Everything about Gewandhaus Orchestra totally explained
The
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) is a famous
German orchestra based in
Leipzig,
Germany. It is named after the concert hall in which it's based, the
Gewandhaus (Cloth Hall).
History of the orchestra
Concerts in Leipzig date back to the early
eighteenth century. They were first held in a private dwelling, and then an
inn, before an orchestra was established at the Gewandhaus in 1781. The orchestra has a good claim to being the oldest continuing orchestra in Germany founded by bourgeoisie while older orchestras were part of royal suits. In the early
nineteenth century,
Felix Mendelssohn was the
music director, with the traditional title of
Gewandhauskapellmeister. In 1885, the orchestra moved into a new hall, which was destroyed in 1944. The present Gewandhaus is the third building with the name. It was opened in 1981. There is a large organ in the hall, which bears the orchestra's long standing motto "
res severa verum gaudium" ("a serious concern is true pleasure", or "true pleasure is a serious business"). This has been the motto of the orchestra since it moved into its first concert hall in 1781.
Aside from its duties as a concert orchestra the ensemble also performs frequently in the
Thomaskirche and as the official opera orchestra of the
Leipzig Opera.
Later principal
conductors included
Arthur Nikisch,
Wilhelm Furtwängler,
Bruno Walter, and
Vaclav Neumann. From 1970 to 1996,
Kurt Masur was Gewandhauskapellmeister, and he and the orchestra made a number of recordings for the Philips label. From 1998 to 2005,
Herbert Blomstedt held the same position, and they in turn made several recordings for the Decca label.
In 2005,
Riccardo Chailly took over as both Gewandhauskapellmeister and music director of the Leipzig Opera. They have released recordings on the Decca label of
Felix Mendelssohn,
Johannes Brahms, and the
Robert Schumann symphonies in the re-orchestrations by
Gustav Mahler.
Music director (Gewandhauskapellmeister)
Conductors laureate
1996-present Kurt Masur
2005-present Herbert BlomstedtFurther Information
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