Walt Disney Concert Hall

concert hall in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

The Walt Disney Concert Hall is a concert hall in Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra. It seats 2,265 people.

Walt Disney Concert Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Walt Disney Concert Hall is located in California
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall (California)
Walt Disney Concert Hall is located in the United States
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Walt Disney Concert Hall (the United States)
Location111 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California U.S.A.
Coordinates34°03′19″N 118°15′00″W / 34.05528°N 118.25000°W / 34.05528; -118.25000
Public transit  Red Line  Purple Line  Civic Center/Grand Park (Regional Connector future)
OwnerLos Angeles Music Center
TypeConcert hall
Seating typeReserved
Capacity2,265
Construction
Built1999–2003
OpenedOctober 24, 2003
Construction cost$130 million (plus $110 million for parking garage)
ArchitectFrank Gehry
Tenants
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale
Website
Venue website

The building opened in 2003. It was designed by Frank Gehry. The acoustics of the hall are very good.

The hall has a very large pipe organ which was completed in 2004. It was built by the German organ builder, Caspar Glatter-Götz. It has 6,125 pipes.[1]

Sources change

  1. "Rosales Organ Builders, Opus 24 (Walt Disney Concert Hall)". Retrieved January 3, 2008.

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