Description

The 1,781-seat Hilbert Circle Theatre, which opened in 1916 as one of America's first grand move palaces, is home to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra performs more than 200 classical and pops concerts annually, and most of these concerts take place in the beautiful Hilbert Circle Theatre. The building was extensively renovated in 1948--with help from a generous donation from Stephen and Tomisue Hilbert--and reopened as one of the city's most elegant concert and performance halls. It is designed in Neo-Classical Revival style, complete with unique details such as murals and coffered plaster ceilings.