is a
concert hall in
Sakyō-ku,
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin, Keihanshin metropolitan area along wi ...
,
Japan. It opened in 1995 as part of the 1200th anniversary celebrations of the foundation of
Heian-kyō.
The
shoebox-style Main Hall seats 1833 and the Ensemble Hall Murata 500.
It is the home of the .
Arata Isozaki
Arata Isozaki (磯崎 新, ''Isozaki Arata''; born 23 July 1931) is a Japanese architect, urban designer, and theorist from Ōita. He was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1986 and the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2019.
Biography
Isozaki was ...
was the architect, with
acoustical design by
Nagata Acoustics
is an international acoustical consultancy firm. In Japan they have been involved in the design of over seventy concert halls, including the Suntory Hall, Sapporo Concert Hall, Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, Kyoto Concert Hall and Hyogo Perform ...
.
See also
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Kyoto Kaikan
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Minami-za
is the primary kabuki theatre in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 1610 as . The current building, with a 1,086 seat capacity, was built in 1929.
History
The Minami-za is one of the earliest of the seven officially-licensed kabuki theatres built i ...
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Shimogamo Shrine
is an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto city's Sakyō ward. Its formal name is . It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designat ...
References
External links
Homepage
Kyoto Symphony Orchestra
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Buildings and structures in Kyoto
Tourist attractions in Kyoto
Concert halls in Japan
Arata Isozaki buildings