The gala pays tribute to Gehry's iconoclasm ranging from the Walt Disney Concert Hall's historic beginnings to the architect's oceanic inspirations immortalized in the building's steel sails. The first piece ever performed at the hall, the Prelude from Bach’s Partita, is followed by Esa-Pekka Salonen's piece FOG – Gehry’s initials – accompanied by postmodern dancer Lucinda Childs. Gehry's love of jazz is reflected by Herbie Hancock and H.E.R. Debussy's La mer concludes the concert.
Producer
Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images
Co-production
BFMI and THIRTEEN Productions LLC in association with NHK and LA Phil
Country
Germany
Directed by
Michael Beyer
Camera
Aasulv Wolf Austad
Duration
82 minutes
Year of production
2023