Walt Disney Concert Hall
Frank Gehry’s billowing steel concert hall, home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Walt Disney Concert Hall stands at 111 South Grand Avenue on Bunker Hill in downtown Los Angeles and is the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. It opened on October 23, 2003, and it belongs to the Music Center group of performing arts venues along Grand Avenue.
Frank Gehry designed the hall, and its sweeping, curved stainless-steel exterior has become one of the best-known buildings in the city. Inside, the wood-panelled main auditorium seats about 2,265 people around the stage. Yasuhisa Toyota supervised the final acoustic work, and the room is widely praised for its sound.
Behind the stage stands a large pipe organ with a distinctive fan of curved pipes. Manuel Rosales did the tonal design and Caspar Glatter-Götz built it. Outside, the Blue Ribbon Garden gives visitors an elevated green space next to the building. The Music Center offers free one-hour self-guided audio tours on most days, and the season covers orchestral concerts, recitals, visiting orchestras and pop artists.
Highlights
- Frank Gehry's iconic curving stainless-steel exterior
- Home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2003
- Wood-panelled auditorium seating about 2,265
- Concert organ by Manuel Rosales and Caspar Glatter-Götz
- Blue Ribbon Garden and free self-guided audio tours
