Jakarta Symphony Hall or Aula Simfonia Jakarta is a 1200-capacity concert hall in Sawah Besar, Jakarta.
It is part of the Reformed Millennium Center development, a development consisting of a megachurch, art gallery, library, and theological college. Its principal conductor and artistic director, Chinese Indonesian evangelist Stephen Tong.[1] Jahja Ling, an Indonesian-Chinese of American citizenship, is artistic consultant.
The hall has featured not only Western classical but also Balinese gamelan performances.[2] It features Indonesia's largest pipe organ, built by Casavant Frères.[3]
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Aula Simfonia Jakarta, officially opened in 2009, was built as an answer to this big city's need of a 'proper' concert hall, as well as to fulfill the cultural mandate given by God. As the first, and currently the only concert hall in Indonesia, Aula Simfonia Jakarta accommodates 1,200 seats and offers a world-class acoustic experience. Both local and international musicians have performed in this hall, and Aula Simfonia Jakarta welcomes more good quality music performances in the future. Hall Simfonia Jakarta (Aula Sinfonia Jakarta) was established without any funding from the government. Even the sponsor of any compensation fund. ASJ so far has received many compliments from the world-class musicians, architects upscale, high-ranking large and prominent lecturers overseas. Indonesia one of the top composers who ever held a concert in here is Adi MS.
Aula Sinfonia Jakarta was praised by many musicologists and other great people. This concert hall was never menggunak speakers or any kind of other speakers during the live music performed. Layout and design of concert halls carefully made so that the audience can hear great music with a maximum. Some experts who follow events in the Hall Simfonia Hall stated that the ASJ much better sound quality display than the Concert Hall in Singapore, Berlin, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and China. Pipe organ is one of the oldest musical instrument with the most beautiful sound in the world. Aula Sinfonia Jakarta is Cassavant Freres production in 1962 with 3217 pipes with a total weight of more than 10 tons. Some of the organ pipes are used as the main decoration on the wall behind the music hall stage.
Aula Sinfonia Jakarta is dominated by brown color with the largest component is the different types of wood, surrounded by paintings of the great composer and musician statues, as well as elegant crystal chandelier over the center stage. In general, this gives the impression of warmth and welcome for the audience.