Berwald Hall

Construction on the building began in 1976 based on a design by architects Erik Ahnborg and Sune Lindström.

Herbert Blomstedt conducted the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir in Franz Berwald's Sinfonie singulière, a commission from Sven-Erik Bäck - the cantata 'Vid havets yttersta gräns' (words by Östen Sjöstrand), and the Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz.

At the main entrance to the concert hall there is a sculpture of Berwald by the Swedish artist Carl Eldh.

Since 2003, the Östersjöfestivalen (Baltic Sea Festival) in late summer each year is based at the Berwald Hall for a series of events.

[6] The building is sometimes casually called "the mine" (gruvan) in reference to the hall's location partially underground.

Western elevation
Berwaldhallen main entrance
Foyers, showing the rock
Berwald by Carl Eldh at the entrance to the Berwald Hall