Home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (LA Phil), the Walt Disney Concert Hall was initially funded by Lillian Disney – Walt’s widow – and designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry with odes to both her and her garden. Clad in stainless steel “sails,” the Concert Hall includes a 2,265-seat auditorium, a 350-seat smaller performance space, and a contemporary arts center with 3,000 square feet of reconfigurable exhibition space and another 270 seats of capacity. Special acoustical considerations enable the spaces to deliver perfect sound regardless of the number of seated guests, and any outside noise.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall hides a beautiful interior park called the Blue Ribbon Garden, with a flower-shaped fountain dedicated to Lillian Disney, and a small outdoor performance area. It is across the street from Gehry’s newer downtown LA gathering space The Grand (home to San Laurel, Agua Viva) and contemporary art museums The Broad and MoCA.
