Bing Concert Hall

{{Short description|Performing Arts Facility at Stanford University}}

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| address = 327 Lasuen Street

| city = Stanford, California

| country = United States

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| architect = Richard Olcott, Ennead Architects

| owner = Stanford University

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| capacity = 842

| type = Concert hall

| opened = January 2013

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| website = {{URL|http://live.stanford.edu}}

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Bing Concert Hall is a performing arts facility at Stanford University that opened in January 2013.{{cite news|last1=Scheinin|first1=Richard|title=Review: Opening of Stanford's Bing Concert Hall was energized by San Francisco Symphony – The Mercury News|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_22361859/review-opening-stanfords-bing-concert-hall-was-energized|access-date=29 January 2017|work=The Mercury News|date=12 January 2013}} The heart of the building is the oval-shaped concert hall, which has 842 seats arranged in a vineyard style surrounding the stage in terraces. All the seats are within 75 feet of the conductor, and the seats in the center section begin at the stage level.{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Gary|title=Bing Concert Hall Stanford |url=http://www.metroactive.com/features/columns/bing-concert-hall-stanford.html|access-date=29 January 2017|work=Metroactive|date=15 January 2013}} On the north side of the central concert hall is the smaller Bing Studio, which can be configured to accommodate a variety of performance types, e.g., cabaret, club, and theater.

{{wide image|20130118 Bing from the choral Terrace phil King.jpg|600px|Interior of the Bing Concert Hall from the choral terrace, Fotograf Phil King}}

The hall is named after the father of Steve Bing, and the son of Leo S. Bing, Peter S. Bing (Stanford 1955{{cite news |last1=Dong |first1=Jocelyn |title=Stanford to build pedigreed concert hall |url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2010/05/05/stanford-to-build-pedigreed-concert-hall/ |access-date=15 September 2024 |work=Palo Alto Online |date=6 May 2010}}) and Helen Bing, notable donors to Stanford who donated the lead gift of $50 million towards its construction{{cite news|title=Bings give $50 million to build new concert hall on campus|url=http://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/october11/bing-101106.html|access-date=29 January 2017|work=Stanford University|date=6 October 2006|language=en}}{{cite web |url=http://cincinnati.com/blogs/arts/2013/01/18/impressive-new-bing-concert-hall-debuts-in-california/ |title=Impressive new Bing Concert Hall debuts in California |website=Cincinnati.com |date=18 January 2013 |publisher=Gannett |access-date=2013-02-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130205065407/http://cincinnati.com/blogs/arts/2013/01/18/impressive-new-bing-concert-hall-debuts-in-california/ |archive-date=2013-02-05 }} Eventual construction cost was $111.9 million.

Bing Concert Hall was designed by Richard Olcott of Ennead Architects, with the acoustics done by Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics, who also worked on Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California and New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida.{{cite web|title=Bing Concert Hall, Stanford Live|url=http://live.stanford.edu/bingconcerthall|website=live.stanford.edu|publisher=Stanford University|access-date=29 January 2017|language=en}} This reference includes some more extensive info on the construction as well as many pictures.{{cite web|title=Bing Concert Hall / Ennead Architects|url=http://www.archdaily.com/335092/bing-concert-hall-ennead-architects|website=ArchDaily|access-date=29 January 2017|date=22 February 2013}}