Gewandhaus

A silver baton that had been given him by the director of the Gewandhaus was the last thing to go.

The Music Master Novelized from the Play Charles Klein 1891

( "Gewandhaus" means "cloth hall"; the auditorium had been previously used by textile merchants.)

The Orange County Register - News Headlines : News By TIMOTHY MANGAN 2010

During Tuesday's concert, the Gewandhaus Orchestra delivered a full-bodied and detail-oriented account of that symphony, achieving a balance between the more bombastic effects and the delicate solo elements.

'Resurrection' Brings Mahler Back to Life A. J. Goldmann 2011

While the Gewandhaus compelled us to find novelty in the familiar, English National Opera has tried to breathe life into the nearly unknown: namely Rameau, in the form of his tragedy Castor and Pollux, with an outstanding cast and reasonable chorus, conducted boisterously by the young baroque expert Christian Curnyn.

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Chailly; Castor and Pollux– review 2011

The opening shot was fired by the Gewandhaus Orchestra and their maestro, Riccardo Chailly, who served up a blistering, cathartic performance of the Second Symphony.

'Resurrection' Brings Mahler Back to Life A. J. Goldmann 2011

The festival reaches a tremendous climax on June 5 when the storied Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, shows just how much musical glory the Semper Opera House can handle with Dvořák's Cello Concerto played by Vogler and Saint-Saëns' mighty Organ Symphony.

Laurence Vittes: Clap Between Movements: Dresden, Ojai, Minneapolis and Saint Paul Laurence Vittes 2011

In the hands of Riccardo Chailly and his Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra – who have taken up residency last week and this at the Barbican for a Beethoven symphonies cycle – this sense of forward momentum can only be described in terms of whipped-up velocity: gallop, pound, hurtle, pelt, vroom.

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Chailly; Castor and Pollux– review 2011

Just as London is gearing up for Riccardo Chailly's visit with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra with their cycle of Beethoven's symphonies, so in Manchester the Hallé is setting out on the same musical pilgrimage.

This week's new live music 2011

The Gewandhaus, one of the oldest orchestras in existence, has been playing Beethoven cycles since 1825.

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Chailly; Castor and Pollux– review 2011

The festival reaches a tremendous climax on June 5 when the storied Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, conducted by Christoph Eschenbach, shows just how much musical glory the Semper Opera House can handle with Dvořák's Cello Concerto played by Vogler and Saint-Saëns' mighty Organ Symphony.

Laurence Vittes: Clap Between Movements: Dresden, Ojai, Minneapolis and Saint Paul Laurence Vittes 2011