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Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

German symphonic orchestra
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Summary

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is a symphony orchestra[1]. It draws 1,750 Wikipedia views per month (symphony orchestra category, ranking #14 of 106).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Gramophone Award for Recording of the Year[3], Echo Klassik – Ensemble of the Year[4]
  • Country: Germany[5]
  • Genre: classical music[6], symphonic music[7]
  • Named after: Gewandhaus[8]
  • Record label: Eterna[9], Philips Records[10], Decca[11], Deutsche Grammophon[12], Philips Classics Records[13]
  • Commons category: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig[14]
  • Country of origin: Germany[15]
  • Inception: 1781[16]
  • Location of formation: Leipzig[17]
  • Official website: https://www.gewandhausorchester.de/[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra[19]
  • Director / manager: Riccardo Chailly[20]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21]
  • Start of work period: 1743[22]
  • Musical conductor: Andris Nelsons[23]
  • Social media followers: 14,488[24], 12,323[25], 15,067[26], 15,374[27]

Why It Matters

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra receive?

Honors received include Gramophone Award for Recording of the Year[3] and Echo Klassik – Ensemble of the Year[4].

Related Entities

Andris Nelsons Arthur Nikisch Bruno Walter Carl Reinecke Decca Deutsche Grammophon Felix Mendelssohn Ferdinand Hiller Germany Joseph Joachim Kurt Masur Leipzig Philips Records Wilhelm Furtwängler

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Frhdkazan · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', '
    Musical conductor → Andris Nelsons
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Musical conductor: Andris Nelsons"
  2. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → leipzig-gewandhaus
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: leipzig-gewandhaus, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289947619|leipzig gewandhaus (#289947619)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|H"
  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 366842
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  4. 17w ago · Duffseb · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Germany
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  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
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    Svkkl authority id → 0261421-Gewandhausorchester-Leipzig
    Official website → https://www.gewandhausorchester.de/
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0261421-Gewandhausorchester-Leipzig, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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