Sendesaal Bremen

In the location's words:

The Sendesaal Bremen is one of the best concert halls in Germany in terms of acoustics and program. It is an excellent recording studio and concert hall in one and was built in 1952 according to the plans of the Bremen architects Storm, Anker and Störmer especially for radio and studio requirements. Formerly owned by Radio Bremen, the broadcasting hall has been run by the association "Freunde des Sendesaales e.V." since 2009.

Programmatically, the Bremer Sendesaal stands for the appreciation of very different musical cultures - from jazz, singer-songwriting and classical music to world music and contemporary music. Diversity and experimentation are at the heart of its identity. Around 80 live music concerts take place in the 250-seat hall every year.

The high quality and innovative strength of the musical program is regularly praised in professional circles. The Sendesaal Bremen has already won the prestigious APPLAUS award ("Award for Program Planning of Independent Venues", one of the most highly endowed federal cultural awards) six times, more than any other music venue in the federal state of Bremen: in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Bremen's legendary Sendesaal acoustics have also spread Bremen's reputation as a city of music all over the world. Its revolutionary "room-in-room" construction method enables perfect isolation of sound and vibration - this technology was developed for the construction of the Sendesaal, among other things, and is still considered to be decisive for the construction of new concert halls around the world today. The organic and intimate architecture of this listed chamber music hall enables touching encounters between musicians and audience.

Over the course of its more than 70 years of existence, the Sendesaal has produced many outstanding sound productions that have been awarded the world's most prestigious music prizes - including the Grammy, the Echo Klassik, the Diapason d'Or and the German Record Critics' Award. The legendary jazz pianist Keith Jarrett played one of his first solo concerts in the Sendesaal in 1973 - the LP box set "Solo Concerts Bremen/Lausanne" was the most highly decorated jazz record in the world in 1974.

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