Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is a concert hall in Los Angeles, California. The building is named after the American publisher, patron of the arts and collector Dorothy Buffum Chandler.

It is one of four event building of the Los Angeles Music Center, one of the three major centers for the performing arts in the United States. Go to Los Angeles Music Center also include the Mark Taper Forum, the Ahmanson Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall.

The building is an impressive building with its distributed over four floors 3,200 seats, its chandeliers, the large sweeping staircases and its rich features. Construction began on March 9, 1962, the building was handed over on 27 September 1964.

The opening concert was held on 6 December 1964 on the soloist Jascha Heifetz and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Zubin Mehta. The program included the fanfare of Richard Strauss, the American Festival Overture by William Schuman, the Feste Romane by Ottorino Respighi and Ludwig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto. In addition to the " Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra" and the Los Angeles Master Chorale under the direction of Roger Wagner since the opening of the pavilion had here their home.

Prior to the founding of the Los Angeles Opera in 1986 regularly hosted the New York City Opera. Such a guest appearance in 1967 consisted of two performances of Madama Butterfly, one of La Traviata, and two from Alberto Ginastera's Don Rodrigo, each with Plácido Domingo as outstanding tenor.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded the Oscar in the building for many years. The events took place from 1969 to 1987, then 1990, 1992 to 1994 as well as 1996 and 1999.

Since the " Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra" and the " Los Angeles Master Chorale " were moved to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2003, the Pavilion is the home of the " Los Angeles Opera " and the event series " Dance at the Music Center" with performances of various artists.