Musikverein

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Wiener Musikverein
View of the Musikverein from Karlsplatz
General information
Type	Concert hall
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Town or city	Vienna
Country	Austria
Coordinates	48°12′02″N 16°22′20″E / 48.20056°N 16.37222°E / 48.20056; 16.37222
Current tenants	Vienna Philharmonic
Inaugurated	6 January 1870 (1870-01-06)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Theophil Hansen
Website
musikverein.at

The Wiener Musikverein (German: [ˌviːnɐ muˈziːkfɐ̯ˌaɪn] or German: [ˌviːnɐ muˈziːkfəˌʁaɪn]; German for 'Viennese Music Association'), commonly shortened to Musikverein, 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.^[1] With the exception of Boston's Symphony Hall,^[2][3] 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.