Hitting the high C

In 2019, on the corner of ul. Dworkowa and ul. Sempołowska in Bielsko-Biała in southern Poland, the construction of an office building began that had a concert hall as a central feature. Cavatina Holding, the developer of the project, had identified the commercial potential of the region and its need for modern office space. It had also noticed that the city itself didn’t have a venue for holding concerts, festivals or other similar events. And so, it decided to fill this gap. The revenues from the office space supplement those from the concert section, while the building’s exceptional dual nature enhances its prestige in the eyes of actual and potential tenants. Construction work on Cavatina Hall was completed in 2021 and the concert hall section opened in February 2022. Today, it is one of the most interesting musical landmarks in Poland – and not only because it was built through the use of private funds. The complex is exceptional in a number of aspects, even w