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A Concert hall is a cultural building, which serves as performance venue, chiefly for classical instrumental music. Many concert halls exist as one of several halls or performance spaces within a larger performing arts center and, where appropriate, the name of the arts centre is included.

Many larger cities have both public and private concert halls. The three finest concert halls in the world are generally considered to be Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Boston's Symphony Hall, and Vienna's Musikverein.

The list is organized alphabetically by continent and then by country within each continent.

Asia


Hong Kong

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
City Hall, Hong Kong Concert Hall City Hall, Hong Kong Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong 1962 1,434 
Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Concert Hall Hong Kong Cultural Centre Kowloon, Hong Kong 1989 2,019 Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Japan

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Acros Fukuoka Symphony Hall Fukuoka 1995 1,867 Kyushu Symphony
Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, Concert Hall* Aichi Arts Center Nagoya   1,800 Nagoya Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Festival Hall Festival Hall * Osaka 1958 2,709 Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall Kawasaki 2004 1,997  
Orchard Hall Bunkamura Tokyo 1986 2,006  
Osaka Symphony Hall Osaka Symphony Hall Osaka      
Saporo Concert Hall, Main Hall Sapporo Concert Hall Sapporo 1997 2,008 Sapporo Symphony Orchestra
Shiroishi Concert Hall Shiroishi, Miyagi      
Suntory Hall Tokyo 1986 2,006  
Symphony Hall Osaka     Kansai Philharmonic, Osaka Symphoniker, Century Orchestra Osaka
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Tokyo 1961 2,303  
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Concert Hall Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space Tokyo 1990 1,999  
Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall * Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall Tokyo 1997 1,632  
Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall Yokohama   2,020 New Japan Philharmonic

Malaysia

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
CHS Auditorium CHS Multipurpose Building Johor 1996 300 CHS Chinese Orchestra, CHS String Ensemble, CHS Symphony Band
Istana Budaya Kuala Lumpur 1999 1,412  
Petronas Concert Hall Dewan Filharmonik Petronas Kuala Lumpur 1998 864 Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

Singapore

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Cutural Centre Concert Hall University Cultural Centre, National University of Singapore Singapore 2000 1,700 University of Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Esplanade Concert Hall Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay Singapore 2002 2,000 Singapore Symphony Orchestra
SCO Concert Hall Singapore Conference Hall Singapore Singapore Chinese Orchestra
Victoria Concert Hall Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall Singapore 1905 883 Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Europe


Austria

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Musikverein Vienna 1870 1,744 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna 1913 1,840 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Belgium

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Concertgebouw Brugge Bruges, Belgium      

Czech Republic

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Dvorak Hall Rudolfinum Prague, Czech Republic 1881 1,100 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Denmark

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
(Aarhus Concert Hall) Aarhus, Denmark 1983 1,600 Aarthus Symphony Orchestra

France

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Théâtre Mogador Paris 1913 1,800 Orchestre de Paris

Germany

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Alte Oper Alte Oper * Frankfurt 1880Rebuilt and re-opened in 1981 2,500  
Berliner Philharmonie Berlin 1963 2,440 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Gewandhaus Leipzig 1981 1,900 Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Konzerthaus Berlin, Grosse Saal Konzerthaus Berlin Berlin 1984Rebuilt   Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester
Konzerthaus Dortmund Dortmund      
Konzerthaus Freiburg Freiburg   1,744  

Italy

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Auditorium Parco della Musica Rome

Ireland

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Theatre Royal Wexford 1832 500500 now, but being expanded Wexford Festival Opera

Netherlands

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Concertgebouw Amsterdam 1888 2,000 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
De Doelen, Grote Zaal De Doelen Rotterdam 1966 2,700 Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Music Centre Vredenburg Muziekpaleis Utrecht      
Amsterdam 2005 725  

Norway

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Olavshallen Concert Hall Trondheim, Norway 1989 1,200 Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

Portugal

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Casa da Musica Oporto, Portugal 2005 1,238 National Orchestra of Porto

Romania

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Romanian Atheneum Bucharest, Romania 1888 652  

Spain

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Symphonic Hall Auditorio Alfredo Kraus Las Palmas 1997 2,000 Festival de Música de Canarias
L'Auditori L'Auditori de Torrent Torrent 1997 606  
Palacio de Congresos, Auditorio Kursaal Kursaal Palace San Sebastian / Donosti 1999 1,800 San Sebastian International Film Festival
Barcelona 1908 2,200  
Sala José Iturbi Palau de la Música i Congressos de Valencia Valencia 1987 1,793  
Sala Sinfónico Madrid 1988 2,324  
Madrid      

Sweden

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Gothenburg Concert Hall Gothenburg 1935 1,300 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Stockholm Concert Hall Stockholm 1926 1,770 Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Nobel Prizes

