Laeiszhalle

The Laeiszhalle (pronounced " Leißhalle "), even music hall in Hamburg, is the traditional concert hall in Hamburg on ( today ) Johannes-Brahms -Platz. It is in the set by the 2025 seats of the Great Hall frame with its large organ and magnificent architecture for over a hundred years Hamburg's premier destination for concert events. General Director of the Laeiszhalle and the resulting Elbe Philharmonic since 2007 Christoph Lieben - Seutter.

Since the 2009/2010 season in addition to the concerts of various music organizer, orchestras and ensembles in the Laeiszhalle house concerts of Hamburg gGmbH as " Elbe Philharmonic Concerts " organized. With the opening of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall Hamburg Symphony Orchestra to be the residence of the Laeiszhalle. The ensemble resonance is residence ensemble of Laeiszhalle.

History

The ship owner Carl Laeisz bequeathed to the city testamentary DM 1.2 million " for the edification of a music hall in Hamburg", which were increased by his widow Sophie Laeisz subsequently to a total of 2 million mark. The result was 1904-1908 under the direction of architect Martin Haller and Emil Meerwein on a plot on the estate of the City Wall Ring (now also called ring 1 ) a music hall in neo-baroque style of the time ( see also historicism ). The inauguration took place on 4 June 1908. At that time the Laeiszhalle the largest and most modern concert hall Deutschlands.Die was centrally controlled ventilation and heating system came from the Hamburg company Rud. Otto Meyer (now " Imtech "), which had installed district heating and ventilation already in 1897 completed City Hall.

The Laeiszhalle is an example of bourgeois patronage of the old Hanseatic city of Republic. In June 2008, the Laeiszhalle celebrated its 100th anniversary with numerous concerts.

Inside is attached to the central staircase, a memorial plaque for the founders. The staircase leads to the first rank and Brahms foyer, where Max Klinger is erected monumental Johannes Brahms monument from 1909 and are sold in the breaks in the concert drinks and snacks.

Banquet Facilities

  • Great Hall - 2025 seats
  • Small hall - 639 seats
  • Studio E - 150 seats
  • Brahms Foyer - 80 seats at tables

Musicians busts in the Brahms Foyer

  • The first busts were the immediate environment of Johannes Brahms.
  • The niches in the two-sided " corridors " were not populated from the beginning ( 1908) and are not yet fully populated today.

Naming

While at first the name " Laeiszhalle " and " Music Hall " were used in parallel, became common in the second half of the 20th century the name "Music Hall ", which with the transformation of the music hall in a country operation of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg 1996 final for brand was made in an international context. In January 2005, the "Music Hall " was now officially in the name of " Laeiszhalle " baptized.

"With the back naming the music hall in 2005 in " Laeiszhalle - Hamburg Music Hall " was continued the remarkable story of the building, which was built in 1908 by the company F. Laeisz after the Shipowner couple Carl Heinrich and Sophie Christine Laeisz in his will The same had decreed. The current owners of the shipping company F. Laeisz, the family Schües and in particular the current Chairman of our circle of friends, Nicholas W. Schües have accepted a new responsibility for the venerable hall with this date thankfully. "

Regular performances

The Laeiszhalle is the root - venue of the big hamburger ensembles as well as for numerous lay groups:

  • Albert Schweitzer Youth Orchestra
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Chor Hamburg
  • Choir and Orchestra of the University of Hamburg
  • Elbe Philharmonic concerts
  • Ensemble resonance
  • Hamburger Camerata
  • Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
  • Hamburger Oratorienchor
  • Harvestehuder Sinfonieorchester Hamburg
  • Haydn Orchestra of Hamburg
  • KlassikPhilharmonie Hamburg
  • Youth Orchestra of Hamburg
  • NDR Symphony Orchestra
  • NDR Choir
  • Orchestra Hamburg '91
  • Hamburg Philharmonic
  • Symphonic Choir Hamburg

Organ

The organ in the Great Hall of the Laeiszhalle was built in 1951 by the organ builder of Beckerath. The instrument has 59 stops on four manuals and pedal. The Spieltrakturen are mechanically, electrically, the Registertrakturen.

  • Couplers: II / I, III / I, IV / I, III / II, I / P, II / P III / P

The Sounding Museum Hamburg

The Sounding Museum in the Laeiszhalle offers large and small visitors by appointment the opportunity to try a variety of musical instruments according to instructions.

Environment

The Laeiszhalle is located on the former Holsten Hamburg's historic city walls, on today's road train Holsten Wall / Gorch- Fock-Wall. Opposite is the Sievekingplatz with its three founders temporal courthouses. On the Johannes-Brahms -Platz in front of a sculpture of the Hamburg Laeiszhalle sculptress Maria Pirwitz is entitled Homage to Brahms in 1981. For the same year the granite cube comes from Thomas Darboven with four portraits by Johannes Brahms in different phases of life. The Johannes - Brahms-Platz received this name only in 1997 for the 100th anniversary of the death of Johannes Brahms. He appeared for the applied Laeiszhalle effective advertising as the name Karl Muck -Platz, which had been given to the place in 1934 in honor of the 1933 who retired chief conductor of the Hamburg Philharmonic Karl Muck. Previously, he had been called because of its location at the former Holsten Holstenplatz.

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