Suntory Hall
Vineyard-style concert hall wrapping the audience around the stage, prized for its acoustics.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Suntory Hall in Tokyo follows Suntory's president Keizo Saji and his decades-long dream of a concert hall built purely for beautiful sound, and how he turned to conductor Herbert von Karajan for guidance. It traces Karajan's push for the vineyard-style seating from his own Berlin stage, and his verdict after sitting through the acoustic tests when the hall opened in October 1986. Listen for how close every seat sits to the stage.
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