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Athens Concert Hall

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Opened
  
1991

Architectural style
  
Modern architecture

Phone
  
+30 21 0728 2333

Function
  
Concert Hall

Athens Concert Hall

Address
  
Leof. Vasilissis Sofias, Athina 115 21, Greece

Architects
  
Emmanouil Vourekas, Ilias Skroumpelos

Similar
  
National Theatre of Greece, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Benaki Museum, Goulandris Museum of Cycladic, Kolonaki

Profiles

The Athens Concert Hall (Greek: Μέγαρον Μουσικής Αθηνών, Mégaron Mousikis Athinon) is a concert hall located in Athens, on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue.

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The Hall was inaugurated in 1991 with two halls. Since then it has been augmented with two more halls and now has a total of four: two large and two smaller ones. The Hall has optimal facilities for opera performances, and some operas are presented every season.

The Megaro Moussikis station of the Athens Metro is just outside the Hall, on Line 3.

The design of the 8,000 square meters floor was performed by Christopher Alexander; the process of designing and laying the floor and its result are described in his work The Nature of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.

Ren e fleming megaron athens concert hall tv spot


Performance venues and other facilities

  • The Christos Lambrakis Hall (named after the ex-president of the "Friends of Music" Society, Christos Lambrakis, and previously called "Friends of Music" Hall) was designed by Heinrich Keilholz whose plan was alternated later to its existing by Helias Skourbelos architect and the acoustics were enhanced by Theodore Timagenis. It has a capacity of 1,961, and is used for concerts and recitals. It also holds the biggest pipe organ in Greece, with 6,080 pipes, constructed by Klais Orgelbau.
  • The Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall (named after the conductor, Dimitri Mitropoulos) which has a capacity of 494 and is usually used for Chamber Music and dance performances.
  • In 2004 the International Conference Centre opened at the Athens Concert Hall, adding the

  • The Alexandra Trianti Hall (named after lieder singer Alexándra Triántē), which has a capacity of 1,750 and is used for operas, ballet and other musical performances,
  • The Nikos Skalkottas Hall (named after composer Nikos Skalkottas), a smaller hall for concerts and conferences, and
  • The Lilian Voudouri Music Library of Greece, established in 1995. It currently incorporates 126,000 titles and multimedia resources.
  • References

    Athens Concert Hall Wikipedia


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