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Modeling Sound: An Evening with Frank Gehry and Esa-Pekka Salonen

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 8:00 PM
  • Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A.
$10
The empty stage of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, as seen in October 2003, features a few workers doing last-minute prep for opening night.
The stage of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, as seen in October 2003, will once again welcome architect Frank Gehry and Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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Walt Disney Concert Hall’s 20th anniversary celebration continues as architect Frank Gehry and LA Phil Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen join in a night of music and conversation. The two friends and collaborators discuss the planning and building of the hall and its impact on the music presented in the venue for two decades. Moderated by the Getty Research Institute’s Senior Curator and Head of Architectural Collections Maristella Casciato, the conversation will be interspersed with musical performances by the LA Phil New Music Group that tell the story of the hall's creation and demonstrate "its perfect union of space and sound."