The newly opened Philharmonie de Paris at the Cité de la musique in Paris, home to the Paris Conservatoire familiar from Nodame Cantabile, began operations on January 14, 2015 with an all-French program performed by the Orchestre de Paris.
The new 2,400-seat concert hall was designed by Paris-based architect Jean Nouvel. Its exterior glitters silver, its interior is predominantly black, and the auditorium avoids straight lines, creating the fascinating impression of clouds floating in space. Modeled on the Berlin Philharmonie, its plan places audience seating around the stage.
(Source) Nat Sakimura, Dec. 3, 2015
The acoustic design was handled by New Zealand’s Marshall Day Acoustics, while Nagata Acoustics participated as personal acoustic adviser to architect Jean Nouvel. The two are therefore jointly credited as the final acoustic designers under the name Marshall Day Acoustics + Nagata Acoustics1.
The program that day was entirely French2. The 2nd work, Fauré’s Requiem—performed 1 weeks after January 7—was dedicated to the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack.
- HENRI DUTILLEUX: Sur le même accord, nocturne pour violon et orchestre
- GABRIEL FAURÉ: Requiem, op.48
- MAURICE RAVEL: Concerto pour piano en sol majeur 3
- THIERRY ESCAICH: Concerto pour orchestre (commissioned by la Philharmonie de Paris and l’Orchestre de Paris)
- MAURICE RAVEL: Daphnis et Chloé, suite n° 2
According to Nagata Acoustics News, the hall’s acoustics still appear to be undergoing adjustment. For those interested, the detailed commentary “Ce soir nous sommes tous La Philharmonie” by Marshall Marcus, formerly director of the Barbican Centre, is well worth reading. My experience is limited to seats near the front, but despite the hall’s large size, each performer’s sound can be heard with beautiful separation. I think it is an excellent hall with an extremely modern acoustic, and I look forward to its continuing refinement.
(Source) Nat Sakimura, Dec. 3, 2015
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Footnotes
- Nagata Acoustics News, issue 15-03 (overall issue 327)http://www.nagata.co.jp/news/news1503.html
- CONCERT D’OUVERTURE DE LA PHILHARMONIE DE PARIS http://www.orchestredeparis.com/fr/concerts/concert-douverture-de-la-philharmonie-de-paris_2669.html
- This is also familiar from Nodame Cantabile. In the third movement, Godzilla arrives.
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