The Thessaloniki Concert Hall was completed in January 2000. A main hall with a capacity of 1467 seats, as well as other activity spaces are included in the building.
The hall can host the following events: classical music concerts, ballet, opera, drama, as well as conferences. The ceiling and the side walls of the stage can adapt using specially designed mechanical means, in order to serve as a dynamic acoustical component that can transform the hall’s reverberation time.
Thessaloniki Concert Hall is ranked amongst the best Greek Acoustic Concert Halls along with the Heraklion Cultural Centre, the Athens Concert Hall and the new Opera House of Athens. In fact, external crits have mentioned that its reverberation time when the hall is empty is similar to that of the Vienna Hall and the Amsterdam Hall (class: Α+ “Superior”) and that the acoustic conditions, when the hall is fully occupied, are very good for symphonic music and opera performances.
Architectural design: P. Tzonos, X. Hoipel, G. Hoipel, V. Sgoutas
Collaborators: L. Gianoussia, E. Leptologou, N. Scholidis, K. Kourousopoulou
Acoustic design: Timagenis Acoustics-Architects, D. Fleming, M. Barron
Civil Engineers: ΟΜΕΤΕ S.A. – BASIS SYSM S.A.
MEP Engineers: ΤΕΚΕΜ Ltd , ΜΑΚ.ΤΕ. Ltd.
