Charles Bronfman Auditorium
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The Charles Bronfman Auditorium, or the Heichal ha-Tarbut ( Hebrew הֵיכָל הַתַּרְבּוּת Hejchal ha-Tarbūt , German 'Kulturpalast' ; formerly Fredric R. Mann Auditorium ) is the largest concert hall in Tel Aviv , Israel , with 2,482 seats , and the main venue of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra .
history
The auditorium was planned by the architects Dov Karmi , Zeev Rechter and Yaakov Rechter in the first few years after the founding of Israel and built at Kikkar Habima next to the Habimah National Theater . The opening took place in 1957 with a concert by pianist Arthur Rubinstein and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Leonard Bernstein . The Kulturpalast was called Fredric R. Mann Auditorium until 2013 , named after Fredric Rand Mann , the project's sponsor.
From 2011 to 2013 the building was completely renovated. The architect was the Israeli Ofer Kolker , and the Japanese Yasuhisa Toyota was responsible for the new concert hall acoustics . In May 2013 the reopening took place with the 5th Symphony by Gustav Mahler by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of its chief conductor Zubin Mehta . The new sponsor and namesake of the auditorium is the Canadian billionaire Charles Bronfman .
Web links
- Charles Bronfman Auditorium website
- Website of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
- Hans-Christian Rößler: New old home. The Israeli Philharmonic have their hall back. In: FAZ of June 2, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.e-architect.co.uk/israel/charles-bronfman-auditorium
- ^ FAZ: New old home. In: FAZ.net . June 2, 2013, accessed October 13, 2018 .