 02 N 16 22 37 E 48 20056 N 16 37694 E 48 20056 16 37694Opened19 October 1913 1913 10 19 Grosser Saal In 1890 the first ideas for a Haus fur Musikfeste House for music festivals came about The idea of the new multi purpose building was to be more interesting to the broader public than the traditional Vienna Musikverein In addition to the concert hall the first drawings by Ludwig Baumann for the Olympion included an ice skating area and a bicycle club In an attached open air area 40 000 visitors would be able to attend events Although the drawings were not accepted today an ice skating area is situated right next to the building The Konzerthaus was finally built between 1911 and 1913 The architects were Fellner amp Helmer the work was done in cooperation with Ludwig Baumann Contents 1 Performance facilities 2 Program 3 Directors 4 History 5 Awards 6 See also 7 Bibliography 8 External linksPerformance facilities editThe building is about 70 40 meters and had originally three halls in which there can be simultaneous concerts since they are sound proofed The original Art Nouveau building was partly destroyed during renovations and adaptions but the building was reconstructed from original sketches in the 1970s A historic organ was installed in the Konzerthaus by the Austrian firm Rieger in 1913 Between 1997 and 2000 the house was completely renovated Grosser Saal Great Hall with 1 840 seats Mozartsaal Mozart Hall with 704 seats Schubertsaal Schuber Hall with 336 seats Berio Saal Berio Hall was added during the latest renovations and seats up to 400 peopleProgram editThe Konzerthaus has the Vienna Symphony the Vienna Chamber Orchestra the Wiener Singakademie and the Klangforum Wien in residence Several subscriptions also include concerts by the Vienna Philharmonic and other organizations The Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft also conducts several festivals during the year Early Music Festival Resonanzen in January the Vienna Spring Festival Wiener Fruhlingsfestival in April and May the Internationale Musikfest in May and June Wien Modern in the FallDirectors editHugo Botstiber 1913 1938 Armin Caspar Hochstetter 1938 1945 Friedrich Reidinger 1940 1945 representing Hochstetter excused for military service Egon Seefehlner 1946 1961 Peter Weiser 1961 1977 Hans Landesmann 1978 1984 Alexander Pereira 1984 1991 Karsten Witt 1991 1996 Christoph Lieben Seutter 1996 2007 Bernhard Kerres 2007 present History editThe Historic Concert for the Benefit of Widows and Orphans of Austrian and Hungarian Soldiers was held at the Konzerthaus on January 12 1918 Its patrons were Kaiser Charles and Empress Zita with posters designed by Josef Diveky 1 Awards editZero Project Awardee 2023 SommerMusikWoche Inclusive Music ProgrammeSee also editList of concert hallsBibliography edit Historical Concert for the Benefit of Widows and Orphans World Digital Library 2014 02 10 Retrieved 2014 06 22 Barta Erwin Das Wiener Konzerthaus zwischen 1945 und 1961 Eine vereinsgeschichtliche und musikwirtschaftliche Studie Schneider Tutzing 2001 ISBN 3 7952 1037 2External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Konzerthaus Vienna Wiener Konzerthaus Wien Modern Festival Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Konzerthaus Vienna amp oldid 1186384280, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
