is a concert hall in Ochanomizu,

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, Japan. It is named in honour of cellist Pau Casals. The hall opened in 1987 as a venue for chamber music and has a shoebox-style auditorium which seats 511.

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was the architect, with acoustic design by

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. In 1997, for the tenth anniversary celebrations, a 41 stop organ by Jürgen Ahrend was installed. The hall had originally been owned and sponsored by publishers but economic conditions resulted in the withdrawal of funding in 2000. In 2003

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acquired the Ochanomizu Square Building, of which the hall forms part, from the company. On 31 March 2010 the university closed the hall. A campaign has been launched to reopen the hall by the Save Casals Hall Committee, with pianist the chair and Marta Casals Istomin, Pablo Casals' widow, an honorary adviser.

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