City Recital Hall

A brilliant venue where you get close and personal with the performers and there are no bad seats. Tickets are great value and they have so many great artists putting on shows. I much prefer this to the mega arenas where you're basically watching giant TVs because the performers are so far away.

I had watched the live performance of the ACO here in this beautiful and more intimate concert hall but still feeling spacious enough and fresh. Simple yet elegant. Easy access by public transport, just a short walk from Wynyard station. Enjoy the warm and welcoming atmosphere here!

We attended the performance of Mozart’s Jupiter, and it was excellent. The conductor was impressive—so energetic and engaged—and the orchestra played beautifully.

First-time visitor at City Recital Hall to see The Whitlams. Really enjoyed the venue, but no one checked tickets or did any security checks. I would go there again for another show and hope the issues outlined above don't occur again.

This performance of Pinchgut Opera's Julius Caesar by Handel is amazing in the acoustics of City Recital Hall - One of the best opera events in Sydney! photosby Brett Boardman

The seating plan could be clearer in regards to the end seats being butted up against a wall. We were in row O and still had a good view of the performance, and the sound was good.

Always love coming here, even if parking costs the GDP of a 3rd world nation. Great space, acoustics are awesome and wonderful variety of performances.

Went to see John butler here it was the first time I've visited this venue. Loved the comfy seats, clean toilets and overall great open space. The sound was amazing too.

First, directions. I wandered up and down Martin Place looking pathetically lost in my fancy togs being eyed up by diseased looking pigeons when I tried to find the place. I'll try to save you from that. George Street end of Martin Place, take a right after Armani, down the stairs. Once you make it down the stairs, there's the little laneway of Angel Place, and bang, the Recital Hall is right in front of you and you wonder how you could possibly have not known it was there all along. As a friend and I were here to see some Terribly Posh Classical Music, we brushed pointed elbows with society ladies out for the afternoon's culture and who were determined to get to the tea/champagne/serendipity icecream first at intermission. Gotta watch out for women of a certain age, killer elbow jabs. Bruising aside, we had a lovely afternoon, music was divine, the acoustics great, and perched up in a little box we had a perfect view of the musicians. And them of us. Upon discussion later, we both thought the very intense German cellist looked in our direction far too much of the time than was randomly warranted. We took it as a compliment. If you get an invite here, take it up, German cellists or no.

This downtown concert hall was built to host western classical music. I suppose it might be acoustically very good for that, but it seems far less so for the rock and pop acts that they also book here. The sound is cold and pristine, with none of the boom or fuzziness that (I think) enhances modern live music. It's a relatively new, very pretty, well-laid out venue, though. It looks good, has good facilities, and gets classy acts.

This downtown concert hall was built to host western classical music. I suppose it might be acoustically very good for that, but it seems far less so for the rock and pop acts that they also book here. The sound is cold and pristine, with none of the boom or fuzziness that (I think) enhances modern live music. It's a relatively new, very pretty, well-laid out venue, though. It looks good, has good facilities, and gets classy acts (http://www.cityrecitalhall.com/events/) .

I've always wanted to visit Angel Place Recital Hall. I don't know why, I guess it'd make me sound a touch high brow. Anyway I finally got to visit it two times in one week. I admit the first time was for a work seminar so it wasn't the most exciting 8 hours of my life (Yes EIGHT hours!) but I did get to admire the comfortable seats, the inside of the building and it got me excited for when I'd be coming here a few days later to see a gig. When the night arrived I was an old pro, I knew where I had to go and even though my ticket said "limited view" I got to see a great show with a pretty unlimited view (there was a pillar that blocked a couple of things). The point is I got to go to the Angel Place Recital Hall and I can't wait to go back.. unless it's another work seminar!