Gothenburg Concert Hall, Concert hall in Götaplatsen, Sweden

Gothenburg Concert Hall is a performance venue located at Götaplatsen with a main auditorium seating around 1,300 people and featuring yellowish-red maple veneer walls. The building contains specialized spaces including the Stenhammar Hall for chamber music, the Götaplats foyer, and various bars and restaurants.

The building was designed in 1935 by architect Nils Einar Ericsson, combining a Neo-Classical exterior with functionalist design principles. This approach allowed the structure to harmonize with the surrounding buildings on the plaza while reflecting modern architectural thinking of that era.

The hall is the home stage of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Sweden's national orchestra. Its name links to Wilhelm Stenhammar, the concert hall's leading figure from 1907 to 1922, who is commemorated in Stenhammarsalen, the smaller chamber hall. The main auditorium's plain walls are clad in yellowish-red maple veneer.

Access to the various halls is clearly marked and easy to navigate through the building. Multiple restaurants and bars within the venue provide dining and drink options before or after attending an event.

The hall's acoustics earned it a reputation beyond Sweden's borders, and Deutsche Grammophon used it as a recording studio for several records. Progressive rock bands also played here, among them Yes and Roxy Music. The main auditorium's plain walls are clad in yellowish-red maple veneer.