Players
You will find information on the symposium players here.
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Hartmut Fladt studied composition under Rudolf Kelterborn in Detmold
and musicology under Carl Dahlhaus in Berlin. Since 1981 he has
been Professor of Music Theory at the University of Fine Arts in
Berlin. |
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Ascan Mergenthaler, partner in charge of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg,
has worked at Herzog & de Meuron since 1998. He studied architecture
at the University of Stuttgart and at The Bartlett, University College
London. |
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Dirk Schütz, a graduate in music and music educator, has
been the CEO of Cultural Management Network since 1999. |
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Gerhard Schulze is Professor of Methods of Empirical Social Research
and Scientific Theory at the University of Bamberg. His work focuses
on social and cultural change, time diagnoses and future developments. |
Concert Halls
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Boston Symphony Hall was opened in October 1900. It was one of
the first auditoriums designed in accordance with scientifically
derived acoustical principles and is regarded as one of the best
concert halls in the world. It offers seating for 2,625 people,
with the concerts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra alone attended
by approx. 260,000 visitors every year. |
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Carnegie Hall was opened in May 1891, and today remains America’s
preeminent concert hall and a vital, active center of culture. Carnegie
Hall’s three stages are Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage (cap.
2,804), Zankel Hall (cap. 600), and Weill Recital Hall (cap. 268). |
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The Leipzig Orchestra, established in 1743, played in a hall set
up specially for its concerts in the exhibition building of the
cloth-makers, the Gewandhaus, for the first time in 1781. The Gewandhaus
Orchestra and its concert halls bear this name to the present day. |
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Designed by the architect Dolf van Gendt, the Concertgebouw was
opened in April 1888. Two halls provide space for 2,400 visitors.
The architecture of the main hall is reminiscent of the Neues Gewandhaus
in Leipzig. In 2006 attendance reached 820,000 making the Concertgebouw
the world’s most well-attended concert hall. |
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The Kölner Philharmonie was opened in September 1986. The
concert hall is designed in the half-round style of an amphitheatre.
This places the stage at the centre of the experience and, despite
having over 2,000 seats, the hall emanates a remarkable intimacy.
Up to 400 concerts are held here each year. |
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The Philharmonie Luxembourg was opened at the Place de l’Europe
in June 2005. The building designed by Christian de Portzamparc
is supported by 823 white columns and is oval in shape. The large
concert hall in the main building holds up to 1,500 visitors. Two
smaller halls have capacity for a further 450 people. |
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The Sage Gateshead was opened in December 2004. The amazing building
designed by architect Norman Foster is home to three performance
spaces of acoustic excellence seating 200, 400 and 1,700. The ceiling
panels of the largest hall can be lowered or raised according to
acoustic requirements, thereby guaranteeing an optimum sound spectrum
to suit all kinds of music. |