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Hardly any other city in the world can boast such a rich musical tradition as Leipzig. With the orchestra of the Gewandhaus and the choir of St. Thomas, the city has been a home to ensembles of world-wide standing for centuries. Resident composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Richard Wagner dominated musical life in Europe. The Leipzig Conservatoire of Music was the first University of Music founded in Germany. Leipzig music publishing houses such as Breitkopf & Härtel, Friedrich Hofmeister and Edition Peters supplied professional musicians and music lovers on all continents with printed music. Leipzig instrument makers such as the piano firm Blüthner are foremost worldwide to the present day. The tour round the city brings the visitor to all the important places associated with music history in Leipzig, while at the same time drawing attention to numerous personalities in Leipzig’s musical culture.

Over the centuries, Leipzig, the trade fair centre and university town located in the heart of Europe, has cast its spell on people from all parts of the world. The citizens of Leipzig have left their mark on history not only with the Battle of Leipzig against Napoleon but also with their Monday demonstrations, which sparked off the peaceful revolution in 1989 and led to the reunification of Germany. After an era of unequalled rebuilding and redevelopment, the town today displays itself as a cosmopolitan centre of trade, culture, and science, in which the traditional and the modern blend to form a fascinating whole.This self-guided walking tour guide, revised in 2017, takes the visitor to the most important sights in the centre of Leipzig. In a single day you can experience a thousand years of history in an entertaining and informative way - naturally with the obligatory stops to enjoy Leipzig's hospitality.