Philharmonie de Paris
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The Philharmonie de Paris, a great symphonic concert hall of 2,400 seats and whose construction had been postponed for about twenty years, should complete the Cité de la musique
in early 2014 in the Parc de la Villette
in Paris
.
Mainly dedicated to the welcoming of great symphonic formations, the Philharmonie de Paris will present other forms of musical expression, which notably call upon a sound system, such as jazz
or world music
.
The announcement was made on 6 March, 2006 by the Minister of Culture and Communication Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, the Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë
and the Director of the Cité de la musique
and of the Salle Pleyel
Laurent Bayle, during a press conference on the reopening of the Salle Pleyel, now linked with the Cité.
As far as acoustics are concerned, the concert hall will distinguish itself from the strictly frontal models and will favour an enveloping of the stage by the audience, based on the model of the Berlin Philharmonic, in order to intensify the feeling of intimacy between the performers and their audience.
The Philharmonie de Paris will accommodate administrative offices for several orchestras, an educational centre, exhibition spaces and a restaurant, as well as the infrastructures necessary for the logistics and for the technical equipment, and a car park.
The cost of the construction of the new auditorium should reach 170 million euros, taken care of equally by the State (Ministry of Culture and Communication) and the Ville de Paris, which however do not exclude a contribution from the Île-de-France Region or private financing.
In 2007, Jean Nouvel
won the architecture competition for the construction of the auditorium. He brought in Brigitte Métra as his partner, and the Marshall Day Acoustics for the acoustics in partnership with Nagata Acoustics.
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Cité de la Musique
The Cité de la Musique is a group of institutions dedicated to music and situated in the La Villette quarter, 19th arrondissement, Paris, France. It was designed by the architect Christian de Portzamparc and opened in 1995...
in early 2014 in the Parc de la Villette
Parc de la Villette
The Parc de la Villette is a park in Paris at the outer edge of the 19th arrondissement, bordering the Boulevard Périphérique, which is a ring road around Paris, and the suburban department of Seine-Saint-Denis.-History:...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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Mainly dedicated to the welcoming of great symphonic formations, the Philharmonie de Paris will present other forms of musical expression, which notably call upon a sound system, such as jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
or world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
.
The announcement was made on 6 March, 2006 by the Minister of Culture and Communication Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, the Mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë
Bertrand Delanoë
Bertrand Delanoë is a French politician, and has been the mayor of Paris since 2001. He is member of the Socialist Party . Delanoë was born in Tunis, Tunisia to a French-Tunisian father and a French mother...
and the Director of the Cité de la musique
Cité de la Musique
The Cité de la Musique is a group of institutions dedicated to music and situated in the La Villette quarter, 19th arrondissement, Paris, France. It was designed by the architect Christian de Portzamparc and opened in 1995...
and of the Salle Pleyel
Salle Pleyel
The Salle Pleyel is a concert hall in Paris, France. The resident ensembles are the Orchestre de Paris and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.-History and Design:...
Laurent Bayle, during a press conference on the reopening of the Salle Pleyel, now linked with the Cité.
As far as acoustics are concerned, the concert hall will distinguish itself from the strictly frontal models and will favour an enveloping of the stage by the audience, based on the model of the Berlin Philharmonic, in order to intensify the feeling of intimacy between the performers and their audience.
The Philharmonie de Paris will accommodate administrative offices for several orchestras, an educational centre, exhibition spaces and a restaurant, as well as the infrastructures necessary for the logistics and for the technical equipment, and a car park.
The cost of the construction of the new auditorium should reach 170 million euros, taken care of equally by the State (Ministry of Culture and Communication) and the Ville de Paris, which however do not exclude a contribution from the Île-de-France Region or private financing.
In 2007, Jean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel
Jean Nouvel is a French architect. Nouvel studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and was a founding member of Mars 1976 and Syndicat de l'Architecture...
won the architecture competition for the construction of the auditorium. He brought in Brigitte Métra as his partner, and the Marshall Day Acoustics for the acoustics in partnership with Nagata Acoustics.
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