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Dora Stoutzker Hall

Combining elegant contemporary architecture with state-of-the-art acoustics, the magnificent Dora Stoutzker Hall has a capacity of 400 seats and has been host to many concerts and high-profile events.

About the hall


Our world-class Dora Stoutzker Hall (400-seats), with its excellent acoustics, is the only purpose-built chamber recital hall in Wales. Lined with golden timber and an upper balcony, the hall wraps the audience around the performers, creating a shared intimate experience for musicians and audiences alike.

Greatly admired by musicians and audiences alike, the beauty and world class acoustic of “the Dora” inspires and showcases the musical performances of our young artists while also attracting internationally renowned professionals to perform on its stage and work with our students every year. A rich and diverse programme keeps the hall in use all year round including for international competitions such as BBC Young Musician and BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.

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What people say about us

'I was so impressed with your new building, and the concert hall is wonderful. It really is the finest modern hall that I have ever seen.'
British Oboe Society
'The Dora Stoutzker Hall was a truly fantastic venue for the competition and the feedback we’ve received from all of the competitors, their teachers, their parents and our juries reflect this.'
BBC Young MusicianExecutive Editor
'These are state-of-the-art facilities I could only have dreamed of when I entered the profession.'
Sir Bryn Terfel

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