Victoria Hall
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Why go
- Victoria Hall’s exceptional concert-hall acoustics
- Principal home of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
- John Camoletti’s Beaux-Arts façade
Music
The hall
- Layout
- A parterre and two balcony levels
Tickets and box office
- Victoria Hall has no ticket office of its own; tickets are available through its online event listings.
Drinks to try
- The bar serves drinks and light bites before performances and during intervals.
Atmosphere
- Deep red stucco decorates the hall. Contemporary artwork by Dominique Appia replaced paintings lost in the fire.
Entry and dress code
- The main entrance faces east.
Interesting facts4
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71 stops
The current organ has 71 stops across four manuals and a pedalboard, with 5,500 pipes.
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1931
Mahatma Gandhi gave a public lecture at Victoria Hall on 10 December 1931.
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1986
Victoria Hall has had cantonal heritage protection since 4 April 1986.
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The concert hall has an on-site doctor and a defibrillator.
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History
He later gave the building to the City of Geneva. The fire destroyed paintings by Ernest Biéler; the city subsequently restored the building.
- 1883Daniel Fitzgerald Packenham Barton founded Harmonie nautique.
- 1891–1894John Camoletti built Victoria Hall for the Harmonie nautique.
- 1894Theodor Kuhn built the first organ; Charles-Marie Widor designed its composition.
- 1949A large neoclassical organ replaced the first organ.
- 1984Arson caused a fire on 16 September. It destroyed the 1949 organ and damaged the interior decoration.
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- 1993Van den Heuvel built the replacement organ, inaugurated by the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under Andrew Litton.
- 2006The city began renovating the hall to improve comfort for audiences and musicians.
How to get there
- TramTake tram 12 to Place de Neuve.
- TramTake tram 15 to Cirque.
- BusTake bus 1, 2, 19 or 35 to Cirque.
- BusTake bus 3, 5, 18 or 36 to Place de Neuve.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access
- Hearing loop in the parterre Ask reception to activate the loop.
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- Website
- victoriahall.geneve.ch/
- Phone
- +41 22 418 35 00
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Questions and answers
Can Victoria Hall be hired for a cultural event?
Yes. Production companies and individuals can rent the hall for cultural events.
Who founded the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande?
Ernest Ansermet founded the orchestra and led it as music director for nearly five decades.
What was the first organ at Victoria Hall like?
The 1894 organ had 45 stops across three manuals and a pedalboard.
Where did Victoria Hall’s first organ stand?
It stood at the back of the alcove above the stage, with a separate console.
Is medical assistance available at Victoria Hall?
A doctor is present in the hall, which also has a defibrillator.
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