106 Liszt House in Weimar
106 Liszt House in Weimar
The neoclassical building is located on the western edge of the park an der Ilm.
Originally built in 1798/99 as a court gardener’s house, it was architecturally adapted in 1819 to match the building opposite.
From the 1850s onward, the house served as an artist’s studio for painters Friedrich Preller the Elder and Hermann Wislicenus.
Franz Liszt spent his summer months in this house from 1869 until shortly before his death.
This was his second stay in Weimar, having previously served as court conductor and composer from 1848 to 1861.
In his home, he gave free piano lessons to talented musicians from Germany and abroad.
His Sunday matinees were particularly renowned.
After Liszt’s death in Bayreuth in 1886, Grand Duke Carl Alexander ordered that parts of the house remain unchanged.
In 1887, the upper floor was opened as the Liszt Museum.
Since 2006, an exhibition has offered visitors an immersive experience of Franz Liszt’s life and work, both visually and acoustically.
The project is a collaboration between the Klassik Stiftung Weimar, the FRANZ LISZT University of Music Weimar, and the Bauhaus University Weimar.
Further Information:
Liszt House
Marienstraße 17
99423 Weimar
Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Visitor Information:
Frauentorstr. 4
99423 Weimar
Tel.: 03643 / 545-400
Fax: 03643 / 41 98 16