Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall

The Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall (also: Astana State Auditorium; Russian Центральный концертный зал " Казахстан "; Kazakh « Қазақстан » Орталық концерт залы ) is next to the Ak Orda Palace in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan. It was inaugurated by the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, on 15 December 2009, the day of independence of Kazakhstan.

The shape of the building is reminiscent of the dynamics of the petals of a flower as a metaphor for the dynamics of the music itself, the outer structure of the building consists of a series of sloping curves in concrete walls with glass panels, which are painted blue on the back. Indoor protect these structures, the functions of the building from the extreme weather conditions of Astana.

The building covers an area of ​​55,000 m2, there are three concert halls with 3,500, 400 and 200 seats, restaurants, shops, bars and a 30 -meter-high hall, which extends over 3,000 m². One of the most important concepts of the project, which is designed by the Italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti, is to create a public courtyard to all over the year to welcome the citizens of Astana to welcome - even without taking place concerts or public events.

The main concert hall has 3,500 seats and is one of the largest of its kind, this room offers, due to its acoustic flexibility, space for a variety of events: concerts of classical music, rock and pop, ballet, theater and conferences. Acoustic flexibility is created by a system of acoustic curtains and by the special shape of the cover, which is called "black hole". This " black hole " absorbs most of the acoustic reflections of the room.

Even the smaller concert halls have been designed to be flexible, because they can accommodate both chamber music as well as cinema and conferences.