Harbin Concert Hall Explained

Harbin Concert Hall
Status:completed
Building Type:Performing arts centre
Location:Daoli District, Harbin
Location Country:China
Groundbreaking Date:May 2011
Inauguration Date:2014
Architect:Arata Isozaki

The Harbin Concert Hall is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China. The building is designed Japanese architect Arata Isozaki.[1]

Description

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.

Concerts and performances

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

The Harbin Concert Hall includes a number of performance venues:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 哈尔滨音乐厅 . 2019-03-16 . 2019-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330050345/http://www.hrbso.com/about/page/12 . dead .
  2. News: In China, Rejuvenating a Classical Music Heritage Linked to a Jewish Community. Qin. Amy. 2016-08-09. The New York Times. 2019-05-08. en-US. 0362-4331.