Musikverein

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Template other The ( or ; Template:Langnf), commonly shortened to , is a concert hall in Vienna, Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra.

The acoustics of the building's 'Great Hall' () have earned it recognition alongside other prominent concert halls, such as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Symphony Hall in Boston. With the exception of Boston's Symphony Hall, none of these halls was built in the modern era with the application of architectural acoustics, and all share a long, tall and narrow shoebox shape.

Building

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The 's front façade by night

The 's main entrance is situated on Musikvereinsplatz, between Karlsplatz and Template:Ill. The building is located behind the Hotel Imperial that fronts on Kärntner Ring, which is part of the Vienna Ring Road (Ringstraße). It was erected as the new concert hall run by the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna, on a piece of land provided by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1863.

The plans were designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen in the Neoclassical style of an ancient Greek temple, including a concert hall and a smaller chamber music hall. The building was inaugurated on 6 January 1870. A major donor was Nikolaus Dumba, an industrialist and liberal politician of Aromanian Greek - Albanian (Voskopoja) descent, whose name was given by the Austrian government to a small street (Template:Ill) near the . Another important donor, also of Aromanian descent, was Simon Sinas.

The Golden Hall

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The Great Hall, also known as the Golden Hall

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Staatskapelle Berlin, Wiener Singverein and Vienna Boys' Choir at the Golden Hall, 2009

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Pianist Yundi at the Golden Hall, 2024

The Great Hall (Großer Musikvereinssaal), also called the Golden Hall (Goldener Saal), is about long, wide, and high. It has 1,744 seats and standing room for 300. The Scandal Concert of 1913 was given there, and it is the venue for the annual Vienna New Year's Concert.

The Great Hall's lively acoustics are primarily based on Hansen's intuition, as he could not rely on any studies on architectural acoustics. The room's rectangular shape and proportions, its boxes and sculptures allow early and numerous sound reflections.

The Great Hall originally included a historic pipe organ built by Friedrich Ladegast. Its first organ recital was held by Anton Bruckner in 1872. The present-day instrument was originally installed in 1907 by the Austrian firm of Rieger Orgelbau, highly esteemed by musicians such as Franz Schmidt or Marcel Dupré, and rebuilt in 2011.

In 2001, a renovation program began. Several new rehearsal halls were installed in the basement.

Gallery

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Halls

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Gläserner Saal / Magna Auditorium

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Brahmssaal

Venue	Size	Height	Seats
(Goldener Saal)	48.8 × 19.1 m	17.75 m	1744 seats and c. 300 standing
	32.5 × 10.3 m	11 m	600 seats
/Magna Auditorium	22 × 12.5 m	8 m	380 seats
	10.5 × 10.8 m	3.2 m	70 seats
/Horst Haschek Auditorium	13 × ~8.6 m	~3.3m	60 seats
(not used for concerts)	11.5 × 7.5 m	3.4m	60 seats

The names of the six halls refer to gold, Johannes Brahms, glass, metal, stone and wood respectively.

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