Owner Stanford University Construction started 2010 Capacity 842 | Type Concert hall Opened January 2013 Phone +1 650-724-2464 | |
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Architect Richard Olcott, Ennead Architects Address 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA 94305, USA Similar Iris & B Gerald Cantor C, Stanford Memorial Church, Anderson Collection at Stanfor, Stanford University Arboretum, Braun Music Center Profiles | ||
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Bing Concert Hall is a concert hall at Stanford University that opened in January 2013. The hall has 842 seats, arranged in a "vineyard" format, surrounding the stage. All the seats are within 75 feet of the conductor, and the seats in the center section begin at the stage level.
The hall is named after Peter and Helen Bing, notable donors to Stanford who donated the lead gift of $50 million towards its construction Eventual construction cost was $111.9 million.
Bing Concert Hall was designed by Richard Olcott of Ennead Architects, with the acoustics done by Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics, who also worked on Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California and New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida.
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