La Halle aux Grains. An important centre entirely devoted to music

La Halle aux Grains, a covered market used for the
trading of cereals from 1864 became a sports centre
in 1952 and a concert hall in 1974.

That was the year Michel Plasson, conductor with the Orchestre du Capitole from 1968 to 2003, discovered the originality and acoustics of this superb hexagonal building located in the heart of town.
At his request, Toulouse's town council made every effort to comfortably install the Orchestre du Capitole in La Halle aux Grains where it remains to this very day. 

This magic location is able to seat 2.500 people round the orchestra.
In 1988, Toulouse's town council brought in architects, scenic artists and experts in acoustics to make it more comfortable for the audience, improve on acoustics and increase the hall's technical possibilities.
Thanks to such embellishments, La Halle aux Grains is now considered to be one of Europe's greatest musical centres