More than 1.4 million people attended the Philharmonie de Paris in 2022, with 85% occupancy for concerts, figures that are approaching the pre-pandemic level, the institution announced on Wednesday.
The attendance figure (all activities included) is the second highest since the hall opened in 2015, after 1.6 million visitors in 2019, according to a press release.
This figure had dropped to 572,478 in 2020, the year in which theaters were closed for many months, before rising to 878,481 in 2021.
The Philharmonie recalled that 2022 will remain marked "
by the pandemic (...) and by the
war in Ukraine,
which led the Philharmonie de Paris to cancel many concerts
" in particular by Russian artists.
The fill rate for concerts reached 85% in the fall, approaching the 90% or so before the pandemic.
Attendance is driven by educational activities which are very successful (552,893 people for family concerts, participatory concerts, shows for young audiences, musical awakening, musical practice workshops, social projects, the Children's Philharmonic, etc.).
This figure is followed by concerts (474,830), temporary exhibitions (321,594) in particular that of
Hip-Hop 360
and activities with free access (Nuit blanche, public rehearsals, etc.).
