Built in 1930 with the name of Nanking Theatre originally, Shanghai Concert Hall (SCH) has sustained a history of three fourth century's development. It was renamed Beijing Theater in 1950 and changed to SCH in 1959 for specially then being chosen for best formal concert stage.

The building, located on the central of downtown, is a typical classical architecture in a European style. Sixteen huge marble pillars are seen when audiences step into the lobby, and the front hall is deliberately ornamented with elegant patterns of slightly solemnized color, which is very much in harmony with the music played inside.

The acoustics are so good that many world-famous artists have been attracted to perform in this hall, including violinists maestro Isaac Stern, Salvatore Accardo, Pinchas Zukerman, Choliang Lin and cellists Yoyo Ma, Jian Wang; pianists Alieda de Larrocha, FU Chong, YING Chunzhong as well as the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, China Symphony Orchestra and many others have given high appraisals after giving their successful concerts here. Major orchestras in this city such as the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Opera, Shanghai Traditional Chinese Orchestra and Shanghai National Music Ensemble have chosen this hall for their regular concerts. Audiences could enjoy more than 200 concerts here annually before its reconstruction. In 2001-2002 season, 12 famous polish pianists from F. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw came to Shanghai, holding Chopin Piano Collections (12 performances).

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