Palais des Fêtes
Music venue in the Neustadt district of Strasbourg in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Palais des Fêtes (Festival Palace) is a music venue in the Neustadt district of Strasbourg, in the French department of the Bas-Rhin. Built for the male choral society of Strasbourg (German: Strassburger Männergesangverein)[N 1] in 1903, it has served as the principal concert hall of the city and home to the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg until 1975. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 2007.[1]
Palais des Fêtes | |
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Former names | Sängerhaus |
General information | |
Type | Performance venue |
Architectural style | Art Nouveau, Beaux-Arts |
Location | Strasbourg, France |
Address | 5 rue Sellénick, 67000 Strasbourg |
Coordinates | 48°35′27″N 7°44′57″E |
Construction started | 1900 |
Completed | 1903; 1921 |
Inaugurated | 31 January 1903 |
Renovated | 2012–2022 |
Owner | City of Strasbourg |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Joseph Müller Richard Kuder [de] Paul Dopff |
Well known conductors such as Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Charles Munch,[2] Bruno Walter,[3] Wilhelm Furtwängler,[4] Herbert von Karajan,[5] Karel Ančerl,[6] Pierre Boulez[7] and Lorin Maazel,[8] among others, have all conducted guest concerts in the Palais.