page_title: Sapporo Concert Hall
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: Sapporo Concert Hall / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: Foyer of the Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara Deutsch: Foyer der Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara
context_page_description: Sapporo Concert Hall, Kitara, is a municipal musical venue located in Nakajima Park, Sapporo, established in 1997, the building is owned by Sapporo City, known for having a huge organ built by Alfred Kern & Fils Manufacture D'Orgues in the main music hall. When Simon Rattle visited with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1998, he described the hall as "the best modern concert hall in the world".
context_section_description: The building of the Sapporo Concert Hall houses a large main hall, small chamber music hall, and rehearsal rooms. A restaurant, nursery room, and museum shop are also located in the building.
  The arena-style large main hall has a capacity of 28,800 m³, and installs 2,008 seats for audiences. Above the main hall, a huge pipe organ is installed. The organ was manufactured by an organ builder, Alfred Kern & Fils Manufacture D'Orgues based in Strasbourg, France, and annually an exclusive organ player is invited from overseas. Having 4,976 pipes, the pipe organ is modelled after needle leaved trees in Hokkaidō prefecture.
  The shoebox style small chamber music hall has seating capacity of 453. The restaurant with terrace is located on the ground floor, and a bar, cafe, are open during the concert. The main concert hall and the small chamber music hall also have seats designed for handicapped audiences.
caption: Foyer of the Sapporo Concert Hall
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