Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall, Concert hall in Astana, Kazakhstan
The Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall is a performing arts venue in Astana whose exterior consists of curved inclined concrete walls clad in blue back-painted glass panels, shaped to evoke flower petals. Inside, a 30-metre-high foyer of over 3,000 square metres serves as an indoor public square, and the building holds three halls: a 3,500-seat main auditorium, a 400-seat chamber hall and a 200-seat cinema hall.
Designed by Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti, the hall was inaugurated by President Nursultan Nazarbayev on 15 December 2009, Kazakhstan's Independence Day. It was built as the country's largest concert venue, with a main hall seating 3,500. In 2010 it hosted the International Astana Action Film Festival.
The building is nicknamed "the Flower of the Desert" for its petal-shaped walls. Its 30-metre-high foyer of over 3,000 square metres works as an indoor public square open all year. The main hall hosts classical, pop and ballet, and in 2010 it held the International Astana Action Film Festival.
The foyer rises thirty metres over more than 3,000 square metres, so it works as an indoor public square usable year-round in Astana's cold. The main hall seats 3,500, with two smaller halls of 400 and 200 seats; check which hall your event uses before setting out.
The main hall's acoustic flexibility comes from acoustic curtains and a false ceiling design called a "black-hole", which absorbs most of the hall's acoustic reflections. This lets the 3,500-seat room shift between classical, pop, ballet and conferences. The same building hosted the International Astana Action Film Festival in 2010.
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