General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Concert hall |
|---|---|
| Architectural style: |
Art Nouveau |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete structure |
| Structure: |
Frame |
Location
| Location: |
Saint Gallen, Saint Gallen, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Address: | Museumstrasse 25 |
| Coordinates: | 47° 25' 39.62" N 9° 22' 47.48" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| "Großer Saal" | seats | 891 |
| "Intermezzo" | seats | ca. 100 |
| "Kleiner Saal" | seats | 253 |
Materials
| building structure |
reinforced concrete
|
|---|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
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.
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.
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.
The building was renovated in the early 1990s, with a larger stage and improved facilities for conductor and artists, and reopened in May 1993.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Tonhalle St. Gallen" and modified on November 17, 2020 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
- Julius Kunkler (architect)
- Robert Maillart (structural engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bericht der Jury über die Plan-Konkurrenz für die Tonhalle St. Gallen. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 36, n. 20 (16 November 1900).
- (1900): Bericht der Jury über die Plan-Konkurrenz für die Tonhalle St. Gallen. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 36, n. 21 (23 November 1900).
- (2012): The Refurbishment of Tonhalle St. Gallen. In: Building Acoustics, v. 19, n. 3 (September 2012), pp. 185-204.
- (1911): Die Tonhalle in St. Gallen. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 58, n. 17 (21 October 1911).
- (2011): Virtuelles Raumvolumen : akustische Neugestaltung der Tonhalle St. Gallen von Bosshard Vaquer Architekten. In: werk, bauen + wohnen, v. 98, n. 5 (May 2011), pp. 54-57.
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16/11/2020 - Last updated on:
17/11/2020
