THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL – TRANSFORMING THE SOUND OF A WORLD-CLASS VENUE

There used to be a quip that London’s Royal Albert Hall offered the best value for money of any auditorium in the world, given concert-goers got to hear the music twice.

Though the observation was tonguein-cheek, little had been done to improve the acoustics since the introduction of the iconic ‘mushrooms’ that have hung from the hall’s domed ceiling since 1969.

That is until now, when a £2m sonic refurbishment has transformed the sound from arguably the most famous stage, thanks to the world’s largest loudspeaker installation in a single room.

Miraculously, the six months of overnight installations