Tonhalle St. Gallen

Tonhalle St. Gallen is a concert hall in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is a cultural centre, a venue for concerts, banquets and meetings. It is the home of the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra.^[1][2]

Tonhalle St. Gallen
The front of the concert hall
General information
Architectural style	Art Nouveau
Address	Museumstrasse 25
Town or city	St. Gallen
Country	Switzerland
Coordinates	47°25′40″N 9°22′47″E / 47.42778°N 9.37972°E / 47.42778; 9.37972
Completed	1909
Website
http://www.st.gallen.ch/tonhalle/

History

The concert hall was built between 1906 and 1909, in Art Nouveau style. The innovative construction used a reinforced concrete frame designed by Robert Maillart.^[1]

Early concerts were given by guest orchestras, with conductors Artur Nikisch, Richard Strauss, Felix Weingartner and Arturo Toscanini. Othmar Schoeck was the conductor of symphony concerts from 1917 to 1944.^[1][3]

The building was renovated in the early 1990s, with a larger stage and improved facilities for conductor and artists, and reopened in May 1993.^[1][2]

References

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tonhalle St. Gallen.

1. Tonhalle Theater St. Gallen. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
2. Tonhalle St. Gallen online. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
3. Schoeck, Othmar Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Retrieved 26 May 2023.