Hong Kong Best Concert Venus For You To Visit

By Georgina Straits


Travelers will be shocked by the variety of concert venues in Hong Kong. Performances at Hong Kong concert venues are heavily influenced by neighboring mainland China as well as Western culture, especially British preferences thanks to the country's long occupation of the island nation. The following list includes the top rated concert venues.

Kwai Tsing Theatre

Seating up to 899 theater goers, the Kwai Tsing Theatre is the epicenter for experimental and tiny scale performing arts. The facility is fairly new, having opened in 1999. Popular performances include standard Chinese shows as well as pop concerts and wizardry shows.

Hong Kong Cultural Centre

The Hong Kong Cultural Center is among the most well known concert venues in Hong Kong, as it is home to the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Found close to the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower with a background of modern skyscrapers, the facility is a cultural gem in down HK. The facility boasts the biggest pipe organ in Asia with a jaw-dropping 8,000 pipes. The primary concert hall clad in sumptuous oak can seat 2,019 in 2 tiers. The space has been fitted with a technologically advanced adjustable acoustic canopy and curtains. The 1,734 seat Grand Theatre was specially designed for massive opulent operas, ballets, and musicals. The facility also has a 300 seat theater, called the Studio Theatre, used for smaller performances. The facility current hosts a range of musical performances including orchestra, ballets, musicals, and operas.

Hong Kong City Hall

Although the name seems to indicate the facility would house state offices, Hong Kong City Hall doesn't as the island nature no longer has a city government. The facility is really one of the best Hong Kong concert venues in the Asian nation. The first City Hall was a two story renaissance style masterpiece designed by respected French designer Maitre A. Mermite. City Hall operated as state offices from its opening in 1869 till being bought by the HK Bank in 1933. The present structure, which opened in 1962, is the brain child of English architects Ron Phillips and Alan Fitch. The building's design employed the World style, which was very popular at the time, made from polished metal and concrete. The concert hall is actually located in one of the two buildings forming the Hong Kong City Hall complicated. The three story Low Blocks is allocated with a magnificent 1,434 seat Concert Hall and 463 seat Theatre. The multi-purpose facility has a variety of shows including ballets, operas, and orchestras.

Tuen Mun Town Hall

Found in northwest HK, the Tuen Mun Town Hall functions as the area's main cultural center. The Auditorium has a capacity of 1,372 and boasts a state-of-the-art alterable sound system for the best sound quality possible regardless of the number of performers. The room is laid out to accommodate large scale orchestral performances with a spacious stage and removable rows that provide further room for larger orchestras. The Tuen Mun Town Hall also has a Cultural Activities Hall capable of comfortably seating 300 guests on tiered platforms.




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