Musikverein, 2004

The Musikverein in Vienna, Austria was opened on January 6, 1870, and is famous for its acoustics. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Architectural acoustics is the science of controlling sound within buildings It is considered to be one of the three finest concert halls in the world, along with Boston's Symphony Hall and Amsterdam's Concertgebouw. A concert hall is a cultural building which serves as performance venue chiefly for classical instrumental music Symphony Hall in Boston Massachusetts is widely considered to be one of the two or three finest Concert halls in the world alongside Amsterdam's Concertgebouw The Concertgebouw is a concert hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Musikverein is home to the Vienna Philharmonic. The Vienna Philharmonic (in German: die Wiener Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the

The concert hall was built by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde (Society of Friends of Music) which had been given the land by Emperor Franz Joseph. The Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien (in English: Society of Music Friends) was founded in 1812 by Joseph von Sonnleithner, general secretary of the Franz Joseph I Karl (- German, in English Francis Joseph I Charles, see the name in other languages) (18 August 1830 &ndash 21 November The building soon came to be known simply as the Musikverein ("music club"). A historic organ was installed in the Konzerthaus by the Austrian firm Rieger in 1907. The pipe organ is a Musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air (wind is driven through a series of pipes, controlled by a keyboard Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Rieger Orgelbau is an Austrian firm of organ builders known generally as Rieger.

The Musikverein at night, January 2005

Goldener Saal

The Wiener Philharmoniker Gold coin

The Großer Musikvereinsaal, or Goldener Saal (Golden Hall), is forty-eight metres long, nineteen metres wide, and eighteen metres high. Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special Euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone. It has 1,744 seats and standing room for 300. Every year on January 1 the Vienna New Year's Concert is held here. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The New Year Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in German: Das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker) is a Concert of Classical

Since 2001, the building has been undergoing renovation, and several new rehearsal and concert halls have been installed.

The Musikverein is so popular and famous, that has been the motive of one of the world's most famous bullion coins: the Vienna Philharmonic coin. Euro gold and silver commemorative coins are special Euro coins minted and issued by member states of the Eurozone. The coin is struck in pure gold, 999. 9 fine (24 carats). It is issued every year, in four different face values, sizes and weights. It is used as an investment product, although it finishes almost always in hands of collectors. According to the World Gold Council, this coin was the best selling gold coin in 1992, 1995 and 1996 world wide.

See also

• List of major concert halls

External links

• Musikverein website