Harbin Concert Hall

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Harbin Concert Hall
General information
StatusCompleted
TypePerforming arts centre
LocationDaoli District, Harbin
CountryChina
GroundbreakingMay 2011
Inaugurated2014
Design and construction
Architect(s)Arata Isozaki
Website
www.hrbso.com/home/

The Harbin Concert Hall (Chinese: 哈尔滨音乐厅; pinyin: Hā'ěrbīn Yīnyuètīng) is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. The building is designed Japanese architect Arata Isozaki.[1]

Description[edit]

The concert hall is situated in Harbin, hosting city of the renowned annual Harbin Summer Music Concert and a metropolis where China's first ever orchestra was established. The building serves as the home of the Harbin Symphony Orchestra.

The concert hall was situated on Maimai Street, Daoli District before 2014.[1]

Concerts and performances[edit]

In 2016, the third Alice & Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition hosted by the city of Harbin was held at the concert hall.

And the Harbin Symphony Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra have performed two concerts conducted by Zubin Mehta in the frame of 33rd Harbin Summer Music Festival.[2]

Performance venues and facilities[edit]

The Harbin Concert Hall includes a number of performance venues:

  • Concert Hall: Consists of 1200 seats, it is the main part.
  • Small Concert Hall: The second largest part consists of 400 seats.
  • Dressing rooms and Rehearsal Halls

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "哈尔滨音乐厅". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  2. ^ Qin, Amy (2016-08-09). "In China, Rejuvenating a Classical Music Heritage Linked to a Jewish Community". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-08.