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26-739: The Laeiszhalle ( German: [ˈlaɪsˌhalə] ), formerly Musikhalle , is a concert hall in the Neustadt of Hamburg , Germany and home to the Hamburger Symphoniker and the Philharmoniker Hamburg . The hall is named after the German shipowning company F. Laeisz , founder of the concert venue. The Baroque Revival Laeiszhalle was planned by the architect Martin Haller and inaugurated at its location on

52-651: A geest slope above the Elbe. Districts bordering Neustadt are (starting clockwise in the West/North-west): St. Pauli , Rotherbaum , Altstadt and HafenCity . For statistical and planning purposes, Neustadt has four designated localities ( German : Ortsteile ) and quarters (German: Viertel , or specifically used in Hamburg: Quartier ); however not recognized as administrative subdivisions. On its western and north-western borders, Neustadt

78-534: A 1880s-built ring road continuing into Neustadt . Willy-Brandt-Straße is part of Bundesstraße 4 , a 1960s-built thoroughfare, crossing Altstadt midway from East to West. These are the results of Altstadt in the Hamburg state election : Major landmarks in Altstadt are three of Hamburg's five main-churches ( Hauptkirchen ): St. Jacobi , St. Katharinen and St. Petri ; the former St. Nikolai today serves as

104-571: A few structures prior to the 17th century are left: repeated damming and diverting of the Alster and its canals, the Great Fire (1842), the bombing in World War II (1941–1945) and modern infrastructure projects (particularly during the 1880s to 1900s, 1920s and 1950s to 1970s) left Hamburg's inner-city with a mainly 19th and 20th-century built environment. The Hammaburg, Hamburg's origin,

130-615: A memorial against war. The Hamburg Rathaus is an imposing Renaissance Revival structure, housing Hamburg's Senate and Parliament ( Bürgerschaft ). Forming a joint building ensemble back-to-back with the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce , it was built after the Great Fire of 1842. Other landmarks include various buildings in the Kontorhaus District (most notably Chilehaus , Pressehaus and Sprinkenhof ), and

156-416: Is Rathausmarkt , both by location and function. It is the starting point of Alter Wall, Reesendamm/ Ballindamm , Mönckebergstraße and Große Johannisstraße/ Großer Burstah , all important streets in Altstadt. Other important squares in Altstadt include Burchardplatz, Domplatz, Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz , and Hopfenmarkt. The eastern end of Altstadt is encircled by " Ring 1 " (Glockengießerwall, Steintorwall),

182-399: Is encircled by " Ring 1 " (Holstenwall, Gorch-Fock-Wall, Esplanade), an 1880s-built ring road continuing into Altstadt . Ludwig-Erhard-Straße is a 1960s-built thoroughfare and part of Bundesstraße 4 , crossing Neustadt midway from East to West. Other notable streets are most of the shopping streets around Jungfernstieg and Gänsemarkt , and a couple of streets between St. Michaelis and

208-746: Is one of the inner-city districts of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg , Germany . By 1529, Hamburg was firmly anchored in Lutheran Reformation and had successfully managed to divert its trade away from the Baltic to more dynamic markets along the Atlantic. Hamburg's economy boomed, between 1526 and 1551 the state budget tripled, and the Hanseatic city had become a major trade and capital market. Meanwhile, persecution of Protestants in

234-420: Is one of the inner-city districts of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg , Germany . The area of today's Altstadt had a minor Bronze Age settlement dating from the 9th or 8th century BC. An Ingaevonian settlement at this location was known by the name " Treva " – a strategic trading node on amber routes during Iron Age and Late Antiquity . In the 8th century CE, Saxon merchants established what

260-604: The Hamburg Wallring on 4 June 1908. At that time, the Musikhalle was Germany's largest and most modern concert hall. Composers such as Richard Strauss , Sergei Prokofiev , Igor Stravinsky and Paul Hindemith played and conducted their works in the Laeiszhalle. Pianist Vladimir Horowitz gave one of his first international performances in 1926; violinist Yehudi Menuhin gave a guest performance in 1930 at

286-616: The Low Countries , other parts of Germany, Portugal , Spain and various other parts of Europe caused an immense influx of religious refugees into Hamburg. Between 1500 and 1600, the population of Hamburg tripled to 40,000, surpassing Lübeck as largest German port city. In advance of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), the Hamburg Senate commissioned Dutch military engineer Johan van Valckenburgh to strengthen

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312-912: The city's parliament in 1685. Other notable churches in Neustadt include four Nordic missions to seafarers: the Danish Seamen's Church Abroad (Benedikte), the Finnish Seamen's Mission , the Norwegian Church Abroad , and the Church of Sweden Abroad ( Gustav Adolf ), and the Anglican Church of England (St. Thomas Becket). Up until the late 19th and early 20th century, Neustadt was famous for its many "Gängeviertel": quarters with narrow alleys (Low German: Gänge ). However, due to unsustainable hygienic conditions, by

338-500: The old town ( Alstadt ) east of the Alster River with the two new city-gates out west. Each of these three streets was given a market square at half distance: Gänsemarkt in the northern Neustadt, Schaarmarkt in the southern Neustadt, and Großneumarkt in the very center. The northern Neustadt around Gänsemarkt became a quarter of the wealthy and well-off citizens. Later this area also developed into Hamburg's opera district,

