Tonhalle St. Gallen

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Tonhalle St. Gallen
The front of the concert hall
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General information
Architectural styleArt Nouveau
AddressMuseumstrasse 25
Town or citySt. Gallen
CountrySwitzerland
Coordinates47°25′40″N 9°22′47″E / 47.42778°N 9.37972°E / 47.42778; 9.37972
Completed1909
Website
http://www.st.gallen.ch/tonhalle/

Tonhalle St. Gallen is a concert hall in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is a cultural centre, a venue for concerts, banquets and meetings. It is the home of the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra.[1][2]

History

The concert hall was built between 1906 and 1909, in Art Nouveau style. The innovative construction used a reinforced concrete frame designed by Robert Maillart.[1]

Early concerts were given by guest orchestras, with conductors

Artur Nikisch, Richard Strauss, Felix Weingartner and Arturo Toscanini. Othmar Schoeck was the conductor of symphony concerts from 1917 to 1944.[1][3]

The building was renovated in the early 1990s, with a larger stage and improved facilities for conductor and artists, and reopened in May 1993.[1][2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tonhalle St. Gallen.
  1. ^ a b c d Tonhalle Theater St. Gallen. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Tonhalle St. Gallen online. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz
    . Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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