Symphony: Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall - Rilegato

Gehry, Frank

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ISBN 10: 0810949814 ISBN 13: 9780810949812

Casa editrice: Harry N Abrams Inc, 2003

Riassunto

Symphony, which includes an introduction by Gehry, traces the history of the Concert Hall from its inception through completion in four illuminating essays and stunning photographs by acclaimed architectural photographer Grant Mudford. Authors Richard Koshalek and Dana Hutt describe the dramatic journey beginning with an unprecedented gift of $50 million in 1988 from the late Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, for a new home for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, to final construction of the building. Carol McMichael Reese explores the planning of the Concert Hall in relation to a century of efforts to make Downtown Los Angeles the economic and cultural hub of the city. Architecture critic and writer Michael Webb eloquently describes the artistry and complex engineering of this unique structure. And Esa-Pekka Salonen, music director for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, recounts his first impressions of Gehry and the architectural models for the new building in an essay that also defines what makes a great orchestra and a world-class concert hall.
Attracting visitors from around the world, Walt Disney Concert Hall is one of the most important and innovative buildings of recent years. Symphony brings its story to all those interested in modern architecture and the vitality of classical music.

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L'autore:

Esa-Pekka Salonen is music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Product Description:

'Symphony' charts the history of the Walt Disney Concert Hall from its inception through the architect selection process, construction and the completion of the building. Essays by leading architecture historians put the building into its historical perspective in the urban landscape of Los Angeles.

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• Editore: Harry N Abrams Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0810949814
• ISBN 13: 9780810949812
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 176