In March 1937, Ribbentrop attracted much adverse comment in the British press when he gave a speech at the Leipzig Trade Fair in Leipzig, where he declared that German economic prosperity would be satisfied either " through the restoration of the former German colonial possessions, or by means of the German people's own strength ".

The Leipzig Trade Fair, started in the Middle Ages, became an event of international importance and is the oldest remaining trade fair in the world.

It was initially based in Freiberg, Upper Saxony, and in 1727 moved to the Publishing and Book Trade Center in Leipzig.

* Leipzig ( Leipzig Trade Fair ), ( Germany )

In 2008, the cancellation of the concert by the Leipzig Trade Fair resulted in a cooperation with the WDR, eventually spawning new video game music performances by its in-house ensembles, principally presented at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall.

In 2002, he proposed his idea to the Leipzig Trade Fair which agreed to hold the Symphonic Game Music Concert during the GC – Games Convention, the first trade fair for video games in Europe.

The official reason of the Leipzig Trade Fair for cancelling the traditional concerts was that, with the Symphonic Game Music Concerts they wanted to prove to politics and the economy that video games are objects of cultural value.

The disconnection of the official opening ceremony with any concerts from 2007 onwards made that requirement feel unnecessary for the Leipzig Trade Fair.

According to comments by Thomas Böcker, the Leipzig Trade Fair did not inform him about the new collaboration with Video Games Live in advance and his team only took notice of it through a press release.

Symbol of the Leipzig Trade Fair

The Leipzig Trade Fair () was a major fair for trade across Central Europe for nearly a millennium.

The new Leipzig Trade Fair was built in 1995, and opened in April 1996.

It was also shown at the 2003 Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, as well as at the European Computer Trade Show in London, England.

The construction used triple glazing and other advanced methods unusual for East Germany, and despite restrictions on imported materials, architects were able to obtain three high-quality Czech crystal chandeliers for the Celestial and sealing rooms at the Leipzig Trade Fair.

* La Montée de la couleur et la Cascade de la couleur, 1996: Travail in situ-à l ' initiative de Brigitte Oetker, Leipzig Trade Fair, Germany

His theatre credits include David Marshall Grant's Snakebit ( Off-Broadway at the Century Center and in Los Angeles at the Coast Playhouse ), South Coast Repertory ( Noises Off, Taking Steps, The Real Thing ), The Antaeus Company ( Peace In Our Time, The Malcontent, Cousin Bette, Tonight at 8: 30, Sinan Unel's Pera Palas ), Black Dahlia Theatre ( Jonathan Tolins ' Secrets of the Trade, Richard Kramer's Theater District, both directed by Matt Shakman ), The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble ( Bach at Leipzig, Small Tragedy ), L. A. Theatre Works ( The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial ), and Pasadena Playhouse ( If Memory Serves ).

His activity is first documented, as, at age 26, he did business at the Leipzig Trade Fair of 1687, where subsequently he was a regular visitor at both the annual seasons.

The silver extracted from his mountains filled the empty arcs of the Electorate, and the Leipzig Trade Fair gained new income.

Steiff exhibited the toy at the Leipzig Toy Fair in March 1903, where it was seen by Hermann Berg, a buyer for George Borgfeldt & Company in New York.

Contrary to the claim on the title page shown here, the first volume had already appeared at the Leipzig Michaelmas Fair of 1731.

The ad appeared just before the Leipzig Michaelmas Fair in October and was aimed at the many visitors to the city for this event.

During the Michaelmas Fair 1731 the Leipzig Book Commission ordered the seizure of all previously printed and undelivered copies.

Almost ninety pages long, it takes the form of a dialog between two merchants at the 1731 Leipzig Michaelmas Fair.

Both volumes were ready in time for the Leipzig Michaelmas Fair that year, as were the 33rd and 34th volumes of the Universal Lexicon.

It was an immediate success when introduced at the 1925 Leipzig Spring Fair as the Leica I ( for Leitz camera ).

Contrary to the claim on the title page shown here, the first volume had already appeared at the Leipzig Michaelmas Fair of 1731.

At the 1935 Leipzig Spring Fair, an electric tabletop railway, Trix Express, was displayed to a gauge described as Half Nought Gauge, which was then abbreviated as Gauge 00 (" nought-nought ").

Märklin, another German firm, followed suit with its 00 gauge railway for the 1935 Leipzig Autumn Fair.

Flown to the Leipzig Fair, Germany, August 30, 1936

From 2003 to 2007, GC in Concert took place at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig and was held as the official opening ceremony of the GC – Games Convention, a trade fair for video games in Leipzig.

At the beginning of 2008, a note at the official website of the Symphonic Game Music Concerts announced that no future GC – Games Convention concerts would take place at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig.

The free of charge First Chamber Music Game Concert in 2005 was held as part of the gaming tournament GC-Cup at the Augustusplatz in Leipzig, while the latter two took place in 2006, alongside a GC – Games Convention press conference event and the historical exhibition Nintendo – Vom Kartenspiel zum Game Boy of the Landesmuseum Koblenz.

Outside Japan, Uematsu's Final Fantasy music was performed live for the first time at the first event of the 2003 Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany.

The first symphonic performance of his music outside of Japan took place in 2005 at the Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany when music from Chrono Cross was presented.

On August 20, 2003, for the first time outside Japan, music written for video games such as Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda was performed by a live orchestra, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra in a Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany at the Gewandhaus concert hall.

Two tracks from the album were performed at the 2007 Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig.

Michiru Yamane performed her music from the Castlevania series live on cembalo and-as a surprise act-on pipe organ at the Symphonic Game Music Concert series in Leipzig, Germany in 2006 and 2007.

His music from Apidya, Turrican 2, Turrican 3 and The Great Giana Sisters was performed live at the Symphonic Game Music Concert series in Leipzig, Germany between 2003 – 2007, conducted by Andy Brick.

The same Secret of Mana track was also performed at the fifth Symphonic Game Music Concert in 2007 in Leipzig, Germany.

He took an active role in the Grosses Concert, which was the leading concert undertaking in Leipzig.

Back in Leipzig, Hiller became the director of the Grosse Concert, a position he held until 1771.

In 2003 music from Merregnon 2 was performed at the first ever Symphonic Game Music Concert outside of Japan, in Leipzig, Germany.

The main auditorium has excellent acoustics being based upon the famous Gewandhaus Concert Hall in Leipzig, Germany.

In August 2005, the music from the game was performed at the third Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany.

A suite of music from the game was performed live by an orchestra at the Fourth Symphonic Game Music Concert in 2006 at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, Germany.

A suite dedicated to its music was performed at the historic Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig 2003.

The soundtrack was well received, won awards, was historically performed at first Symphonic Game Music Concert at Leipzig and became popular entry at Video Games Live event.

His music from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was performed on August 20, 2003 at the first Symphonic Game Music Concert in Leipzig, Germany, and his music from Morrowind was performed at the third Symphonic Game Music Concert on August 17, 2005.

The so-called vineyard-style seating arrangement ( with terraces rising around a central orchestral platform ) was pioneered by this building, and became a model for other concert halls, including the Sydney Opera House ( 1973 ), Denver's Boettcher Concert Hall ( 1978 ), the Gewandhaus in Leipzig ( 1981 ), Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles ( 2003 ), and the Philharmonie de Paris ( under construction ).