Symphony Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall

• Other Authors: Gehry, Frank O. 1929-, Koshalek, Richard
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Harry N. Abrams in association with the Los Angeles Philharmonic 2003
• Subjects: Gehry, Frank O., > 1929- > Criticism and interpretation; Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.); Music-halls > Los Angeles > California; Los Angeles (Calif.) > Buildings, structures, etc
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• Physical Description: 173 pages illustrations (chiefly colour) 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 0810949814; 0810991225

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.