| La Seine Musicale | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Culture and leisure |
| Architectural style | High-tech |
| Location | Île Seguin, Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Coordinates | 48°49′25.61″N2°13′59.67″E / 48.8237806°N 2.2332417°E /48.8237806; 2.2332417 |
| Opened | April 22, 2017 (2017-04-22) |
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| Structural system | Steel superstructure with reinforced concrete floors |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Shigeru Ban andJean de Gastines [fr] |
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| Seating capacity | 1,150 (Patrick-Devedjian Auditorium) 4,000–6,000 (Grande Seine) |
La Seine Musicale is a music and performing arts center located onÎle Seguin an island on theSeine river betweenBoulogne-Billancourt andSèvres, in the western suburbs ofParis, France.
La Seine Musicale was inaugurated on 22 April 2017 with a concert byInsula orchestra [fr], accompanied by theAccentus choir, conducted byLaurence Equilbey at the Patrick Devedjian Auditorium.[1] During inauguration week a day earlier, American folk rock singerBob Dylan was the first recording artist to hold aconcert at the venue, for which he chose to perform at the 6,000-seat Grand Seine.[2] On 8 December 2018, the venue hosted the final draw of the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3]
On 19 December 2021 theJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was hosted on the Grande Seine, the biggest venue in the complex. It was the first time that France has hosted the contest, as well as the first Eurovision event to be hosted in the country sinceEurovision Young Dancers 1999 inLyon.[4]
In July 2009, the lead coordinating architect for the project was named asJean Nouvel;[5] although individual buildings have subsequently been commissioned from a range of international architectural practices. The initial complex of buildings on the island opened in April 2017 and were designed by the architectural team ofShigeru Ban andJean de Gastines [fr].
The facilities include an elevated egg-shaped theater-in-the-round mostly for classical music, a larger concert hall that hosts pop stars, rehearsal rooms for musicians (Riffx Studios), seminar rooms, a press center, restaurants and an extensive roof garden. Much of the site's daytime energy needs are supplied by a large mobile curved solar panel array that covers the smaller auditorium. From the fourth floor, there is an all-round view of the surroundings.
Seating capacity for the unamplified Patrick-Devedjian Auditorium is 1,150. The larger modular concert hall, Grande Seine, at a lower elevation on the island site, is able to accommodate audiences of up to 6,000.[6][7][8][9]
Media related toLa Seine musicale at Wikimedia Commons
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