Malmö Old Concert Hall

This article is about the former concert hall. For the current, see Malmö Live.

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Malmö Old Concert Hall
Malmö Old Concert Hall
General information
Location	Föreningsgatan 35
Inaugurated	1985
Renovated	2017-2018
Technical details
Floor count	13
Floor area	24,000 m2 (260,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect	Sten Samuelson

Malmö Old Concert Hall is a 1,200-seat concert hall located in Lugnet, a central neighbourhood in Malmö, Sweden that opened in 1985. The architect was Sten Samuelson. Malmö Symphony Orchestra used to be resident at the building. The building was also used for congresses and conferences. Malmö Old Concert Hall was completely renovated in 2017-2018.

Previous concert venues

As early as 1919, the Malmö Concert Hall Foundation had begun working to establish a concert hall in Malmö.

Between 1944 and 1985, orchestra concerts were held at Malmö City Theater, the building now used by Malmö Opera. Before 1944, concerts were held at St. Petri School and at the Palladium cinema.

Even when the concert hall was newly built, there were problems with, among other things, transport elevators that were too small and poor acoustics.^[1] It was therefore replaced with a new concert hall.

New concert hall

In the summer of 2015, the Malmö Symphony Orchestra moved to Malmö Live, also located in central Malmö.^[2] Malmö Live is a combination of conference center, concert hall, and hotel. Malmö Live Concert Hall can accommodate 1,600 listeners.

Renovation

Malmö Old Concert Hall was completely renovated in 2017-2018 and is now an office building of 11,000 m² (120,000 sq ft) and a hotel containing 225 rooms in 13 stories. The total refurbishment area is 24,000 m² (260,000 sq ft).^[3] The building now houses the Swedish Public Employment Service.^[4]