Ishikawa Ongakudō

Ishikawa Ongakudō
石川県立音楽堂
Ishikawa Ongakudō; 石川県立音楽堂
Alternative names	Ishikawa Prefectural Concert Hall
General information
Address	620, Shōwa-chō
Town or city	Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Country	Japan
Coordinates	36°34′36″N 136°38′52″E / 36.57667°N 136.64778°E
Completed	2001
Cost	¥ 19, 019 million
Owner	Ishikawa Prefecture
Technical details
Floor area	29,754 m2
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Yoshinobu Ashihara
Other designers	Nagata Acoustics
Website
	Hompepage
References
	Factsheet

Ishikawa Ongakudō (石川県立音楽堂, Ishikawa kenritsu ongakudō) is a concert hall in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 2001 and has two principal performances spaces: the shoebox-style Concert Hall, which seats 1,560; and the Hōgaku Hall, with a capacity of 720, for traditional Japanese music, kabuki, and bunraku.^[1]^[2]^[3] The walls of the main auditorium are finished with urushi.^[4] Yoshinobu Ashihara was the architect with acoustic design by Nagata Acoustics, who trialled their concept with a 1:10 scale model.^[4]^[5] The organ, with sixty-nine stops, is by the Karl Schuke company.^[1] Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa is the resident orchestra.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Ishikawa Ongakudo - Concert Hall". Ishikawa Ongakudo. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
^ "Ishikawa Ongakudo - Hogaku Hall". Ishikawa Ongakudo. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
^ "Ishikawa Prefectural Concert Hall". Ishikawa Prefecture. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ishikawa Ongakudo Concert Hall" (PDF). Nagata Acoustics. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
^ "Chronology - 2000". Yoshinobu Ashihara Digital Forum. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

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