Kitara | |
 Outside view of the Sapporo Concert Hall | |
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| Location | Nakajima Park, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Japan |
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| Owner | Sapporo City |
| Type | Concert Hall |
| Capacity | 2,008 (large main hall) |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Website | |
| www.kitara-sapporo.or.jp | |
Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara (札幌コンサートホール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".[1]
- ^ "Sapporo Concert Hall 'Kitara'" (PDF). Nagata Acoustics. Retrieved 5 March 2012.