Walt Disney Concert Hall at 10
Frank Gehry’s gleaming building opened in fall 2003 at the corner of 2nd Street and Grand Avenue in L.A. In 2013, The Times assessed the hall’s effect.
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Critic’s Notebook: Los Angeles Philharmonic has capitalized on Walt Disney Concert Hall artistically in a remarkable run since its opening.
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The evolution of Disney Hall in pictures
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Frank Gehry’s Disney Hall design and Yasuhisa Toyota’s acoustics have made the hall a destination but the hall needs new elements.
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For Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel, Deborah Borda and others, Disney has ‘special place in the heart’
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Q&A: Frank Gehry looks back on the creation of one of L.A.’s iconic structures.
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Sunrise Window Cleaners’ Zane Britt had to get creative to figure out how to clean the metal-clad exterior.
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Head usher Ismael Tenorio says he’s surprised as anyone that the temporary job he sought 10 years ago has turned into a lifestyle.
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Phil Smith shows off the instrument, which Frank Gehry calls the ‘French fries,’ to visitors. He says it’s his favorite to play.
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Critic’s Notebook: Though Disney Hall’s REDCAT continues to be innovative and eclectic, its theater programming could be more robust.
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The podium at Walt Disney Concert Hall has belonged to Los Angeles Philharmonic music directors Esa-Pekka Salonen and Gustavo Dudamel.
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Lillian Disney seeded the project with $50 million. The rest — after years of setbacks — came from county funds plus Disney entities, the Broads, Ron Burkle and other private donors.
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Whether as a backdrop for drama or comedy, or as a stand-in for another place, the hall has hosted many movie and TV shoots over the years, including ‘The Soloist,’ ‘Get Smart’ and car commercials.
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After an update, the Opus 24 organ will blast Disney Hall audiences in an even more ‘fabulous way.’
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Yasuhisa Toyota overcame many challenges, including the building’s unusual shape, to create his signature ‘surround style’ of acoustics at the hall. It’s led to jobs around the globe.
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Diane Disney Miller supported architect Frank Gehry in a fight with Disney Hall leaders over control of the building’s working drawings. After tying use of her mother’s donation to the issue, she won.
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From ‘Resurrection’ to ‘Neruda Songs’ to ‘The Gospel According to the Other Mary,’ here are examples of how Disney Hall has mattered to L.A. and the art of music.
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Outreach, education and Gustavo Dudamel’s widespread appeal are among the board leader’s core beliefs.
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Visitors entranced by Frank Gehry’s curving, steel-clad design find evidence of his vision throughout the interiors as well.
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Walt Disney Concert Hall will soon have new neighbors as the Broad museum and a Related Cos. apartment tower start building.
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Walt Disney Concert Hall’s 10th-anniversary season is fast approaching.
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The inside of Walt Disney Hall spilled outside in all its symphonic glory on Sunday as nearly 2,000 music fans caught a simulcast of the show while sitting in the grass of Grand Park in downtown L.A.
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic kicks off its celebration of Walt Disney Concert Hall’s 10th anniversary with three free community concerts: Wednesday at City of Hope in Duarte, Thursday at Wilshire United Methodist Church in Los Angeles and Saturday at Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.
