Ishikawa Ongakudō Explained

Ishikawa Ongakudō
石川県立音楽堂
Alternate Names:Ishikawa Prefectural Concert Hall
Cost:¥ 19, 019 million
Address:620, Shōwa-chō
Location Town:Kanazawa, Ishikawa
Location Country:Japan
Coordinates:36.5767°N 136.6478°W
Completion Date:2001
Owner:Ishikawa Prefecture
Floor Area:29,754 m2
Architect:Yoshinobu Ashihara
Other Designers:Nagata Acoustics
Website:Hompepage
References:Factsheet

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]

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  1. Web site: Ishikawa Ongakudo - Concert Hall . Ishikawa Ongakudo . 6 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002119/http://www.ongakudo.jp/english/concert/index.html . 5 October 2013 .
  2. Web site: Ishikawa Ongakudo - Hogaku Hall . Ishikawa Ongakudo . 6 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005002116/http://www.ongakudo.jp/english/hougaku/index.html . 5 October 2013 .
  3. Web site: Ishikawa Prefectural Concert Hall . . 6 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040820231727/http://shofu.pref.ishikawa.jp/shofu/intro_e/HTML/H_S40502.html . 20 August 2004 .
  4. Web site: Ishikawa Ongakudo Concert Hall . . 6 March 2012.
  5. Web site: Chronology - 2000 . Yoshinobu Ashihara Digital Forum . 6 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004223411/http://www.ashihara.jp/html/work0106e.htm . 4 October 2013 .