364-680: The 1960s most of the Gängeviertel were demolished. Neustadt is bordered by Binnenalster and Alster (i.e. Alsterfleet) to the East, Elbe to the South, and the former Wallanlagen (now made up by a string of parks) to the West and North-west; among those: Planten un Blomen . Except for the blocks around Fleetinsel and the Alster's canals in the eastern part of the district, most of Neustadt lies on

390-472: The 1960s most of them were demolished. The Krameramtsstuben (Grocers' Apartments) are one of a few preserved examples of that time. At Rademachergang stands a fountain, dedicated to Hans Hummel (1787–1854), a former water carrier and one of Hamburg's beloved "Original(e)" (character(s)). The Alsterarkaden is an open arcade , spanning some 200 m along the entire North-west side of Kleine Alster . Designed by Alexis de Chateauneuf (1799–1853) and built in

416-509: The East, and Zollkanal to the South. Districts bordering Hamburg-Altstadt are (starting clockwise in the North-West): Neustadt , St. Georg , Hammerbrook and HafenCity . Hamburg-Altstadt has four designated quarters ( German : Viertel , or specifically used in Hamburg: Quartier ) for statistical and planning purposes, however not recognized as administrative subdivisions. The single most important square in Altstadt

442-654: The Elbe's embankment at Baumwall and Vorsetzen. Important squares in Neustadt include Johannes-Brahms-Platz, Gänsemarkt, Großneumarkt, Millerntorplatz, Schaarmarkt, Sievekingplatz, Stephansplatz, and Zeughausmarkt. Like neighboring Altstadt , Neustadt is packed with landmarks and cultural heritage. The single most important landmark in Neustadt is the Church of St. Michaelis (St. Michael's), one of Hamburg's five Lutheran main-churches ( Hauptkirchen ). St. Michaelis became Neustadt's Lutheran parish in 1647, however only granted political rights in 1677, and permitted as college to

468-607: The Laeiszhalle is particularly suitable for the performance of classical and early romantic repertoire, and less so for staging large-scale twentieth-century works. The management of both the Elbphilharmonie and the Laeiszhalle are under the direction of one concert company. Christoph Lieben-Seutter became General and Artistic Director in 2007. [REDACTED] Media related to Laeiszhalle at Wikimedia Commons Neustadt, Hamburg Neustadt ( German: [ˈnɔʏʃtat] ; lit.   ' New town ' )

494-652: The age of twelve. Following World War II, which it survived intact, the Laeiszhalle experienced an intermezzo when the British occupying forces used the space temporarily as a broadcast studio for their radio station BFN. Maria Callas gave concerts in 1959 and 1962. In the 1960s the musical repertoire was also expanded to jazz and pop music, with performances by Pink Floyd , Kraftwerk , Grateful Dead , Lale Andersen , Bee Gees , Lynyrd Skynyrd , Udo Jürgens and Elton John . The Laeizhalle has two separate performance spaces. Due to its relatively low capacity and stage layout,

520-444: The area around Jungfernstieg eventually developed into an elegant shopping district. In contrast, many parts of the southern Neustadt became shady quarters of the port 's workers. Up until the late 19th and early 20th century, Neustadt was famous for its many "Gängeviertel": quarters with narrow alleys (Low German: Gänge ). In 1893 Neustadt was ravaged by a Cholera epidemic. Due to continuing, unsustainable hygienic conditions, by

546-431: The city's defenses. The new Hamburg Ramparts ( Wallanlagen ) were also meant to meet demand for additional space to be within the city. When completed in 1626, the ramparts enclosed all of Altstadt , plus an almost equally large area west of it: the so-called Neustadt. Neustadt was laid out in a mostly rectangular street grid , though not much of that is recognizable today. Additionally, three principal streets connected

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572-590: The year after the Great Fire (1842), it was one of the first buildings in the redeveloped urban ensemble between Jungfernstieg and Rathausmarkt . Today they are center of the Passagenviertel. The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court ( Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht , HansOLG) was founded in 1879 as the common supreme court of the three Hanseatic and republican city-states of Bremen (part of HansOLG until 1947), Hamburg (sole user today) and Lübeck (part of HansOLG until 1937). The courthouse at Wallanlagen

598-457: Was built between 1907 and 1912. The Hübner Haus , an office building and former marzipan factory, café, and pastry shop, was the first concrete building erected in Hamburg when completed in 1909. Altstadt, Hamburg Altstadt ( German: [ˈalt.ʃtat] , literally: " Old town "), more precisely Hamburg-Altstadt – as not to be mistaken with Hamburg-Altona -Altstadt –

624-414: Was equivalent to the history of Hamburg . By the end of the 15th century, the then Hanseatic city-republic and free Imperial city had accumulated various territorial possessions in its hinterland. Eventually, Hamburg's 13th-century city-walls received a couple of extensions: first in the 1530s, then again in the 1620s to include all of adjacent Neustadt . Regarding the urban history of Altstadt, only

650-464: Was established on a former headland , between the confluences of Alster and Bille into the Elbe Stream. Over the centuries Alster and Bille were impoldered and diverted several times, resulting in an ever different geography. Today, Altstadt is bordered by Alster (i.e. Alsterfleet and Binnenalster ) to the West and North-West, the rail tracks of Hamburg-Altona link line and Hauptbahnhof to

676-416: Was to become the nucleus of Hamburg: the " Hammaburg ", then a refuge fort located at today's Domplatz, the site of the former cathedral . Under Frankish rule, a baptistery was installed in 804 and Hammaburg strengthened by Charlemagne in 811. Quickly, the place grew to a sizable market town , declared a bishop's see in 831, an archbishop's see a year later. For the next 600 years, the history of Altstadt

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