Bing Concert Hall
Address327 Lasuen Street
Stanford, California
United States
Coordinates37°25′55″N 122°9′58″W / 37.43194°N 122.16611°W / 37.43194; -122.16611
OwnerStanford University
TypeConcert hall
Capacity842
Construction
OpenedJanuary 2013
ArchitectRichard Olcott, Ennead Architects
Website
live.stanford.edu

Bing Concert Hall is a performing arts facility at Stanford University that opened in January 2013.[1] The heart of the building is the oval-shaped concert hall, which has 842 seats arranged in a vineyard style surrounding the stage in terraces. All the seats are within 75 feet of the conductor, and the seats in the center section begin at the stage level.[2] On the north side of the central concert hall is the smaller Bing Studio, which can be configured to accommodate a variety of performance types, e.g., cabaret, club, and theater.

Interior of the Bing Concert Hall from the choral terrace, Fotograf Phil King

The hall is named after Peter and Helen Bing, notable donors to Stanford who donated the lead gift of $50 million towards its construction[3][4] Eventual construction cost was $111.9 million.[1]

Bing Concert Hall was designed by Richard Olcott of Ennead Architects, with the acoustics done by Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics, who also worked on Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California and New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Scheinin, Richard (12 January 2013). "Review: Opening of Stanford's Bing Concert Hall was energized by San Francisco Symphony – The Mercury News". The Mercury News. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Singh, Gary (15 January 2013). "Bing Concert Hall Stanford | Features & Columns". www.metroactive.com. No. Metroactive. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bings give $50 million to build new concert hall on campus". Stanford University. 6 October 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Impressive new Bing Concert Hall debuts in California". Cincinnati.com. Gannett. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
  5. ↑ "Bing Concert Hall, Stanford Live". live.stanford.edu. Stanford University. Retrieved 29 January 2017. This reference includes some more extensive info on the construction as well as many pictures.
  6. ↑ "Bing Concert Hall / Ennead Architects". ArchDaily. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2017.


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