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The Salle des Concerts Herz, usually referred to simply as the Salle Herz, was a concert hall in Paris, located at 48, rue de la Victoire. It was built in 1838 by the French pianist-composer Henri Herz.Hector Berlioz Website, accessed 23 February 2011
/ref> The hall was used for public performances.Special report of the Anti-slavery Conference, accessed 23 February 2011
/ref> The Salle Herz was still being used to mount concerts by Jules Danbé in 1874 but was subsequently demolished.
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
The Salle des Concerts Herz, usually referred to simply as the Salle Herz, was a concert hall in Paris, located at 48, rue de la Victoire. It was built in 1838 by the French pianist-composer Henri Herz.Hector Berlioz Website, accessed 23 February 2011/ref> The hall was used for public performances.
Hector Berlioz
Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ''Symphonie fantastique'' and ''Harold en Italie, Harold in Italy'' ...
conducted the premières of two of his compositions there – the overture '' Le Carnaval romain'' on 3 February 1844 and '' L'enfance du Christ'' 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 saxophone
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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 British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society./ref> The Salle Herz was still being used to mount concerts by Jules Danbé 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