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Walt Disney
Concert Hall
Visiting an Architectural Wonder
You can’t miss Walt Disney
Concert Hall. Its gleaming curves
catch the eye from any approach,
inviting passersby to explore
what lies behind those petal-like
layers of stainless steel.
For the visitor, Walt Disney Concert Hall offers a lesson in the
architecture of Frank Gehry, who
based the design on organic
forms such as flowers and trees.
Walt Disney
Concert Hall
organ
The public spaces include soaring
halls with roofs supported by
tree-like columns, and more intimate spaces such as the cafe and
gift shop. Celebrity chef Joachim
Splichal’s renowned Patina Restaurant, serving modern California and French cuisine, has its
own entrance adjacent to the gift
shop. Inside the hall, you’ll find
the impressive 6,134-pipe organ,
also designed by Frank Gehry
along with Manuel Rosales.
To the west of the building,
Gehry designed a serene garden
featuring a fountain in the shape
of a giant rose. The flower is a
tribute to Lillian Disney, who
made the initial $50 million gift
to fund the concert hall, and was
a dedicated gardener.
Free, self-guided audio tours
of the complex are offered most
days year-round between 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Docent-led tours
(also free) are offered on select
days. For a tour schedule, or to
take a virtual online tour, visit
laphil.com/visit/tours. Note that
to see the actual concert hall
interior, visitors must attend a
performance. The hall is not open
to tours due to its near-constant
use as a rehearsal and performance space.
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distinctive structure an enduring symbol of Los
Angeles. The concert hall’s exceptional acoustics have allowed performances by the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Master
Chorale, and visiting orchestras and artists to
reach new musical heights.
“When Walt Disney Concert Hall opened,
it gave us an opportunity to reimagine what the
LA Phil could be,” says Deborah Borda, president and chief executive officer. “The coming
season is a celebration of both the opening of
the hall ten years ago and what the LA Phil has
become since that time — an international
symbol of the city’s creative spirit and a welcoming, musical home.”
The tenth anniversary celebration kicks off
with a series of three free concerts by the LA
Phil in community venues across Los Angeles.
Those events are followed by another free
concert, the first ever side-by-side performance
at Walt Disney Concert Hall by the LA Phil
and Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA), part of a
program that provides intensive musical training and free instruments for more than 500
young people in underserved neighborhoods.
“The tenth anniversary of Walt Disney Concert Hall is a wonderful reason to celebrate,” says
music director Gustavo Dudamel. “Frank Gehry
built this world-renowned masterpiece as a living room for the people, and we get to share it
with audiences through our music-making.”
Both Dudamel and conductor laureate
Esa-Pekka Salonen, who led the LA Phil
from 1992 to 2009, take the podium this fall
to commemorate the concert hall’s decade.
Dudamel and cellist Yo-Yo Ma share the stage
on opening night, while Salonen will conduct
the world premiere of Frank Zappa’s 200
Motels on October 23, the actual anniversary
of the hall’s opening. The Zappa piece is one
of a record number of premieres and commissions by the LA Phil during the 2013/14 season,
underscoring the orchestra’s commitment to
contemporary music.
In April 2014, creative chair John Adams
curates a reprise of the acclaimed Minimalist
Jukebox festival, which first took place in 2006.
At that time, the LA Phil was the first major
orchestra to showcase minimalism, the hypnotic American musical style born in the
1960s. Minimalist Jukebox highlights legendary works by the movement’s major stars, such
as Terry Riley, Philip Glass, Louis Andriessen,
Steve Reich, and Adams, as well as ground-
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Hot Spots: Best Outdoor Music Venues
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Wine & Dine: Infused Spirits
Great Tastes: B.B. King's Blues Clubs
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Gear Up: Family Games
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