Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall
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The Central Concert Hall is located next to the Ak Orda Presidential Palace
in Astana
, the capital city of Kazakhstan
. It has been inaugurated by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev
on the Independence Day of Kazakhstan, 15 December 2009.
The building’s shape reminds the dynamism of the petals of a flower as a metaphor of the dynamism of music itself. The building external structure is made by a series of curved inclined walls made of concrete with a blue back painted glass panels cladding. Those structures protect the building's interior functions from Astana’s harsh weather conditions.
Over a total of 55.000sqm the building hosts three music halls for 3.500, 400 and 200 seats each, restaurants, shops, bars and a 30m high foyer which extends over 3.000sqm. One of the main concepts of the design, made by Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti
, was in fact to create a urban scale internal public square that could welcome the citizens of Astana throughout the entire year.
The main Concert hall for 3.500 seats is one of the biggest of its kind and is capable of hosting a multitude of different events, from classical to pop music, ballet and conferences thanks to its acoustic flexibility. This flexibility is produced by a system of acoustic curtains and a special false ceiling design called a black-hole, which absorbs most of the acoustic reflections of the hall.
Also the two small halls have been designed to be flexible enough to host chamber music as well as cinema and conferences.
Ak Orda Presidential Palace
The Ak Orda Presidential Palace is the official workplace of the President of Kazakhstan. Ak Orda Presidential Palace was built within three years, and officially opened in 2004...
in Astana
Astana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
, the capital city of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
. It has been inaugurated by the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the nation received its independence in 1991, after the fall of the Soviet Union...
on the Independence Day of Kazakhstan, 15 December 2009.
The building’s shape reminds the dynamism of the petals of a flower as a metaphor of the dynamism of music itself. The building external structure is made by a series of curved inclined walls made of concrete with a blue back painted glass panels cladding. Those structures protect the building's interior functions from Astana’s harsh weather conditions.
Over a total of 55.000sqm the building hosts three music halls for 3.500, 400 and 200 seats each, restaurants, shops, bars and a 30m high foyer which extends over 3.000sqm. One of the main concepts of the design, made by Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti
Manfredi Nicoletti
Manfredi Nicoletti is an Italian architect.- Biography :Born in Rieti, Nicoletti began his artistic and intellectual career very young in the studio of Giacomo Balla. In Rome he studied under Pier Luigi Nervi and graduated in architecture in 1954...
, was in fact to create a urban scale internal public square that could welcome the citizens of Astana throughout the entire year.
The main Concert hall for 3.500 seats is one of the biggest of its kind and is capable of hosting a multitude of different events, from classical to pop music, ballet and conferences thanks to its acoustic flexibility. This flexibility is produced by a system of acoustic curtains and a special false ceiling design called a black-hole, which absorbs most of the acoustic reflections of the hall.
Also the two small halls have been designed to be flexible enough to host chamber music as well as cinema and conferences.