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	Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Orchestra) - Short History
		The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (= GOL), founded in 1781, is a German orchestra with one of the most impressive traditions.
		In addition to the Symphony concerts and the orchestra’s activities with the Leipzig Opera, the ensemble is also responsible for performing church music at St Tomas’s.
		Together with the Choir of St Thomas Church, the Gewandhaus Orchestra is one of the cornerstones of the Bach tradition still upheld today in Leipzig.
	www.bach-cantatas.com /Bio/Gewandhausorchester.htm (157 words)

	Learn more about Orchestra in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Full size orchestras may sometimes be called "symphony orchestras" or "philharmonic orchestras"; these prefixes do not indicate any difference either to the instrumental content or role of the orchestra, but can be useful to distinguish different orchestras based in the same city (for instance, the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra).
		At first the orchestra was an aristocratic luxury, performing privately at the courts of the princes and nobles of Italy; but in the 17th century performances were given in theatres, and Germany eagerly followed.
		In ancient Greece the orchestra was the space between the auditorium and the proscenium (or stage), in which were stationed the chorus and the instrumentalistss.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /o/or/orchestra.html (636 words)

	Special sound dressed in proud history - smh.com.au
		The Gewandhaus players, based in a city that has a long history as a powerhouse of musical, literary and dramatic activity, are proud of being one of the few surviving representatives of an older type of continental European orchestral sound and are determined to preserve it.
		On the concert platform, as he conducts his orchestra in Leipzig's Gewandhaus concert hall, Blomstedt is a spare, quietly commanding figure, marking the beat with his baton in large units of time wherever possible and using his left hand precisely for detailed cueing.
		The Gewandhaus Orchestra's touring contingent of 124 instrumentalists is two-thirds of its total strength of 185.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/05/27/1053801390641.html (1073 words)

	Kurt Masur - Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Mendelssohn was the orchestra's conductor from 1835 to 1847, and like most Gewandhaus Kapellmeisters, he took an active role in all aspects of the city's cultural life.
		Gewandhaus Kapellmeister since 1970, he rules his orchestra and the city's music and, indeed, his region's inner self-esteem in grandly sovereign fashion, for all his truly sincere espousal of democracy both within the Gewandhaus and in the country at large.
		The Gewandhaus Orchestra's special character, with its dark string tone, plangent winds and old-fashioned instrument design (rotary trumpets, for instance), was reinforced by the inability of Gewandhaus players to gravitate freely to other orchestras and the unwillingness of most Westerners to play in Leipzig.
	www.kurtmasur.com /main/review_08_09_91.html (4093 words)

	Athens News
		THE CONCERT given by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra on August 23 at the Herod Atticus theatre was an occasion that will linger in the minds of those present.
		He was well supported by the orchestra who gave a careful reading distinguished by a certain restraint of emotion, subtle phrasing - the oboe melody in the second movement was rendered with a naturalness that belied the artistry required from the player - and a concern for the formal aspects of the work.
		That the orchestra was also placed on a higher-levelled stage than is normally reserved for concerts in this theatre, and closer to the back of it (with the episcenium thus operating like a better sounding board than on previous occasions), gives the measure of the meticulousness of their preparation for the concert.
	www.athensnews.gr /athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=&t=04&m=A14&aa=1 (575 words)

	Gewandhaus zu Leipzig - History
		For over 200 years, it has also served as the regular orchestra for the Leipzig Opera, in addition to its weekly performances of the cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach at St. Thomas’s Church, as well as further 35 guest appearances a season throughout the world and numerous other recordings.
		Leipzig’s reputation as a city & music is largely attributable to the varied activities of the Gewandhaus Orchestra and in particular the orchestra’s standing as the oldest concert orchestra to have been founded by the merchant classes.
		Thanks to the untiring efforts of the Gewandhauskapellmeister at the time, Kurt Masur, the orchestra was finally able to move into a modern performance venue, ideally suited to all its musical, acoustical and technical requirements: the third Gewandhaus on the Augustusplatz.
	www.gewandhaus.de /psk/gwh/powerslave,id,257,nodeid,257.html (446 words)

	UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra - The Orchestra
		The Orchestra of over 100 musicians aged 17 to 29 from over 30 countries is now in its eighth year and continues to delight its international audiences.
		The Orchestra remains the Orchestra in Residence at this renowned Swiss festival which has taken place each summer since 1994 and is now a highlight of the European music calendar.
		Orchestra alumni have been appointed to leading orchestras around the world including the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the orchestra of the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Russian National Orchestra, the Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra and the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich.
	www.verbierorchestra.com /ubs/juice?pageID=2800 (362 words)

	The Edinburgh festival 2004 -- EIF Review
		The Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra took the Usher Hall audience on a mini-tour of Germany's musical heritage in its final Festival concert.
		It was a slimmed down Gewandhaus string section - with harpsichord -- that performed Bach's second orchestral suite, taking the mind back to the early days when the infant orchestra regularly accompanied Bach cantatas in Thomaskirche.
		The piece played was more of a flute concerto than an orchestral suite and Katalin Kramarics, the orchestra's principal flautist, was unflagging in a demanding display during which she scarcely had pause to draw breath.
	www.edinburghguide.com /festival/2004/eif/review.shtml?04_08_28_leipzig_gewandhaus2 (497 words)

	From Leipzig orchestra, a stirring night of Strauss - The Boston Globe
		The Concertgebouw is habitually ranked as one of Europe's greatest orchestras, while the Gewandhaus, for whatever reason, is not, perhaps because of the perceived provincialism of its home...
		The Concertgebouw is habitually ranked as one of Europe's greatest orchestras, while the Gewandhaus, for whatever reason, is not, perhaps because of the perceived provincialism of its home town.
		The enthusiastic ovation clearly delighted Chailly, and he and the orchestra rewarded the audience with a slinky and sensual reading of the "Dance of the Seven Veils" from Strauss's "Salome." This is an inspired partnership; do not miss them when they return.
	www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2007/03/02/from_leipzig_orchestra_a_stirring_night_of_strauss?mode=PF (501 words)

	classical music - andante - the leipzig gewandhaus at the bbc proms
		The orchestra's versatility is impressive: in addition to an annual season of around 70 concerts, it is the regular pit band in Leipzig's opera house, and members of the Gewandhaus perform Bach cantatas every week at St. Thomas Church (where Bach himself was music director during the orchestra's infancy).
		The Leipzig Gewandhaus made an impressive adjustment to Classical style: two-thirds of the symphonic orchestra had left the stage; its normal quota of 8 double bass players was reduced to 1; textures were light and transparent.
		Proms 2001: Blomstedt and the Leipzig Gewandhaus in Sibelius and Mahler; Andreas Scholl in Handel and Vivaldi [expired]
	www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=14192 (873 words)

	Germany Info: Culture & Life
		Mehta said that in Masur's 11-year tenure as principal conductor and music director, he had contributed immeasurably to the development of the orchestra and was "one of the outstanding leaders" in its history.
		After a decade of work with both orchestras, Masur was named Kappellmeister of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, a 250-year-old institution conducted in the past by maestros from Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy to Wilhelm Furtwängler.
		Masur went on to lead and shape the orchestra for 26 years and the "Gewandhaus sound" he created became known to and imitated by musicians and orchestras around the world.
	www.germany-info.org /relaunch/culture/new/cul_masur.htm (566 words)

	Jiri Belohlavek
		From 1977-89 he held the position of Chief Conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra with whom he was Principal Conductor.
		Jiri Belohlavek was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in September 1995 immediately following his January 1995 debut with the orchestra conducting The Epic of Gilgamesh by Martinu.
		Abroad, he returned to the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, St Louis Symphony, Houston Symphony, Leipzig Gewandhaus, the Dresden Staatskapelle and the NHK Symphony.
	www.nyo.org.uk /jiri.htm (602 words)

