Bechstein Hall

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Bechstein Hall was the original name of London’s renowned Wigmore Hall, a leading international venue for chamber music and song recitals.

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Bechstein Hall canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert hall ⓘ
architect Thomas Edward Collcutt ⓘ
architecturalStyle Renaissance Revival ⓘ
associatedWith C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik ⓘ
city London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom ⓘ
hasCoordinateLocation 51.5164°N 0.1463°W ⓘ
hasFormerName Bechstein Hall ⓘ
heritageStatus Grade II* listed building (as Wigmore Hall) ⓘ
inception 1901 ⓘ
locatedIn City of Westminster ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedOn Wigmore Street ⓘ
namedAfter Bechstein (piano manufacturer) ⓘ
C. Bechstein ⓘ
notableFor excellent chamber music acoustics ⓘ
intimate recital setting ⓘ
openedAs Bechstein Hall ⓘ
originalNameOf Wigmore Hall ⓘ
partOf London classical music scene ⓘ
primaryUse chamber music performances ⓘ
song recitals ⓘ
reasonForRenaming confiscation of German-owned property during World War I ⓘ
renamedAs Wigmore Hall ⓘ
renamedIn 1917 ⓘ
seatingCapacity approximately 540 ⓘ

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Wigmore Hall → originalName → Bechstein Hall ⓘ
Wigmore Hall → hasFormerName → Bechstein Hall ⓘ
subject linked to: Bechstein Hall
Bechstein Hall → openedAs → Bechstein Hall ⓘ