Acoustics at the MOST EXPENSIVE Concert Hall in the World
Summary
TLDRThis video script explores the acoustic marvels of the Elbphilharmonie, the world's most expensive concert hall, which opened in 2017 at a cost of 866 million euros. The script delves into the intricate balance between architectural grandeur and functional acoustics, showcasing how every detail, from the gypsum fiber walls to the fabric of the seats, is meticulously designed for optimal sound clarity. The hall's unique design, including its isolation mount and pipe organ, reflects a commitment to providing an unparalleled live music experience for every audience member.
Takeaways
- 🏛️ The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg is considered the world's most expensive concert hall, costing 866 million euros to build and offering an advanced acoustic experience.
- 🎼 The hall's design is a collaboration between architects and acousticians, resulting in a unique vineyard-style hall with clear and spacious acoustics.
- 🛠️ The Elbphilharmonie's acoustics were meticulously planned with computer-based design, 1:10 scale models, and 2,000 tiny puppets to simulate sound reflections.
- 💺 The hall features a white skin wall made of gypsum fiber with each indentation uniquely crafted by an algorithm for optimal sound diffusion.
- 🎹 The fabric of the chairs is chosen to mimic the acoustic effect of a person sitting, ensuring consistent sound reflection regardless of occupancy.
- 🎵 Classical music, being an acoustic art form, relies on the hall's design to deliver clear sound from the orchestra to every seat without amplification.
- 🎼 The shape of the grand hall is optimized for acoustics, with the experience being a combination of direct sound from the stage and reflections from the hall.
- 🌐 The hall is designed to contain sound, with the entire structure sitting on a giant suspension mechanism to isolate external noise.
- 🎹 The Elbphilharmonie houses a massive pipe organ, where the entire hall becomes part of the instrument, contributing to the hall's intimacy and grandiosity.
- 🎟️ The hall hosts over 600 concerts a year across various genres, but many design specifics cater to classical music, including the audience's experience.
- 👥 The audience's engagement and energy are crucial to the performance, influencing the musicians and the overall concert experience.
Q & A
What is the significance of the design process for concert halls, especially in relation to acoustics?
-The design process for concert halls is crucial for achieving optimal acoustics. It involves a collaboration between architects and acousticians to calculate the exact angles, shapes, and materials needed to manage sound reflections and ensure clarity for every listener.
Why is the Elbphilharmonie considered the most expensive concert hall in the world?
-The Elbphilharmonie is considered the most expensive concert hall due to its cost of 866 million euros to build, its advanced acoustics, and the elaborate design that combines a modern concert hall with an old warehouse structure.
How does the Elbphilharmonie's design contribute to the acoustic experience for the audience?
-The Elbphilharmonie's design includes a unique vignette style hall, white skin walls with gypsum fiber, and specially crafted indentations, all of which contribute to a clear and spacious acoustic experience, allowing the audience to hear every sound distinctly.
What role does the audience play in the classical music experience at the Elbphilharmonie?
-The audience plays a significant role in the classical music experience as their presence, focus, and energy interact with the performers, influencing the overall atmosphere and the musicians' performance.
How does the Elbphilharmonie handle the challenge of soundproofing with its proximity to a noisy environment?
-The Elbphilharmonie is built on a giant suspension mechanism with two thick layers of concrete and sits on top of an isolation mount made up of 362 groups of large springs, effectively containing the sound within the hall and blocking external noise.
What is the significance of the pipe organ in the Elbphilharmonie and how does it contribute to the acoustic experience?
-The pipe organ in the Elbphilharmonie is a crucial element, providing a massive yet detailed sound that fills the hall. The organ pipes are integrated into the hall's design, making the entire hall resonate when played, enhancing the intimacy and grandiosity of the space.
How does the Elbphilharmonie ensure that every seat in the hall is acoustically perfect?
-The Elbphilharmonie ensures acoustic perfection for every seat through meticulous planning, including the distance from each of the 2100 seats to the conductor's podium, which is no more than 30 meters, and the careful consideration of materials and shapes for sound reflection and diffusion.
What is the significance of the Elbphilharmonie's location on top of an old warehouse?
-The Elbphilharmonie's location on top of an old warehouse adds a unique architectural and acoustical challenge, combining modern design with historical elements. This also contributes to the hall's distinctive sound characteristics, as it is acoustically optimized for the space it occupies.
