Organ Concert at Gewandhaus
Leipzig, Gewandhaus zu Leipzig — Grosser Saal
About the Event
Enjoy masterpieces of organ music with outstanding musicians in the unique atmosphere of the famous Gewandhaus Leipzig.
The Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, built in 1981 as home to the Gewandhausorchester, plays host to over 600 events and in excess of half a million visitors each year. The Gewandhaus stages around 250 classical concerts per season: Große Concerte with the Gewandhausorchester, chamber music, choral and organ concerts, music festivals and much more. The Gewandhaus‘s performance programme is complemented and enriched by a diverse range of music education and outreach activities and projects.
The phenomenal acoustic of the Great Hall has set a benchmark worldwide and must shy away from no comparisons with the world‘s newest concert halls. The sonic environment provided by the Great Hall was engineered to complement the considerable demands of the Gewandhausorchester. The steeply rising ‚vineyard‘ terraces offer perfect viewing from each of the Hall‘s 1,900 seats. The Mendelssohn Hall with its 498 seats offers a more intimate ambience for chamber music concerts. The Gewandhaus is the only concert hall to have been built during the GDR era.
Situated centrally, on Augustplatz, the Gewandhaus can be reached by foot quickly from any point in the city centre.
Program
- Works by – Georg Böhm, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Weyrauch, Max Reger, Sigfrid Karg‐Elert
Artists
| Organ player: | Michael Schönheit Since 1986, the acclaimed German organist has been the official organist of the Gewandhaus Leipzig, one of the most prestigious posts of its kind. Schönheit was the 1984 winner of the International JS Bach Organ Competition and has gone on to enjoy a diverse solo career that has seen him perform with many of the world's finest orchestras, on some of the greatest instruments ever built. In parallel with his Gewandhaus duties and solo career, Schönheit is also the honorary organist of the Merseburg Cathedral, teaches organ in Nuremberg, and has an increasingly busy conducting career in choral music, as well as performing on the historic fortepiano. |
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| Viola: | Katharina Dargel |
| Bass: | Gotthold Schwarz |
Address
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Augustusplatz 8, Leipzig, Germany — Google Maps
