Concert halls

Symphony Hall (Boston, USA)

One of the best concert halls, not just in the USA but also in the world, Boston Symphony Hall is located near the Prudential Center, at the heart of city of Boston.

With the cutting edge technology of those times, Boston Symphony Hall is the oldest of what are generally agreed to be the three best concert halls in similar style (the other two are the Musikverein Goldensaal, Vienna and Concertgebou, Amsterdam). Opened on 15th of October 1900, the hall has 1.9 seconds of reverberation time, which is considered as ideal for orchestral music. The Italian Renaissance design of gold and brass is very beautiful and worth visiting. Unfortunately the seats may be too small for today's larger American.

This concert hall is the home of Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Adam Fischer had conducted here in 1984 and 1985.

Festspielhaus (Bayreuth, Germany)

Locate on top of the hill in the beautiful park; it is called "The Green Hill". In the opening day of the summer Wagner festival, many celebrities visit here from all over Europe. It is almost a German version of Academy Award Presentation. The building itself, however, is very plain and built only for music. Seats in the auditorium, with the capacity of more than 2000 are very hard like wooden benches and not suitable for long Wagner operas. Therefore formally dressed audiences bring ill-matched cushions to the Festspielhaus.

The famous orchestra pit covered with the hood makes it possible for singers to be heard regardless of the fortissimo of the orchestra. The musicians are not seen from auditorium, so they perform in regular clothes instead of tail coats.

Stephaniensaal ( Graz, Austria)



The capital of Steiermark province, Graz is a beautiful city in the south east of Austria. With a population of 240,000 it is the second biggest city in Austria.

In the center of the city, near the city hall, the congress and casino stands. Together with the famous casino, there is a beautiful concert hall in this building. The Stephaniensaal was named after the princess Stephanie, the wife of crown princess Rudolf.

With the capacity of 1054, the concert hall is very beautiful and known for its clear acoustics. This hall is used as a home of Steiriche Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde and Musikverein fuer Steiermark.

In the beginning of his career, Adam Fischer worked in Graz as a coach/pianist and many members of the Haydn Orchestra visits this concert hall. This year immediately after the Haydntage, they came to this concert hall and played Haydn’s Symphony No. 92 and 94, and Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto with Peter Schmiedl of the Vienna Philharmonic. They made a recording and it will be released next year