	Kurt Masur - Reviews
		The tradition of the Gewandhaus encompasses the authority of long experience and continuity but also a wholeheartedly progressive spirit that marked the institution in its proudest years, under such starry music directors as Felix Mendelssohn (Gewandhauskapellmeister from 1835 to 1847), Arthur Nikisch (1895-1922), and Wilhelm Furtwängler (1922-28).
		Any orchestra so charged with that time's living presence is bound to have a cherished place in one's affections, especially since the number of such orchestras is dwindling fast.
		It perpetuates the name of the orchestra's first permanent home, in use from 1781 to 1884, upstairs at a true Gewandhaus (house of cloth), the place where eighteenth-century merchants gathered for the Leipzig fair would display their wares.
	www.kurtmasur.com /main/review_01_04_87.html (3468 words)

	Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra - smh.com.au
		It is easy to imagine that the recording age has reduced regional differences in orchestral playing to produce an international style where one ensemble sounds pretty much like another.
		Their approach aims to eliminate any hint of unnatural accent, allowing the shape of each phrase and its tonal colourings to grow naturally from its inner tensions and purpose.
		If until then the orchestra had presented itself as a master of classical phrasing, Strauss's Ein Heldenleben, Opus 40 demonstrated that this clear balance and smooth sense of line serve just as well for large romantic blockbusters.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/06/08/1055010874997.html (523 words)

	Bio for Jahja Ling
		His recent engagements have included return appearances with the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Minnesota, Saint Louis, and Seattle (Silk Road Project with Yo-Yo Ma), the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and a performance of Mahler 2 with the Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
		Ling lead performances in Osaka and Tokyo (televised in Japan by the NHK) with the Superworld Orchestra, an ensemble comprised of members of the Berlin, Vienna, Munich and New York Philharmonics, the Cleveland, Philadelphia and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras, the Boston and Chicago symphonies, and the Orchestre de Paris and Dresden Staatskapelle.
		He made his Cleveland Orchestra debut as a pianist in 1987 and has appeared as both soloist and conductor with a number of orchestras in the United States and internationally.
	www.pittsburghsymphony.org /pghsymph.nsf/bios/Jahja+Ling (1025 words)

	Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Tickets - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Concert Tickets
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		Rescheduled or postponed Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performances will not be refunded.
	www.vividseats.com /concerts/leipzig-gewandhaus-orchestra-tickets.html (282 words)

	Blomstedt calls many podiums home
		The Gewandhaus was founded in 1743 by the citizens of Leipzig and maintained by them because they didn't want to go to Dresden to hear good music, and they didn't want a court orchestra run by the king.
		The orchestra's recordings on Decca are considered the preferred versions by many music lovers.
		Herbert Blomstedt: The maestro conducts the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam at 7:30 tonight and 8 p.m.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/02/22/PKGQR4VK7I1.DTL&type=printable (954 words)

	Program Resources Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		From 1955 to 1958, Masur was Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra.
		Originally, three centuries ago, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra was directed by JS Bach and consisted of a number of ensembles performing in coffee houses.
		The "third" Gewandhaus was constructed in the heart of the city and inaugurated in 1981, 11 years after Kurt Masur's appointment as music director.
	www.programresourcesgroup.com /brahms.html (1197 words)

	Inside WSU - Wichita State University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Shortly after its foundation in 1809 by the former leader of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, Heinrich August Matthäi, the ensemble, whose chamber music concerts immediately attracted a lively response from the public, established itself as a permanent part of the Leipzig concert scene and became a highlight of Saxon music tradition.
		Traditionally, the quartet consists of the leaders of the Gewandhaus Orchestra.
		In addition to their regular performances at the Leipzig Gewandhaus (the quartet has its own chamber music series there), the four musicians very successfully appear at major music centers in Europe, Japan, Argentina and the United States.
	webs.wichita.edu /dt/insidewsu/show/printthis?275 (333 words)

