Palais des Fêtes
| Palais des Fêtes | |
|---|---|
Façade on rue Sellénick seen in 2015 | |
| Former names | Sängerhaus |
| General information | |
| Type | Performance venue |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau, Beaux-Arts |
| Location | Strasbourg, France |
| Address | 5 rue Sellénick, 67000 Strasbourg |
| Coordinates | 48°35′27″N 7°44′57″E / 48.59083°N 7.74917°E |
| Construction started | 1900 |
| Completed | 1903; 1921 |
| Inaugurated | 31 January 1903 |
| Renovated | 2012–2022 |
| Owner | City of Strasbourg |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Joseph Müller Richard Kuder Paul Dopff |
The Palais des Fêtes (Festival Palace) is a music venue in the Neustadt district of Strasbourg, in the French department of the Bas-Rhin. Built for the male choral society of Strasbourg (German: Strassburger Männergesangverein) in 1903, it has served as the principal concert hall of the city and home to the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg until 1975. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 2007.
Well known conductors such as Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Charles Munch, Bruno Walter, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Herbert von Karajan, Karel Ančerl, Pierre Boulez and Lorin Maazel, among others, have all conducted guest concerts in the Palais.