The Lutheran Hall

The Lutheran Hall
ザ・ルーテルホール
Address3-1 Odori Nishi 6-chome, Chūō-ku
Sapporo, Hokkaido
Japan
OwnerJapan Lutheran Church (Sapporo Lutheran Center)
Capacity216
Construction
Opened1986
Website
https://www.lutheranhall.com/

The Lutheran Hall (Japanese: ザ・ルーテルホール) is a concert hall located in Chūō-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The venue, housed in the Sapporo Lutheran Center building, has a fixed seating capacity of 216 and was opened in 1986. The hall is primarily used for chamber music, solo recitals, music school and student recitals, and other small- to mid-scale classical-music events. [1][2]

Overview

The Lutheran Hall is located near Odori in central Sapporo, making it easily accessible by subway or tram. The hall's timber-rich interior, sloped fixed seating, and a rounded stage (approximately 12 m wide by 7.5 m deep) contribute to its excellent acoustics — qualities well suited to chamber music, solo recitals, student recitals, recordings, and piano duos (the hall is equipped with two Hamburg-Steinway full grand pianos). [3]

The hall also includes a rehearsal room with a grand piano, and rentable rooms for meetings or lectures. [4] The venue is used for recitals, chamber concerts, music school events, and occasional recordings or smaller-scale cultural events. [5]

Facilities

  • Fixed seating: 216 seats. [6]
  • Stage: rounded design, approx. 12 m (width) × 7.5 m (depth). [7]
  • Two Hamburg-Steinway grand pianos (supports piano duos). [8]
  • Rehearsal room with grand piano, and rentable meeting/lecture rooms. [9]

References

  1. ^ "札幌ザ・ルーテルホール". Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  2. ^ "札幌ザ・ルーテルホール(Lutheran Hall) - LiveWalker". Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  3. ^ "札幌ザ・ルーテルホール(Lutheran Hall) - LiveWalker". Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  4. ^ "札幌ザ・ルーテルホール(Lutheran Hall) - LiveWalker". Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  5. ^ "ザ・ルーテルホール 公演情報". Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  6. ^ "札幌ザ・ルーテルホール(Lutheran Hall) - LiveWalker". Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  7. ^ "札幌ザ・ルーテルホール(Lutheran Hall) - LiveWalker". Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  8. ^ "札幌ザ・ルーテルホール(Lutheran Hall) - LiveWalker". Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  9. ^ "札幌ザ・ルーテルホール(Lutheran Hall) - LiveWalker". Retrieved 2025-11-27.