# Jahn's Hall

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**Jahn's Hall** was a concert hall in late 18th century [Vienna](/source/Vienna). It was the property of a restaurateur/caterer named Ignaz Jahn, and seated (according to Deutsch) "400 at the most".[1] It is remembered as a performance venue for works by [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](/source/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart) and [Ludwig van Beethoven](/source/Ludwig_van_Beethoven).

## Ignaz Jahn

Jahn was born in Hungary in 1744 and died in Vienna, 26 February 1810.[2] He was appointed Imperial caterer for [Schönbrunn Palace](/source/Sch%C3%B6nbrunn_Palace) in 1772.[2] In 1775 he began running a restaurant in the [Augarten](/source/Augarten), and in 1782 opened an adjacent concert hall, at which many famous musicians played over the years.[2]

Jahn's Hall was a part of Jahn's restaurant, in the main part of the city, which as of 1788 was at 6 Himmelpfortgasse.[2] Concerts began there after the restaurant opened, and were given on a regular basis starting in 1790.[2]

In 2018 a restaurant opened close to Augarten, carrying his name.

## Works by Mozart

- His transcription of [Georg Frideric Handel](/source/Georg_Frideric_Handel)'s masque [Acis and Galatea](/source/Acis_and_Galatea_(Handel)) was premiered there roughly November 1788.[1]
- His last public appearance took place in this hall on 4 March 1791. Contrary to the claim of many authors it is not known which piano concerto Mozart performed at this concert.
- The blind [glass harmonica](/source/Glass_harmonica) performer [Marianne Kirchgessner](/source/Marianne_Kirchgessner) performed in the hall 8 September 1791; she may have included the [Adagio and Rondo](/source/Adagio_and_Rondo_for_glass_harmonica,_flute,_oboe,_viola_and_cello) K. 617 that Mozart wrote for her.[3]
- The first public performance of Mozart's [Requiem](/source/Requiem_(Mozart)) took place in the hall on 2 January 1793. This was a benefit concert on behalf of Mozart's widow [Constanze](/source/Constanze_Mozart), organized by Mozart's patron [Gottfried van Swieten](/source/Gottfried_van_Swieten); it raised "more than 300 golden ducats" (about 1350 florins, a substantial sum[4]) to support Constanze and her two sons.[5]

## Works by Beethoven

- On 6 April 1797, Beethoven performed in the hall, as the pianist in his [Quintet for Piano and Winds](/source/Quintet_for_Piano_and_Winds_(Beethoven)), Opus 16.
- On 29 March 1798 Mozart's old friend the soprano [Josepha Duschek](/source/Josepha_Duschek) gave a concert in the hall, performing an unidentified "rondo with obbligato [basset horn](/source/Basset_horn)". On the same program, [Ludwig van Beethoven](/source/Ludwig_van_Beethoven) performed one of his violin sonatas ( with the violinist [Ignaz Schuppanzigh](/source/Ignaz_Schuppanzigh).[6]
- On 20 December 1799, Beethoven's [Septet](/source/Septet_(Beethoven)), Opus 20, was premiered in the hall.

## Notes

1. Deutsch 1965, 330

1. Clive, 2001, 176

1. Deutsch 1965, 400

1. Solomon 1995, xi

1. Deutsch 1965, 467

1. Deutsch 1965, 486

## References

- Clive, Peter (2001) *Beethoven and His World: A Biographical Dictionary*. Oxford University Press.
- [Deutsch, Otto Erich](/source/Otto_Erich_Deutsch) (1965) *Mozart: A Documentary Biography*. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
- Solomon, Maynard (1995) *Mozart: A Life*. New York: Harper Collins.

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