Main Hall,
Busan Concert Hall

World-class dedicated classical music concert hall opening in Busan

In June 2025, a new music hall will open in Busan, the largest port city in South Korea.
The design motif for the exterior of the concert hall building is that of a vessel advancing on the shimmering waves. Featuring an appearance fused with the design concept of likening the entire building to a musical instrument, the building consists three floors above ground and a basement floor, includes a grand hall with 2,011 seats (the Concert Hall) and a small hall with 400 seats (the Chamber Hall) and has a total floor area of 19,862 ㎡.
The Concert Hall was constructed in the vineyard style that has been used for world-class concert halls such as the Berliner Philharmoniker in Germany and Suntory Hall in Japan. The seats surround the center stage, rising up in rows like terraced fields. It is a concert hall of the world's highest standard dedicated to classical music. It is equipped with an advanced acoustic sound system and a pipe organ from Freiburger Orgelbau, Germany that has over 4,000 pipes, 64 stops, and four keyboards.

Seats designed in pursuit of a comfortable classical music experience

To truly be a world-class concert hall for enjoying classical music, we pursued the creation of an interior and audience seating that would be worthy of such a hall.
The people involved paid thorough attention to details in the construction of the interior and the audience seating, including Mr. Myung-Whun Chung, a world-renowned conductor who is also the artistic director of the Busan Concert Hall.
For the auditorium chairs, seats from Kotobuki Korea Co., Ltd. are used. It is a KOTOBUKI SEATING CO., LTD. group company that has a good reputation because it supplied the seating for the LOTTE Concert Hall that opened in 2016. The seats are original chairs with a special design for the Busan Concert Hall.
The seats use a lot of wood to harmonize with the bricks used to decorate the interior of the hall. For visual appeal, the backrests are tapered upward to make each of the seats stand out, with the structural members of the legs concealed and the backrest cushion filled with a large amount of urethane foam. Two quilted lines on the backrest cushion accentuate the overall look of the seating area, enhancing its charm.
It is very important to being seated comfortably because you usually relax and lean back in the chair when listening to classical music. The ergonomic seat supports your entire back while you are seated, having the backrest designed in a way that reduces burden on your back and lumbar and the built-in waveform spring that distributes body pressure evenly to prevent buttock pain as much as possible. You can sit back at a relaxed state to immerse yourself in the world of classical music.
Some of the audience seating is fold-down removable seating. When you lift the chair slightly, the casters on the legs are unlocked. Then you can lean the backrest forward and easily store the chair even in low-height storage places. The design of the venue makes it possible to flexibly arrange audience seating in line with the type of event.

The color scheme for the seating area for creating an atmosphere specific to the Busan Concert Hall

The upholstery of the chairs uses four different red hues, creating a glamorous atmosphere. The front seats are light red. The red hue becomes deeper as the level of the seating rises. The different red colors are arranged at random but in a gradient manner. FABRIKO Co., Ltd., a member of the KOTOBUKI SEATING Group, was responsible for the original upholstery and color scheme. The organic vineyard-style seating area creates an atmosphere that is unique to the Busan Concert Hall. When you step into the hall, it will raise your spirits.

Facility Overview

The Busan Concert Hall is a dedicated classical music concert hall that will open in June 2025. The venue is intended to help redress cultural imbalances between regions, provide home-grown artists with new opportunities to perform and prevent the outflow of excellent human resources since Busan has faced infrastructure improvement issues regarding its performance facilities.
Along with the Busan Opera House which will be completed in 2027, the Busan Concert Hall is attracting attention as a new landmark in Busan and a dedicated classical music concert hall representative of Asia.