How does the Elbphilharmonie's design accommodate different musical genres and performances?
-The Elbphilharmonie features a grand hall and a smaller recital hall, both designed to accommodate a wide range of musical genres and performances. The flexibility in design allows for over 600 concerts a year, catering to diverse audiences and musical styles.
What is the role of the audience's age in the Elbphilharmonie's ticket pricing strategy?
-The Elbphilharmonie offers a discount for individuals under the age of 30, encouraging younger audiences to experience classical music and participate in the cultural events, thus fostering a new generation of classical music enthusiasts.
How does the Elbphilharmonie's design approach the balance between aesthetics and functionality?
-The Elbphilharmonie's design strikes a balance between aesthetics and functionality by integrating architectural grandeur with advanced acoustic technology. Every detail, from the gypsum fiber walls to the fabric of the chairs, is crafted to both enhance the visual appeal and support the acoustic performance.
Outlines
🎼 The Acoustic Marvel of Elbphilharmonie
This paragraph delves into the intricate design and acoustic superiority of the Elbphilharmonie, the world's most expensive concert hall. Opened in 2017 at a cost of 866 million euros, the hall's unique architecture, situated atop an old warehouse, offers a spacious and clear acoustic experience. The collaboration between architects and acousticians resulted in a venue that not only impresses visually but also excels in sound clarity. The hall's design, including its 'white skin wall' made of gypsum fiber with unique indentations, and specially chosen fabric for the chairs, all contribute to the exceptional acoustics. The paragraph also highlights the hall's ability to host a wide range of music genres, with over 600 concerts a year, and the importance of the hall in supporting the efforts of musicians to deliver the best live performances.
🔊 Sound Engineering and the Perfect Seat at Elbphilharmonie
The second paragraph explores the meticulous planning and sound engineering that goes into making every seat in the Elbphilharmonie's 2100-seat concert hall acoustically perfect. It discusses the hall's innovative design features, such as the use of tiny loudspeakers and microphones for measurements, and the precise angles, shapes, and materials chosen to manage sound reflections. The paragraph also touches on the audience's experience, including the best seat selection based on personal preferences for viewing and hearing specific instrument groups. Additionally, it highlights the hall's soundproofing measures, such as its suspension mechanism and isolation mount, and the importance of the pipe organ, which turns the entire hall into an instrument when played.
🎻 The Cultural and Artistic Significance of Concert Halls
The final paragraph reflects on the broader implications of the extravagance found in concert halls like the Elbphilharmonie. It questions the necessity of such grandeur and then acknowledges the ever-rising standards of classical music, which are evident in both the music practice and the venues that host it. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of experiencing live music in a dedicated space that combines architectural and acoustic excellence. It concludes by recognizing the social and cultural aspects of attending a concert, the mutual influence between the audience and the performers, and the transformative experience of being in a space designed for music and shared cultural appreciation.
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Keywords
💡Acoustics
💡Architectural Landmarks
💡Concert Hall
💡Classical Music
💡El filiboni
💡Acoustic Experts
💡Algorithms
💡Gypsum Fiber
💡Organ
💡Soundproofing
💡Reverb
Highlights
El filiboni is the world's most expensive Concert Hall, costing 866 million euros to build.
The hall's acoustics are considered advanced and exceptional, offering a clear and spacious sound experience.
The unique design of El filiboni includes a concert hall built on top of an old warehouse.
Architects and acousticians collaborated to create a balance between aesthetics and sound functionality.
The hall features a vignette style with a unique acoustic clarity due to its construction on an old warehouse.
El filiboni hosts over 600 concerts a year, catering to a wide range of music genres.
The cost of a symphony orchestra performance includes decades of training, top-notch instruments, and extensive rehearsals.
Every detail in the hall, including the white skin wall and chair fabric, is crafted for optimal acoustics.
The hall's design ensures that every seat is acoustically perfect, with no more than 30 meters from the conductor's podium.
The concert hall is built on a giant suspension mechanism with isolation mounts to contain sound and prevent external noise.
The pipe organ in El filiboni is a massive instrument that utilizes the entire hall as part of its sound production.
Playing the organ allows one to feel the hall's intimacy and grandiosity, with pipes located in the reflection dome.
The video explores the importance of quality and refinement in classical music performance spaces.
The audience's experience is integral to classical music, affecting the performance's energy and interaction.
The video challenges the notion of extravagance in concert halls, suggesting it contributes to a higher standard of classical music.