Switzerland

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne, Concert Hall Culture and Convention Centre Lucerne Lucerne 1998 1,892 Lucerne Festival
Tonhalle Zurich Tonhalle Zurich 1895 1,455 Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich

United Kingdom

England
Concert hall Performing Arts
Center
Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Barbican Hall Barbican Arts Centre London 1982 2,026 London Symphony Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall Manchester 1996 2,400 Halle Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall London 1871 7,000 BBC Promenade Concerts, "The Proms"
Royal Festival Hall London 1951 2,900 Philharmonia Orchestra
Wigmore Hall London 1901 554

Scotland
Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Glasgow 1990 2,500  
Usher Hall Edinburgh 1914 2,900  

Wales
Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
St David's Hall National Concert Hall and Conference Centre of Wales Cardiff 1982 2,000 BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Oceania


Australia

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Hamer Hall The Arts Centre Melbourne 1982 2,700 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall Sydney Opera House Sydney 1973 2,679 Sydney Symphony Orchestra

North America


Canada

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Massey Hall Toronto 1894 2,752  
Southam Hall National Arts Centre Ottawa 1969 2,323 National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, Opera Lyra Ottawa
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Place des Arts Montreal 1963 2,900 Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Roy Thomson Hall Toronto 1982 2,630 Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Singer Concert Hall EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts Calgary 1985 2,000 Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Winspear Centre Edmonton 1997 1,916 Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

