Los Angeles Music Center

By Kayte Deioma, About.com Guide

The Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry to resemble a ship's hull, was added to the Los Angeles Music Center in 2003, taking up the entire block between 1st and 2nd Streets. It looks a bit like a stainless steel ship with sails unfurled cruising through the downtown civic center.

This 2,265-seat theatre has some of the most sophisticated acoustics ever created. It is the winter home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. It is a very steep theatre design with seating surrounding the stage. You can just about read the music over the musicians' shoulders from some seats.

The south corner of the building houses the Roy and Edna Disney/Cal Arts Theatre (REDCAT), a 250-seat theatre run by the California Institute for the Arts. REDCAT has a separate entrance off 2nd Street.

The William M. Keck Children's Amphitheatre is an outdoor performance space used for family programs. Rings of concrete stair-steps seat up to 300. Cushions are sometimes provided.

Take the Disney Concert Hall Photo Tour.

Check the Music Center Performance Schedule.

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• Overview
• Location and Parking
• Dining at the Music Center
• Music Center Tours
• Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
• The Ahmanson Theatre
• The Mark Taper Forum
• Walt Disney Concert Hall
• Family and Community Programs at the Music Center

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