Shenzhen Concert Hall深圳音乐厅

Isozaki's acoustic concert hall in Futian: the city orchestra, a pipe organ, cheap Sunday shows

Shenzhen Concert Hall is the city's main venue for classical music. It opened in October 2007 as part of the Futian Cultural Center, the glass-fronted complex designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki that it shares with Shenzhen Library, a short walk from the Civic Center and Children's Palace metro.

The main auditorium is a 1,680-seat hall built for unamplified sound, with seating stepped down the sides in terraces like a valley. It holds the only pipe organ in Shenzhen, built by the Austrian firm Rieger. Upstairs there is a smaller suspended theatre whose layout can be set for roughly 400 to 580 seats, plus the Golden Tree Hall and a music salon used for talks and recitals.

The programme runs from Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra season concerts and visiting soloists to chamber music, Chinese instrumental nights and children's shows. For expats the best-value draw is the long-running public series: Sunday afternoon concerts with tickets from ¥10 to ¥30 (2025), and free Saturday 'Afternoon Music Time' sessions that need a reservation.

What to see and do

Visiting

Address

2016 Fuzhong 1st Road, Futian District (福田区福中一路2016号)

Capacity

Main hall 1,680 seats; small theatre about 400–580 depending on layout (official site)

Tickets

Official WeChat account szyinyuet (subscription) and szyyt.com. Public Sunday concerts ¥10–30 (2025); SZSO season concerts ¥50–880 (Jan 2025)

Box office

09:00–18:30, tel 0755-8284 1888 (official contact page)

Getting there

Metro Lines 3 or 4 to Children's Palace (少年宫); Exit E or D, then about 100–150 m west, roughly a 5-minute walk

Time needed

Concerts usually 1–2.5 hours; Sunday public concerts about 1 hour

• Follow the WeChat subscription account szyinyuet: the menu has the ticket shop and the 'Public Activities' section for Sunday and Saturday public concerts. Public tickets typically go on sale the Friday a week before, at noon.
• Public concert tickets are one per person with an auto-assigned seat, so friends may not sit together, and tickets are non-refundable.
• Latecomers are held until a break, so aim to arrive 20 minutes early; the Sunday shows start at 3pm.
• Shenzhen Library is in the same complex and the Civic Center, Lianhuashan Park and the Book City are all a short walk away, so it pairs well with an afternoon in central Futian.
• If you'd rather avoid WeChat, the box office is open 09:00–18:30 and staff can sell tickets for upcoming shows in person.

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