Konzerthaus Dortmund, Concert hall in Dortmund, Germany

Konzerthaus Dortmund opened in September 2002 at Brückstraße 21 in the Brückstraßenviertel. Its rectangular main hall seats 1,550, with 900 of those seats usable as a small hall, and has a reverberation time of about two seconds. The photograph shows light brown seats rising in curving tiers around a flat stage, backed by a pipe organ with vertical wooden slats and silver pipes under a dark ceiling lined with recessed lights.

In 1992 the Kulturstiftung Dortmund and its Pro Phil working group were founded on the initiative of Ulrich Andreas Vogt, then chairman of the Theater- und Konzertfreunde Dortmund, and chamber of commerce president Fritz Jäger, to campaign for a Philharmonie for Westphalia. A 1997 study examined converting the old Universum cinema on Brückstraße into a concert hall, and the hall opened there in September 2002 with 1550 seats. Ulrich Andreas Vogt was founding director; Raphael von Hoensbroech has led the house since the 2018/19 season.

The Konzerthaus Dortmund launched Germany's first pop subscription in 2006, using acoustic pop to introduce younger listeners to the structure of a classical concert subscription. Its annual season runs from September to July and mixes orchestral concerts, lieder recitals, jazz and world music. The Exklusivkünstler series has run since 2006, with conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla each shaping three seasons.

The hall stands at Brückstraße 21 in the Brückstraßenviertel, at the corner of Brückstraße and Ludwigstraße, within walking distance of the main station and the city centre. The main auditorium seats 1550, with 900 of these usable as the Kleiner Saal. The season runs from September to July, so summer visits fall outside the concert calendar.

The hall's acoustics, with a reverberation time of about two seconds, are often compared to those of the Vienna Musikverein because of its rectangular shape. In 2006 it launched Germany's first pop subscription, using acoustic pop to introduce a younger audience to the structure of a classical concert subscription.