The meticulous planning of El filiboni ensures every aspect serves the purpose of enhancing the live music experience.
The video concludes by emphasizing the value of experiencing music in a dedicated space optimized for sound and culture.
Transcripts
[Music]
that's crazy the whole design was was
computer-based so we had 2 000 little
puppets in this model
some of the greatest architectural
landmarks in the world belong to music
concert Halls are oftentimes the most
upscale and grandiose buildings within a
city and among these it's hard to beat
the extravagance of venues built mainly
for classical music within the culture
you'll find the fancy structures that
are extremely impressive yet also enough
to intimidate any newcomer to the scene
wondering how formally to dress and when
to clap so I want to know how much of
these hauls are just for the sake of
glamor and what parts functionally serve
the sound of the hall itself
I think an appropriate place to explore
this question is at the outfiller money
which is apparently the most expensive
Concert Hall in the world it opened in
2017 and cost 866 million euros to build
in order to find out what makes the
Acoustics in this Hall so Advanced and
exceptional I got permission and support
from Elf philimony to explore the whole
building in person I was even shown
parts of the hall and the operations
that no one gets to see this is crazy
what I'm about to share about Concert
Hall Acoustics really heightened my
understanding of sound and space which
to me as a musician is invaluable the
hall is a vignette style Hall but
actually it's rather unique due to the
fact that the El filiboni is a concert
hall on top of an old Warehouse
acoustically it's very clear very
spacious you hear exactly where every
sound is coming from it was a compromise
in a very good collaboration between the
Architects and the acousticians when you
enter the building it takes 10 minutes
until you are finally on the concert
level you have the huge escalator then
you have the great views of the Plaza
then you go up to the concert part which
also great inner architectural worlds so
when they finally arrive at the hall
they are open for something new and
something exciting which is the opposite
what you usually have in classical music
concerts where the audience thinks
they'll give me Brahms and Beethoven and
I don't want them not modern stuff and
it's more or less the other way rounds
they're extremely excited in listening
to music they don't know yet of course
the big Hall of the infillamon is
perfectly suitable for complex big
scores of the 20th century the 21st
century we have the grand hall and the
smaller Recital Hall that hosts together
over 600 concerts a year there is always
something going on
foreign
while it hosts concerts for all genres
across the board many specifics in the
design were built with classical music
in mind
it's hard to even calculate the real
cost of getting a symphony orchestra
onto the stage because we have to factor
in the Decades of training behind every
single musician their top-notch
instruments and tireless hours of
rehearsal in order to give the best
possible live performances of the music
the concert hall is what's supporting
all of this in order to provide the most
Optimum listening experience for every
person in the audience who is paying
high costs to be there unless of course
you are under the age of 30 which makes
you eligible for quite the discount
foreign
[Applause]
this is the sound of a clap with I guess
the world's most expensive Reverb every
little detail in the hall was perfected
by teams of acoustic experts Architects
and algorithms to achieve
state-of-the-art sound quality all
across the concert hall you have this
white skin wall which is made up of
gypsum fiber and each one of these
indentations are different because they
have been specifically crafted by an
algorithm even the fabric of these
chairs is a big part of the calculations
for the Acoustics because of the way
that it absorbs and reflects the sound
this Fabric in particular is
specifically chosen to mimic someone
sitting here so whether or not there is
an actual person in the seat it will
reflect the sound in the same manner
this is necessary because classical
music is an entirely acoustic art form
they're of course modern exceptions but
traditionally speaking there's no
amplification all of the sounds coming
from the symphony orchestra must be
heard with absolute Clarity both on
stage stage and from every single seat
in the house the shape of the grand hall
is specifically optimized for this the
acoustic experience is not only what
comes from the stage but but to 50 what
comes back from the hall in this kind of
hallway you have less walls and they are
very oddly shaped or in very oppositions
you really have to think about every
Square centimeter
is this place should it reflect directly
or should it just burst or should it not
reflect at all the interesting thing was
that of course first they all had it in
the computer and the whole design was
was computer-based but the Acquisitions
didn't rely on on the calculations in
the end they built a 1 to 10 scale model
uh with with tiny puppets for every
little seed so we had two thousand
little puppets in this model and then
they made really measurements of with
tiny little loudspeakers and Tiny
microphones for years Architects and
sound experts had to collaborate in
order to calculate the exact angles
shapes and materials needed to deal with
all of the reflections of sound with the
hull of this shape sounds can easily
