Sumitomolife Izumi Hall, which opened in April 1990, was planned and constructed by Sumitomo Life Insurance Company. It is a shoebox-type concert hall with a seating capacity of 821 that seeks to recreate the origin of the ideal sound field from the Great Hall of the Musikverein, the home of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. The meticulously controlled acoustics of the ceiling, wall design, floor, chairs, and eight chandeliers provides the space with the feeling of being embraced by an “assemblage of musical instruments.” The reverberation time is 1.8 to 2 seconds, which is appropriate for classical chamber music.
A sense of unity is created between the stage and audience, where you can practically feel the assembled people breathe, so the Hall is favored by world-famous artists.

In collaboration with Tadashi Isoyama and Tomohei Hori, it produces about 30 unique concerts a year that leverage the Hall’s unique characteristics as a hall with musicologists. In addition to introducing leading artists from Japan and abroad and actively featuring local performers, the Hall focuses its efforts as a center of music culture, with projects meant to familiarize everyone with classical music and train young musicians and talents.
The resident orchestra, Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka, is composed of musicians associated with the Kansai region, and presents new music for the next generation through premieres of new works and performances of modern and contemporary music.