Facilities

The stage where excellence is born

The Reina Sofía School of Music has a concert hall on its premises, the Sony Auditorium, which plays a leading role in its academic project. This space is designed as a chamber music hall and hosts an average of 150 concerts per year, with the participation of the School’s students and teachers, as well as internationally renowned artists.

Designed by the architect Miguel de Oriol e Ybarra, with acoustics by Vicente Mestre and an organ built by Gerhard Grenzing, the auditorium has a stage of 91.31 m2 and capacity for 351 people, distributed between the stalls (278) and the first amphitheater (73).

The Reina Sofía School has developed the Seat Partners program, through which patrons interested in the School’s project sponsor one of the Auditorium’s seats for life.

Upcoming events

Technology and innovation in high fidelity

The Sony Auditorium, a stage space of the Albéniz Foundation, has undertaken a project to modernize digital audio and communication systems, digital lighting and digital video systems, and digital tools and systems for artistic management and show production, thanks to funding provided by the Regional Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Community of Madrid charged to the “Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (financed by the European Union) NextGeneration EU”.

Sony Auditorium Equipment

  • Audiovisual equipment: microphones, video recording system, projection and sound system, motorized large format screen, audio recording/editing unit, dock for mobile units, etc.
  • Simultaneous translation booth and individual headsets
  • General and stage LED lighting as well as quartz system
  • General and stage climate control system
  • Control room
  • Assembly and access: forklift and hydraulically operated lifting platform on stage
  • Four dressing rooms: 2 individual and 2 collective
  • Cloakroom
  • Personalized ticket office/ticket service
  • Office for catering service
  • Staff for production design and coordination
  • Technical staff for sound, video and lighting
  • Recording service and delivery in DVD and CD format
  • Invitation, reservation and protocol service
  • Entrance control, ushers and cloakroom service

The Sony Auditorium, a stage space of the Albéniz Foundation, has undertaken a project to modernize digital audio and communication systems, digital lighting and digital video systems, and digital tools and systems for artistic management and show production, thanks to funding provided by the Regional Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Community of Madrid charged to the “Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (financed by the European Union) NextGeneration EU”.