Stockholm Concert Hall, Concert hall at Hötorget, Sweden
Stockholm Concert Hall is a blue building at the corner of Kungsgatan and Sveavägen, east of Hötorget. Designed by Ivar Tengbom in the 1920s classical style, it contains a main auditorium and the smaller Grünewald Hall, whose walls and ceiling were painted by Isaac Grünewald. Outside stands Carl Milles' 1936 bronze fountain, the Orfeus-brunnen.
Construction ran from 1924 to 1926 to Ivar Tengbom's design, chosen in a 1920-21 competition where his entry "Det röda hjärtat" shared top prize with Erik Lallerstedt's. Funding came from private donations, notably 400,000 kronor left by Rosa Nachmanson, plus 700,000 kronor from bankers led by Knut Wallenberg and money from the state lottery. The hall opened on 7 April 1926.
Since 1926 the medicine, physics, chemistry and literature Nobel Prizes have been awarded here on 10 December, and the Polar Music Prize ceremony has taken place in the hall since 2004. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the August Prize are also presented here. The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra is the resident orchestra.
The building has elevators and offers dedicated wheelchair spaces throughout the performance areas. Visitors should check which hall is being used for their event, as the rooms vary in size and layout.
The smaller hall, now called Grünewald Hall, has walls and ceiling painted by Isaac Grünewald. The building was designed by Ivar Tengbom after a 1920 competition and opened on 7 April 1926. Outside stands Carl Milles's 1936 bronze fountain, the Orfeus-brunnen.
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