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The acoustics and acoustical design of Walt Disney Concert Hall

Speaker: Yasuhisa Toyota, Chief Acoustician and President of Nagata Acoustics, USA

Talk Title: A lecture/presentation on the acoustics and acoustical design of Walt Disney Concert Hall followed by a Q&A with Mr. Toyota

Abstract: One of the world’s foremost acousticians, Yasuhisa Toyota has served as project chief and chief acoustician on major concert hall projects across the globe, engineering some of the most acoustically esteemed spaces built in the last half of the twentieth century. His high-profile projects, among them Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles, the Mariinsky Concert Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Suntory Hall in Tokyo, Japan, have received high international praise.

Host: Thornton School of Music, co-host Elaine Chew, Viterbi School

Location: Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library (DML) - 240

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Eric Mankin