	2/1/01: Premiere of Alex North Cleopatra Symphony
		The Gewandhaus Orchestra performed the piece along with the European premiere of Bernard Herrmann's original Psycho suite Psycho: A Narrative For Orchestra.
		It was already sufficient to hear this great orchestra, which traces its history back to Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms, play the music of Bernard Herrmann and Alex North.
		The public, which was not a normal Gewandhaus audience, ranged in age from young teenagers to quite old people.
	www.filmscoremonthly.com /articles/2001/01_Feb---Alex_North_Cleopatra_Symphony.asp (309 words)

	Dynamic Gewandhaus enlightens - theage.com.au
		This famous Leipzig orchestra, under director Herbert Blomstedt, began its four-performance Australian tour on Wednesday night playing to its strengths - music by two of the most illustrious musicians associated both with the city of Leipzig and this ensemble.
		What made the Gewandhaus interpretation enlightening was the lightness of touch from the strings and the unexpected details that emerged as the well-loved pages flowed past.
		Not that the group is flawless; the horns had a bad night in the symphony, fluffing a very exposed passage; the first violins are clearly used to setting the style and their tendency is to drown out the woodwind, who play more self-effacingly than seems necessary.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2003/06/05/1054700329556.html (406 words)

	Kurt Masur - Photo Album
		Kurt Masur conducting the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig.
		Kurt Masur conducting the Gewandhaus Orchestra at the Baalbeck Festival in Lebanon in 1969 with Mstslav Rostropovich performing the cello.
		Legendary conductor Herbert von Karajan at the new Gewandhaus, conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in 1981.
	www.kurtmasur.com /main/album_2.html (485 words)

	Edinburgh Festivals - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
		Conductor Herbert Blomstedt and the Gewandhaus Orchestra - particularly the dynamic brass section - pulled out all the stops in this riveting work, making an excellent case for giving the oft-neglected Hindemith a much higher profile.
		All the more curious as to why the orchestra - a handful of strings, flute and harpsichord - sounded so leaden in Bach’s Orchestra Suite No 2 in B minor.
		It was difficult to hear soloist Katalin Kramarics and some of the tempi were too slow in a disappointing performance.
	www.edinburgh-festivals.com /reviews.cfm?id=1014592004 (216 words)

	Saint Louis Symphony
		Ferdinand David was the soloist, and Niels Gade conducted the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra.
		And so, when Mendelssohn assumed directorship of the celebrated Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, in 1835, one of his first acts was to invite David to serve as its concertmaster.
		He has conducted more than 160 orchestras worldwide, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic, the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre National de France, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Orchestra della Scala, the Stockholm Philharmonic, the Munich Philharmonic and the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo.
	www.slso.org /0203notes/sub24.htm (2141 words)

	Sendai International Music Competion : Jury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		After his exam in 1954 he became first violinist of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, two years later he became first concertmaster and member of the Gewandhaus Quartet.
		In 1977, he returned to Leipzig where he was first concertmaster of the Gewandhaus Orchestra until June 2001.
		During the concert tours of the Gewandhaus Orchestra Karl SUSKE often played as a soloist.
	www.simc.jp /former/jury/suske-e.html (248 words)

	PC-Ware Information Technologies B.V. - PC-WARE makes commitment to Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
		Our partnership with the Gewandhaus is a fortunate coincidence because the orchestra operates nationally and internationally on an equally high level as our company.
		The Gewandhaus orchestra in Leipzig is the oldest civic concert orchestra.
		Nowadays the orchestra plays at three venues in Leipzig: the concert house on the Augustusplatz, as the orchestra of the Leipzig Opera and at the Thomaskirche (Church of St Thomas).
	www.pc-ware.com /pcw/nl/nl/press/press_release/2007/gewandhaus.htm (508 words)

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