SR Berwaldhallen — Attraction in Stockholm

Berwaldhallen concert-hall is one of the prime locations in Stockholm for listening to classical, contemporary and historical music. The venue has a hexagonal form divided in three layers whereas the middle one is also used as a choir loft. It is home to the well renowned Radiokören(The Swedish Radio Choir) and their equally talented colleagues in the Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester (The Swedish Radio's Symphony Orchestra). This place is highly recommended for any...

The house orchestra -The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra- is really on a roll with their new principal conductor Daniel Harding. They are upping the ante in Stockholm and have overtaken orchestras in other music metropols (London). The hall's acoustic is flawed though, and you have to be carefully where you sit. Middle to front of the stalls is good as is the centre of the first balcony. In other places the balance can be quite...

The feeling inside the hall is incredible. For the first time inside, I had one of the best experiences of a live classical concert. One aspect of my experience that could have improved the star rating is the way the concert began. It would have been very well have the orchestra started off playing without the host's introduction on the stage. Other than that, I would highly recommend attending concerts at SR...