United States

Concert hall Performing Arts Center Location Date built Seating capacity Resident organizations
Abravanel Hall Abravanel Hall Salt Lake City, Utah 1979 2,811 Utah Symphony
Alberta Bair Theater Billings, Montana Billings Symphony Orchestra
Atwood Concert Hall Alaska Center for the Performing Arts Anchorage, Alaska 1989 2,000 Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center New York City   1,096 The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland Center for Perfoming Arts Portland, Oregon 1984 2,776 Oregon Symphony
Arlington Center for the Performing Arts Santa Barbara, California 1931 2,018 Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Hall Woodruff Arts Center Atlanta, Georgia 1985 1,762 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Avery Fisher Hall Lincoln Center New York City 1962 2,738 New York Philharmonic
Barrus Concert Hall Eliza R. Snow Center for the Performing Arts Rexburg, Idaho 1981 700 Brigham Young University - Idaho Symphony Orchestra
Bass Performance Hall Fort Worth, Texas 1998 2,056 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra; Fort Worth Opera
Benaroya Hall Seattle, Washington 1998 2,500 Seattle Symphony
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, Concert Hall Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, Alabama 1976 3,000 Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Belk Theater Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Charlotte, North Carolina 1992 2,100 Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Boettcher Concert Hall Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver, Colorado 1978 2,634 Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Booth Amphitheatre Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park Cary, North Carolina 2001 7,0007,000 total; 6,000 on lawn North Carolina Symphony Orchestra
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Howard Gillman Opera House Brooklyn Academy of Music New York City 1861 2,109  
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music New York City 1908   Brooklyn Philharmonic
City Center, Mainstage City Center New York City 1943 2,750  
Colden Auditorium, Queens College Colden Center for the Performing Arts @ Queens College Queens, New York 1961 2,127  
Copley Symphony Hall San Diego, California 1929 2,252 San Diego Symphony
Eastman Theatre Eastman School of Music Rochester, New York 1922 3,094 Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Filene Center Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Vienna, Virginia 1971 7,000  
Florence Gould Hall New York City 1968 400 Alliance Francaise; New York Theatre Ballet
The Forum Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1931 1,763 Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
Foellinger Great Hall Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Urbana, Illinois 1969 2,078  
Gonzales Hall Koger Center for the Arts Columbia, South Carolina 1988 2,256 South Carolina Philharmonic
Heinz Hall Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1971 2,662 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Hill Auditorium Ann Arbor, Michigan 1913 3,538  
Jacoby Symphony Hall Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts Jacksonville, Florida 1997 1,800 Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Jones Hall Houston, Texas 1966 2,912 Houston Symphony Orchestra
Joyce Theater New York City 1982 472  
Kaufmann Concert Hall 92nd Street Y New York City 1930 917  
Kennedy Center Concert Hall Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington, DC 1971 2,442 National Symphony Orchestra
Kleinhans Music Hall Buffalo, New York 1940 2,839 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Kresge Auditorium Cambridge, Massachusetts 1955 1,226  
LaGuardia Concert Hall LaGuardia High School New York City 1984    
Lied Center for Performing Arts, Main Stage Lied Center for Performing Arts Lincoln, Nebraska 1990 2,210  
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center San Francisco, California 1980 2,743 San Francisco Symphony
Louisville Palace Louisville, Kentucky 1928 2,700 Louisville Orchestra
Manship Theatre Shaw Center for the Arts Baton Rouge, Louisiana   325
Maryland Theatre Hagerstown, Maryland 1915 1,300 Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Mechanics Hall Worcester, Massachusetts      
Merkin Concert Hall Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center New York City 1978 451  
Met Theater Metropolitan Performing Arts Center Spokane, Washington 1915 756 Spokane Symphony
Metro Chicago, Illinois 1927 1100  
Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Baltimore, Maryland 1992 2,443 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Meymandi Concert Hall Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts Raleigh, North Carolina 2001 2300 North Carolina Symphony
Morse Recital Hall Juilliard School New York City      
Mortensen Hall Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts Hartford, Connecticut 1930 2,799 Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Meyerson Symphony Center Dallas, Texas 1989 2,062 Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Turtle Creek Chorale, the Dallas Wind Symphony, Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra
Music Center at Strathmore Strathmore Arts Center Rockville, Maryland 2005 1,976 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (second home); Washington Performing Arts Society
The New Orleans Orpheum Theatre New Orleans, Louisiana 1921 1,780 Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Ohio Theatre Columbus, Ohio 1921 2,779 Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall Symphony Center Chicago, Illinois 1904 2,500 Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall Max M. Fisher Music Center Detroit, Michigan 1919 2,014 Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall Orchestra Hall Minneapolis, Minnesota 1974 2,500 Minnesota Orchestra
Pasadena Civic Auditorium Pasadena Conference Center Pasadena, California 1931 3,029 Pasadena Symphony Orchestra, People's Choice Awards
Paul Recital Hall Juilliard School New York City 1969 278  
Palace Theatre Stamford Center for the Arts Stamford, Connecticut 1983 1,580 Stamford Symphony Orchestra
Peter Kiewit Concert Hall Holland Performing Arts Center Omaha, Nebraska 2005 2,005 Omaha Symphony
Pier Six Concert Pavilion Baltimore, Maryland 1991    
Popejoy Hall Center for the Arts University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico 1975 1,950 New Mexico Symphony Orchestra
Powell Symphony Hall St. Louis, Missouri 1968 2,689 Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Powers Auditorium DeYor Performing Arts Center Youngstown, Ohio 1969 2,303 Youngstown Symphony
Pritzker Pavilion Millennium Park Chicago, Illinois 2004 4,0004,000 fixed; 7,000 on lawn Grant Park Music Festival
Procter & Gamble Hall Aronoff Center for the Arts Cincinnati, Ohio 1995 2,719 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Prudential Hall New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, New Jersey 1997 2,760 New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Ravinia Pavilion Ravinia Festival Highland Park, Illinois 1906 3,500 Chicago Symphony Orchestra (summer home)
Ruth Eckerd Hall Richard B. Baumgardner Center for the Performing Arts Clearwater, Florida 1983 2,180 The Florida Orchestra
Saenger Theatre New Orleans, Louisiana 1927 2,800
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Santa Cruz, California 1940 2,021 Santa Cruz County Symphony
Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York 1966 5,0005,000 covered seats; 30,000 on lawn Philadelphia Orchestra, New York City Ballet (summer homes)
Severance Hall Cleveland, Ohio 1931 2,100 Cleveland Orchestra
The Shedd Shedd Institute for the Arts Eugene, Oregon 1926 816 The American Symphonia, Oregon Ballet Academy
Silva Concert Hall Hult Center for the Performing Arts Eugene, Oregon 1982 2,500 Eugene Symphony
Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, California 1986 6,500  
Springer Hall Music Hall Cincinnati, Ohio 1878 3,516 Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Spivey Hall Morrow, Georgia 1991 392  
Stern Auditorium Carnegie Hall New York City 1891 2,804  
Symphony Hall, Birmingham International Convention Centre Birmingham, England 2001 2,266 Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Boston Boston, Massachusetts 1900 2,625 Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Springfield Springfield, Massachusetts 1912 2,611 Springfield Symphony Orchestra
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre Symphony Space New York City 1978 1,520 New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players
Tanglewood Stockbridge, Massachusetts 1940   Boston Symphony Orchestra (in summer)
Theatre for the Performing Arts Baton Rouge River Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana   1,900 Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
The Town Hall New York City 1921 1,500  
Laura Turner Concert Hall Schermerhorn Symphony Center Nashville, Tennessee 2006 1,900 Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Uihlein Hall Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1969 2,305 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Ballet Company, Florentine Opera Company
Verizon Hall Kimmel Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2001 2,500 Philadelphia Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles Music Center Los Angeles, California 2003 2,265 Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Master Chorale
Wharton Center for Performing Arts Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Lansing Symphony Orchestra
Whitney Hall The Kentucky Center Louisville, Kentucky 1983 2,406 Louisville Orchestra
Woolsey Hall Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 1901 3,000 New Haven Symphony Orchestra

Footnotes


Industry associations


  • International Association of Assembly Managers *
  • World Council for Venue Management *

See also


Concert halls

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