SEATING

Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

"After all, in my opinion, a large concert hall is really not the place where one can properly form an opinion of the talent that a musician possesses. The opposite occurs in a small hall with a few listeners. Here all possible expressions of playing, even the most delicate, can be heard and felt: here the artist can be judged completely and truthfully by true connoisseurs."

(Johann Peter Milchmeyer's Die Wahre Art das Pianoforte zu spielen (1797):Chapter 6, Section 2: On the public performance of different kinds of musical pieces, p. 68)

View the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall seating map here. (269KB)

Stalls

The front three rows of the Stalls [row AA - CC] are removed when the orchestra pit or stage extension are in use.

Row AA to row B are level to the ground. From row C, the seating gently rakes upwards to row K, then is stepped to row U. Row U is level with Doors 2 and 3, so patrons sitting in this row do not need to access steps to reach their seats.

The height of the stage from the floor of the stalls is approximately one metre.

Circle

The Circle has a central body of seats stepped upwards from row B. Row A is level with the doors. The side sections of the Circle, known as the east and west wings respectively, have a lower and an upper level on each side. The front row of the Circle sits above row R of the Stalls. In the upper wings, seats 11 - 15 are level with the doors.

Easy access seating

For the convenience of patrons who have restricted mobility but do not require the use of a wheelchair, Melbourne Recital Centre has identified locations within the auditorium where patrons do not need to use stairs to reach their seats.

These seats are located in row U of the Stalls, row A of the Circle, and seats 11-15 of both upper wings. Accesible seating in the wings are also wider and have articulated, raising arm-rests.

Wheelchair accessible seating should be booked through the Box Office direct.
Please contact +61 (0)3 9699 3333 to book these seats.

Salon

The Salon is a beautiful, flexible space that is perfect for intimate concerts, recordings, talks, receptions and dining up to maximum capacity of 130 people. The tesselated timber lined walls feature an inscription of a section of graphic score by Australian composer Percy Grainger, which exquisitely links writing, music and ornament.  All events are general admission.