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Arrival Stefaniensaal
BY BIKE
You can park your bicycle either in Landhausgasse or at Sparkassenplatz (by the tree towards Albrechtgasse).
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
All tram lines, stop: Hauptplatz.
The easiest way to plan your journey by public transport is via the local journey planner.
BY CAR
Paid short-stay parking zones and parking garages are available in the surrounding area. Discounted parking tickets for the Weitzer Garage are available for €7 from our staff in the foyer.
History
The Stefaniensaal is often called the small brother of the “Golden Hall” of the Vienna Musikverein.
This magnificent concert hall, which is one of the most beautiful and acoustically best concert halls of the world, is located in the heart of the “Congress Graz” building.
It was built between 1905 and 1908 according to the plans by Leopold Theyer. The hall has a rich stuccoed ceiling and presents portraits of fourteen famous composers in Grisaille style painted by Julius Schmid. This concert hall, which has a capacity of 1,100 persons, is the venue for concerts of the Recreation Orchestra. It was also the setting for several Styriarte musical recordings with Nikolaus Harnoncourt who especially liked the high acoustic quality of the Stefaniensaal.
Did you know that on the portrait of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy "1956" can be read? Due to his Jewish origin his portrait was scraped off during the Nazi era, and it was not restored until 1956.
