Gewandhaus Concerts 2024-2025

Haven’t been to a concert yet so will update this weekend but our first experience of the organization was one of getting an issue resolved with our tickets. The staff responding online as well as the staff on the premises both worked hard and efficiently to get an issue with our seats resolved. Very impressed. Having now attended one concert at the Grand (Grosse) Hall I can attest to its great acoustics. Appearance is a matter of personal taste but I also like its appearance. Some of the artwork on display may dismay—indeed distress—some folks but I’m happy to see tribute paid to more than just the august members of the elites of classical composers and performers.

It is a nice concert hall with a great vibe. The full bar service is great, too. It is beautiful to look at in the evening, and it is within walking distance of the city center.

Listened to Lord of the Rings here. The seats were good, There were plenty of bars and the drinks we pre-ordered worked well. The queues for the Garderobe were long, both before and after the concert.

I’ve just been to Mozart Requiem there and I’m a bit disappointed. This masterpiece wasn’t performed at its best. The warm-up music was too long, there were booms lacking in the continuo of the piece, the concert hall was stuffy and not ventilated enough - these few things were already bringing my whole experience to the end at the beginning. And I understand the modern touch to old stuff but… no baton in the director’s hand (I could hear a few moments off beat, especially the drummer. Poor man.) And ladies in trousers were especially not nicely seen on the stage. No matter the gender. When you’re a woman you dress like a woman. Great welcome to the hall due to very welcoming staff and the musicians performed at their best. However the place needs lots of improvement.

Great location and best classical music you can think of. Beethoven pastoral and piano concert on Christmas. Unforgettable.