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
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Fuge Es‐Dur BWV 552/2 mit einer freien Introduction
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Choralbearbeitung "Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele" BWV 654 (Registrierung von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy)
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Präludium und Fuge a‐Moll BWV 543
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Passacaglia c‐Moll BWV 582
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Pastorella F‐Dur BWV 590
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Toccata and Fugue in d Minor (BWV 565)
- -not set- – Improvisation im Stile Mendelssohns
- -not set- – Fantasie über den Choral "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" und Fuge über B‐A-C‐H
Artists
Organ player: | Michael Schönheit |
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Address
Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Augustusplatz 8, Leipzig, Germany — Google Maps