L'Auditori is the national institution in charge of spreading musical culture, with all its richness and plurality, in Barcelona, Catalonia and the world, through its own, stable and integrative project. L'Auditori is also home to the OBC Orchestra, the Municipal Band and the Music Museum. The fundamental pillars of the institution are innovation, excellence, social responsibility, education and the dissemination of musical heritage. L'Auditori is a reference musical facility in Southern Europe, integrating tradition in the context of musical modernity. It stands out in innovation, quality and collaborative initiative and has become a paradigmatic example of constant improvement of instruments in residence; of artistic and creative ambition. It is also a mandatory stop for artists on the great international circuit, a permanent dynamizer of the country's music scene and a European leader in educational projects and in bringing music closer to the most disadvantaged groups. In 2007, L'Auditori was the first hall in Spain to be part of the European Concert Halls Organization (ECHO), an association that brings together the main European auditoriums. As a member, he collaborates in programs to promote new talent with the ECHO Rising Stars circuit. Also part of ECHO are such prestigious venues as the Barbican Center London, Cité de la musique –Philharmonie de Paris, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Kölner Philharmonie, Musikverein Wien, Palau de la Música Catalana, Philharmonie Luxembourg , Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Paris and the Wiener Konzerthaus. L'Auditori has been home to the Barcelona and National Symphony Orchestra of Catalonia since 1999 and the Barcelona Municipal Band since 2007, two historical formations that play and have played a fundamental role in Barcelona's musical life since the century XIX.