City Recital Hall
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City Recital Hall in Sydney, Australia, is a purpose-built concert venue with the capacity for an audience of 1,238 people seated over three tiers of sloped seating. It is situated in the
City Recital Hall, opened in 1999, is the first specially designed concert venue to be built in the city since the Opera House in 1973. The role of City Recital Hall is to provide a high quality venue of international standing.
The venue was initiated by the City of Sydney and was specifically designed for solo recitals, chamber music and the spoken word. The auditorium's 1.8-second reverberation time is attuned for chamber music. The spoken word and amplified music are accommodated by the operation of specially designed acoustic banners. The entire auditorium is supported on rubber bearings to avoid vibration and street sounds and the air conditioning and lighting systems have been treated to minimise external noise.
The Hall was designed in a shoebox shape, based on the classical configuration of 19th-century European concert halls. The design includes gently sloping
City Recital Hall has hosted the following companies:
- Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
- Australian Chamber Orchestra
- Australian String Quartet
- Gondwana Voices
- Musica Viva Australia
- Pinchgut Opera
- Selby & Friends
- Sydney Children's Choir
- Sydney Festival
- Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
- Sydney Symphony
- Sydney Writers Festival
See also
- List of concert halls
- Forgotten Songs (artwork)
Further reading
- Dr Lisa Anne Murray, "Musical Chairs: The Quest for a City Recital Hall", Sydney 2006. ISBN 0-9751196-3-X
(The book was launched by Sydney's