National Auditorium of Music


The Auditorio Nacional de Música is a complex of concert venues located in Madrid, Spain and the main concert hall in the Madrid metropolitan area. It comprises two main concert rooms: a symphonic hall and a chamber music hall.

Resident artists

The resident orchestra at Auditorio Nacional is the Orquesta Nacional de España, although it is also the main venue for the symphonic concerts of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid and the Community of Madrid Orchestra.
The Auditorio Nacional is the main venue for guest orchestras performing in Madrid.

Facilities

The Auditorio’s main concert hall is the Sala Sinfónica which seats 2,324. The seats in the Main Hall are situated around the concert stage, following the tradition of the modern European concert halls, in the "vineyard configuration”. The hall also houses a large pipe organ.
The smaller hall is the Sala de Cámara. This hall has 692 seats.
The Auditorio also has a small Sala General del Coro, with 208 seats, and several rehearsal and practice rooms.

History

Before the construction of the Auditorio, Madrid did not have a proper and modern concert hall, and symphonic concerts usually happened at the Teatro Real and other theatres in Madrid.
The building was designed by the architect José María García de Paredes, and built as part of the Programa Nacional de Auditorios.
The Auditorio Nacional was inaugurated on October 21, 1988.