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15-509: In 1890, the first ideas for a Haus für Musikfeste (House for music festivals) came about. The idea of the new multi-purpose building was to be more interesting to the broader public than the traditional Vienna Musikverein . In addition to the concert hall, the first drawings by Ludwig Baumann for the Olympion included an ice-skating area and a bicycle club. In an attached open air area, 40,000 visitors would be able to attend events. Although

30-632: A right to worship in their own language; in 1892, the Ministry of Justice warned the Greek Patriarch that if Vlach-language services were not instituted, the Vlachs would likely established their own church. The Vlach were eventually successful in appointing their own bishop. Because of the Aromanian history of cattle-rearing and history of discrimination in urban areas, the Aromanian population

45-881: Is a concert hall in Vienna , Austria, which is located in the Innere Stadt district. The building opened in 1870 and is the home of the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra. The acoustics of the building's 'Great Hall' ( Großer Saal ) have earned it recognition alongside other prominent concert halls, such as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Symphony Hall in Boston. With

60-643: Is part of the Vienna Ring Road (Ringstraße). It was erected as the new concert hall run by the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna , on a piece of land provided by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1863. The plans were designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen in the Neoclassical style of an ancient Greek temple , including a concert hall and a smaller chamber music hall. The building

75-808: The Panhellenic Federation of Cultural Associations of Vlachs , a cultural organization of Aromanians. The Aromanian communities, who use the endonym Vlasi, in Macedonia speak Megleno-Romanian , separate from the Aromanian language . In the Ottoman Empire, the Vlachs fell under the religious jurisdiction of the Greek Patriarch by virtue of them being Orthodox Christian; services were conducted in Greek. Conducting services in

90-808: The Vienna Philharmonic and other organizations. The Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft also conducts several festivals during the year: The Historic Concert for the Benefit of Widows and Orphans of Austrian and Hungarian Soldiers was held at the Konzerthaus on January 12, 1918. Its patrons were Kaiser Charles and Empress Zita , with posters designed by Josef Divéky. Musikverein The Wiener Musikverein ( German: [ˌviːnɐ muˈziːkfɐ̯ˌaɪn] or German: [ˌviːnɐ muˈziːkfəˌʁaɪn] ; German for 'Viennese Music Association'), commonly shortened to Musikverein ,

105-520: The Aromanian language became a priority issue for the Vlachs. The Orthodox Patriarch decided that if the Vlachs were to conduct services in their own language, they would be denied their own clerical head. In 1875, the Patriarch ordered the closure of 8 Vlach churches, leading to an escalation in hostilities. The Ottoman Ministry of Justice and Religious Denomination determined in 1891 that the Vlach had

120-551: The Aromanians were considered part of the Rum Millet . In 1902, Romanian politician Alexandru Lahovary advocated for the recognition of the Aromanians as a distinct millet, which was granted in 1905. The group became more distinct towards the end of the 19th century, with a split occurring between Vlachs who identified more closely with Romania and those who were linked more to Greece. The Aromanians of Greece count with

135-515: The country, they are commonly known as " Vlachs " (Βλάχοι, Vláchoi) and referred to as "Vlachophone Greeks" or "Vlach-speaking Greeks", because most Aromanians in Greece have a Greek identity and identify themselves with the Greek nation and culture. Byzantine historian George Kedrenos identified Aromanians living in what is now Greece in the 11th century. Under the Ottoman Empire ,

150-434: The drawings were not accepted, today an ice skating area is situated right next to the building. The Konzerthaus was finally built between 1911 and 1913. The architects were Fellner & Helmer ; the work was done in cooperation with Ludwig Baumann. The building is about 70×40 meters and had originally three halls, in which there can be simultaneous concerts, since they are sound-proofed. The original Art Nouveau building

165-484: The exception of Boston's Symphony Hall, none of these halls was built in the modern era with the application of architectural acoustics, and all share a long, tall and narrow shoebox shape. The Musikverein 's main entrance is situated on Musikvereinsplatz, between Karlsplatz and Bösendorferstraße  [ de ] . The building is located behind the Hotel Imperial that fronts on Kärntner Ring, which

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180-458: Was given there, and it is the venue for the annual Vienna New Year's Concert . The Great Hall's lively acoustics are primarily based on Hansen's intuition, as he could not rely on any studies on architectural acoustics . The room's rectangular shape and proportions, its boxes and sculptures allow early and numerous sound reflections . The Great Hall originally included a historic pipe organ built by Friedrich Ladegast . Its first organ recital

195-946: Was held by Anton Bruckner in 1872. The present-day instrument was originally installed in 1907 by the Austrian firm of Rieger Orgelbau , highly esteemed by musicians such as Franz Schmidt or Marcel Dupré , and rebuilt in 2011. In 2001, a renovation program began. Several new rehearsal halls were installed in the basement. The names of the six halls refer to gold, Johannes Brahms , glass, metal, stone and wood respectively. Aromanians in Greece The Aromanians in Greece ( Aromanian : Armãnji tu Gãrtsii ; Greek : Βλάχοι/Αρμάνοι στην Ελλάδα ) are an Aromanian ethno-linguistic group native in Epirus , Thessaly and Western and Central Macedonia , in Greece . In

210-682: Was inaugurated on 6 January 1870. A major donor was Nikolaus Dumba , an industrialist and liberal politician of Aromanian Greek - Albanian (Voskopoja) descent, whose name was given by the Austrian government to a small street ( Dumbastraße  [ de ] ) near the Musikverein . The Great Hall ( Großer Musikvereinssaal ), also called the Golden Hall ( Goldener Saal ), is about 49 m (161 ft) long, 19 m (62 ft) wide, and 18 m (59 ft) high. It has 1,744 seats and standing room for 300. The Scandal Concert of 1913

225-739: Was partly destroyed during renovations and adaptions, but the building was reconstructed from original sketches in the 1970s. A historic organ was installed in the Konzerthaus by the Austrian firm Rieger in 1913. Between 1997 and 2000 the house was completely renovated. The Konzerthaus has the Vienna Symphony , the Vienna Chamber Orchestra , the Wiener Singakademie and the Klangforum Wien in residence. Several subscriptions also include concerts by

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