Disney Hall in review
Reviews and commentary on the new Walt Disney Concert Hall by Los Angeles Times critics and writers.
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ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall is a powerful and madly exuberant work.
MUSIC REVIEW
The hall lives up to its expectations with the flawless "Rite of Spring."
DISNEY HALL
Critics from all points weigh in — Gehry's work earns raves.
MUSIC REVIEW
Premiere of Adams' work unleashes a sound as exciting as the surf, which resonates perfectly in the new...
MUSIC REVIEW
Stars attract stars. With the opening of the Walt Disney Concert Hall such a celebrated event, it was...
MUSIC REVIEW
It takes the young pianist time to become acclimated to the new hall, but his virtuosity and speed take...
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
With the celebrities gone and the galas over, the L.A. Phil can settle in to its highly hailed new home.
THEATER REVIEW
If you're afraid you'll never afford tickets to the Walt Disney Concert Hall unless you mortgage the...
MUSIC REVIEW
Now that another orchestra — the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields — has played in the Walt...
MUSIC REVIEW
Sight and sound complement each other as the ensemble opens its season with works by the late Earle...
MUSIC REVIEW
The "Resurrection" Symphony, a sonic spectacular, gets a revelatory airing by the L.A. Philharmonic.
MUSIC REVIEW
Twenty-two Novembers ago, the Los Angeles Philharmonic started its then revolutionary, now widely...
PERFORMANCE ART REVIEW
By showcasing the surreal stylings of Japan-based troupe dumb type, L.A.'s...
JAZZ REVIEW
Pianist Keith Jarrett ran into some problems at the hall's first jazz concert.
MUSIC REVIEW
The Philharmonic's piece for children is entrancing, but the young audience is...
MUSIC REVIEW
The Los Angeles Master Chorale made a smashing debut in its new home Sunday.
ART REVIEW
At the new REDCAT Gallery, a survey of paintings by the late Emerson Woelffer...
WORLD MUSIC REVIEW
Smooth, low-key show from the 'barefoot diva' gains little when strings are...
MUSIC REVIEW
Morton Subotnick, with help from a computer, offers a sensory-pleasing experience.
MUSIC REVIEW
With Roberto Abbado conducting, Luca Francesconi's "Cobalt, Scarlet: Two Colors of Dawn" rises at Disney.
MUSIC REVIEW
In the conductor's first Disney Hall appearance with the L.A. Philharmonic, he...
