Wiener Konzerthaus
The Wiener Konzerthaus is Vienna’s great Art Nouveau answer to the question of who should get access to serious concert music. Its first ideas for a *Haus für Musikfeste* emerged in 1890, aiming to be more appealing to a broader public than the traditional Musikverein, and the proposal even sketched leisure space such as ice-skating and a bicycle club. The building you enter dates from construction between 1911 and 1913, designed by Fellner & Helmer in cooperation with Ludwig Baumann, and it opened in 1913. This hall complex was planned at roughly 70 by 40 meters and originally included three sound-proofed halls for simultaneous performances: the Große Saal with 1,840 seats, the Mozartsaal with 704, and the Schubertsaal with 336. An organ by the Austrian firm Rieger was installed in 1913. …
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