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{{Infobox building
|name               = Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall 
|image              = Astana-concerthall.jpg
|image_size         = 250px
|caption            = Concert Hall in Astana
|location           = [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]
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|status             = Built
|start_date         = June 2004
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|est_completion     = 
|opening            = Dec 2009
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|cost               = € 120.000.000,00
|floor_area         = {{convert|55,000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
|architect          = [[Manfredi Nicoletti]]
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|main_contractor    = [[Mabetex]]
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The '''Central Concert Hall''' ({{lang-kk|«Қазақстан» Орталық концерт залы}}; {{lang-ru|Центральный концертный зал «Казахстан»}}) is a center for performing arts in [[Astana]], the capital city of [[Kazakhstan]].  It was designed by Italian architect [[Manfredi Nicoletti]] and was inaugurated by the President of Kazakhstan, [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] on the nation's Independence Day - the 15th of December - in 2009.

The building’s shape evokes the dynmism of a flower's petals as a metaphor for the dynamism of music itself.  The building's external structure comprises a series of curved inclined walls made of concrete with a blue back painted glass panels cladding. Those structures protect the building's interior functions from Astana’s harsh weather conditions.

The building features a thirty-meter-high foyer which extends over 3.000 square meters, which is intended to create an urban-scale internal public square that could welcome the citizens of Astana throughout the entire year.  The building contains three different music halls.  It also encloses restaurants, shops, and bars.

The main Concert hall for 3.500 seats is one of the biggest of its kind and is capable of hosting a multitude of different events, from classical to pop music, ballet and conferences thanks to its acoustic flexibility. This flexibility is produced by a system of acoustic curtains and a special false ceiling design called a black-hole, which absorbs most of the acoustic reflections of the hall.

The two smaller halls, of 400 and 200 seats respectively, have been designed to be flexible enough to host chamber music as well as cinema and conferences.

The [[International Astana Action Film Festival]] was held there in 2010.

== Related videos on web ==
Here are some videos, recorded inside the concert hall, or in the surrounding area:
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nWpAQH1Hcw Kazakh music performance]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPObzl4-LOM Music performance]
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==External links==
*[http://www.manfredinicoletti.com/#/projects/5/ manfredinicoletti.com]
*[http://www.ckzkazakhstan.kz/page.php Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall official website]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Astana]]
[[Category:Concert halls in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Music venues completed in 2009]]
[[Category:2009 establishments in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Culture in Astana]]