turn into Echoes so there needs to be a
lot of diffusion other materials such as
the wooden floors and lighting were all
carefully considered to strike a balance
between serving the atmosphere and the
sound of the hall and get this the
planning is so meticulous that the
distance from every one of the 2100
seats in the house is no more than 30
meters from the conductor's podium I
wanted to know what the best seat in the
house is but no one could give me an
answer apparently every single seat is
acoustically perfect but choosing one
will depend on what you want to focus on
visually and what instrument groups you
specifically want to hear more or less
of for example for an orchestra concert
I would personally love to sit behind
the orchestra to get a better view of
the conductor and to see the percussion
section and if I want to focus on a
Pianist I would sit at a reasonable
distance from the stage on either side
to get a view of the pianist's hands
while having enough space for the sound
to disperse before hitting my ears
do you mind if I ask you a few questions
to be filmed yeah okay great when you
chose your seats how did you choose it
this
is random kind of like
right okay so it's area L okay and I
don't know it seemed pretty good from
the perspective that you had so it's at
the choir sort of things in your
direction and everything it's supposed
to sound equally good at every
spot in the hall but can't really rely
on that do you come to the El filomoni
often it's the first time I got a ticket
I think it's very interesting to see the
yeah the orchestra and to feel the
atmosphere and it's being said that the
sound should be very um yeah interesting
and yeah unique so nice of you yeah
thank you now any space for music making
needs soundproofing and the alpha Noni
is no exception especially because just
meters away there are ships with loud
sirens and whistles and all kinds of
docking noise
in reverse the sound of the hall must be
contained the average Symphony gets
Extremely Loud because you have 50 to
100 plus people on stage and volume
levels get as high as 110 DB which is
around the same as a jacket
Jack the solution to this is incredible
the concert hall is on this giant
suspension mechanism it's wrapped around
by two thick layers of concrete and is
sitting on top of an isolation Mount
made up of 362 groups of large Springs
now of course all grade Halls must have
a pipe organ and as a huge surprise to
me I was actually able to play on this
instrument
I mean obviously
I seriously couldn't believe how massive
this sound can get while maintaining so
much detail it was kind of surreal to be
controlling pipes that are 30 meters
away and this really made me feel the
Hall's intimacy and grandiosity at the
same time the pipes are against the wall
so when the organ is played the whole
entire Hall becomes the instrument I
wish all musicians could experience this
at some point because my perception of
sound and space completely changed
so when you play on the organ here there
are actually pipes above you in the
reflection dome which I can't believe
I'm about to say this but I was able to
climb directly into
experiencing all of these things in the
Hall made me realize more about the
importance of top-notch quality and
refinement when it comes to the art of
making classical music and any music for
that matter the concept is a an opera
performance it's a social Gathering and
it's very important that we experience
something together with like-minded
people the sound the energy that comes
from the stage and every artist will
tell you the audience was strange
tonight they don't really hear it they
just feel it in the room are they all
focused are they energized are they a
bit distracted so so it always it's it's
it always goes in both directions
sometimes I honestly forget this world a
bit these days since I spend most of my
time making music at home for an online
audience but these aspects of the
classical music culture are what
inspired me as a kid going to concert
halls and being completely awestruck by
the whole experience to sum all of this
formality and intensity can seem rather
stuff fee or intimidating sometimes to
me as well which is why I originally
posed the question about how necessary
all of this extravagance is in the
bigger picture my thoughts are now
shifting away from this because it isn't
really something you can measure or
Justify the bar for classical music is
constantly being set Higher and Higher
and it's reflected in different ways
whether it's in the practice of the
music itself or the locations that house
it it doesn't mean that you can't
experience the beauty of classical music
in let's say a small living room on an
Out Of Tune Piano but what I learned
here is a great representation of what's
possible when the best resources in
architecture and Acoustics come together
to create a space entirely dedicated to
live music and culture there's so much
more I have to share about this
experience especially while interacting
with some of the musicians that were
there to perform so make sure you're
subscribed to stay tuned for future
videos from this exploration in the
meantime you can check out an interview
I hosted with Angel batawid and the
Brotherhood were important artists that
represent afrofuturism that's available
on the alphaimoni YouTube channel so
again look out for those future videos a
massive thank you to Alpha money for
making this video possible and to my
patrons on patreon for your continued
support
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