Interior view of the Salle Herz - Yon 2000pla4

The Salle des Concerts Herz, usually referred to simply as the Salle Herz, was a former concert hall in Paris, located at 48,

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. It was built in 1838 by the French pianist-composer

Henri Herz Henri Herz (6 January 1803 – 5 January 1888) was a virtuoso pianist, composer and piano manufacturer, Austrian by birth and French by nationality and domicile. He was a professor in the Paris Conservatoire for more than thirty years. Among his ...

.Hector Berlioz Website, accessed 23 February 2011
/ref> The hall was used for public performances.

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conducted the premières of two of his compositions there – the overture '' Le Carnaval romain'' on 3 February 1844 and ''

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'' on 10 December 1854. Offenbach's 'tableau villageois' ''Le trésor à Mathurin'' was performed there 'in concert' on 7 May 1853, and Offenbach himself performed there as a cellist. The first public performance of the

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took place there on 3 February 1844. Non-musical events were also held in the hall. An anti-slavery conference was held there on 27 August 1867 by the

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.Special report of the Anti-slavery Conference, accessed 23 February 2011
/ref> The Salle Herz was still being used to mount concerts by

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in 1874 but was subsequently demolished.

References

Laure Schnapper, ''Henri Herz, magnat du piano'', Paris, EHESS, 2011.

External links

Hector Berlioz Website Salle Herz pages, accessed 23 February 2011
{{Coord, 48.8751, 2.3357, display=title Music halls in Paris Former theatres in Paris Former music venues in France Buildings and structures in the 9th arrondissement of Paris Demolished buildings and structures in Paris Music venues completed in 1838 1838 establishments in France Buildings and structures demolished in 1885