Hall Landgrave Alexander Friedrich of Hesse
Upper floor
Our “Landgrave Alexander Friedrich von Hessen Hall” is a true classic: with 147 square meters of usable space, it offers room for conferences and lectures for up to 177 people. With parliamentary seating, it has a capacity of 84 seats. The bright conference hall with its striking beamed ceiling is also suitable as a seminar room, for receptions and stylish banquets on a smaller scale. It lives up to its nickname as a chamber music hall thanks to its excellent acoustics.
Room information
Our rooms honor Hanau legends
Alexander Friedrich Landgrave of Hesse (1863 – 1945)
Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm Albrecht Georg von Hessen from the Hesse-Kassel-Rumpenheim line of the House of Hesse was the titular Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and a composer. He loved music and art and promoted the music of Romantic and modern composers. His own musical creativity began at a very early age. In Frankfurt, where he spent the winter months with his mother, he socialized with artists such as Joachim Raff, Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann, Engelbert Humperdinck and Johannes Brahms and took an active part in the music scene himself. He sought proximity to Franz Liszt, Edvard Grieg and Richard Wagner, the composers of the so-called New German School. His severe visual impairment forced him to write his compositions in Braille. His musical legacy is still partially unexplored today. Alexander Landgrave of Hesse was the last member of the family to live in Philippsruhe Palace. In addition to the Chamber Music Hall in the Congress Park, Alexanderstrasse in Hanau-Kesselstadt is named after him.
