Beautiful venue. Unique architecture. High class performances. The Utah Symphony is seriously one of the greatest in the country.
Such a beautiful venue! Every seat is a good seat. The Utah Symphony is awesome every time. Love coming here.
Nice show, great facility, awesome seats. Picked out tickets up at will call and got right in. Parking across the street at Park Place was really convenient. Cost 10 bucks, but was really close and quick to exit after the show.
Abravenel Hall is one of my most favorite places in salt lake city. I've been many times. The acoustics are in credible and the building is extremely beautiful. I plan to go more frequently in the future too, because the Utah Symphony is amazing.
This concert was with Audra McDonald, who sings on Broadway. She also brought her traveling band. Her stories were entertaining and her voice was impeccable. Every time I go to the symphony, it feels like very personalized.
We love it but people tend to clap at inappropriate times. Maybe they could educate people on proper etiquette. I hate the side talking too. We saw The Nightmare Before Christmas movie/symphony. It was absolutely amazing! It was great Halloween fun! It was the best year ever (2017)! They had to add an additional night because it was so popular.
We saw the Broadway Divas show tonight.
AMAZING. The Utah Symphony was stellar as usual.
My only complaint was with the sound technician. My seats were closer to the speaker, so I could hear the voices way louder than the symphony.
We saw the Nightmare Before Christmas symphony. It was spectacular besides people talking during the end credits performance. They ask you to shut off your cell phones (or put them on silent). They should ask people to shut their mouths and clap AFTER the end credits. Just because the movie is over doesn't mean the performance is.
A wonderful venue to enjoy fine performing arts. Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Salt Lake, there is actually pretty inexpensive and convenient parking nearby. Beautiful venue.
Fantastic hall. Been to many a performance here. Not too big not too small, good elevation in orchestra make all seats good. Great location in downtown Salt Lake City across the street from Temple Square and also City Creek Mall.
Beautiful hall with great acoustics, and a very satisfying and diverse offering in programming. Most seats are very good. Their ticketing people are lovely to work with. The featured Chihuly glass sculpture is stunning, but needs a bit of careful dusting. Perhaps it's not possible
Great hall, great performances. We go here for the symphony often and love it. Best seats are the balcony seats near the middle, you get the best view and the acoustics are still really good.
OVERVIEW - 4.2
Came here to the Distant Worlds Concert for Final Fantasy after a friend of mine had offered me a free ticket. It was amazing! The acoustics in the auditorium was great!
LOCATION - 5
Abravanel Hall has a great location just kiddie-corner to temple square in Downtown Salt Lake, and the UTA blue line train leaves you right in front of it!
PRICE - 2
Even though I didn't have to pay for my ticket, I found the price a little steep for my liking. ($65 for the second floor balcony)
PRODUCT/SERVICE - 5
The performance from the Distant Worlds Orchestra was stunning. There were several times I got goosebumps.
POINTERS/PERKS - 4
I would recommend sitting on the second floor balcony towards the middle or perhaps another floor for the best sound and view of the stage. Try to figure out which floor you are on before standing in long lines on the first floor. I couldn't tell by my ticket what floor we would be on.
EMPLOYEES - 5
All the employees were extremely polite, and dressed professionally.
The venue is beautiful. There is a breathtaking sculpture in the lobby. Even with being built in the late 70s, it's quite uniquely cool. The acoustics are great and I loved the chandeliers in the concert hall.
It gets at least a couple stars just for having a Dale Chihuly glass sculpture in the lobby. It's modern, but classic. The facility is aging well. I've been here a half dozen times over the last 20 years in a variety of seats. I've always felt they were fair seats for the price. This event was great and I was on the third row. No complaints.
I've been to a couple VIP events, and the side rooms to meet the cast are nice, and the catering is good. I like that they have a wide mixture of artists perform here.
Always love the Utah Symphony. Pre plan and got season tickets to the entertainment series for 50% off. One of the best date nights in Salt Lake.
It's a great venue. Very accessible and the train stop right in front. Symphony is awesome and you are greeted in the front by chihuly glass exhibit. Splendid.
Fantastically beautiful and has excellent seating for both listening and viewing. The Utah Symphony (which is one of the most common performers here) is phenomenal and the other performers don't disappoint. There are a number of annually reoccurring events which are also extremely entertaining, notably the Messiah Sing-in.
This is a beautiful concert hall!
It's very easy to get to, whether you pay to park right across the street or at the expo center next door, or you take Trax to the Temple Square stop (in the free fare zone).
If you really love the symphony, I recommend going to the lectures before performances, and arriving early to hear the live music in the lobby as well. Also, definitely look into Vivace! Nothing beats taking a free shuttle out to a local bar after the performance to visit with fellow symphony-goers and musicians!
This place has a fantastic atmosphere, and the staff are very friendly! We go to see the Utah symphony on occasion, and the acoustics are great throughout the performance hall. This is a beautiful place to spend a night out.