What's the secret sauce that makes Abravanel Hall, the home of the Utah Symphony, so beloved? For musicians and fans, it's the acoustics — a sound 'like honey,' as the symphony's lead violinist put it — and the legacy of those who have performed there.
Discussions about a downtown ‘entertainment district’ have focused attention on what will happen with the Utah Symphony’s home.
Abravanel Hall, where the Utah Symphony has performed sincethe facility opened in 1979, has become a rallying point for music fans in recent weeks — afterin Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith’s ambitious plans to create a three-block “entertainment district” bridging the Delta Center and City Creek Center. The sign on Abravanel Hall is illuminated after a brief ceremony in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 17, 2024.The acoustics were so important to Maurice Abravanel, the legendary conductor who led the Utah Symphony from 1946 to 1979, that he urged the board overseeing the new hall’s construction to hire an acoustician before it hired an architect.
“It would be difficult to perform a large orchestral choral work, like the Mahler 8th Symphony, in Libby Gardner,” he said, “but Abravanel Hall has handled it beautifully.” “He was ecstatic with their performance, and lavish in his praise of the Utah Symphony, the Tabernacle Choir and the world-class acoustics of Abravanel Hall,” Jessop said. “Over 2.1 billion people heard that special sound from Abravanel Hall, literally around the world.”
“We want to work together to make Abravanel Hall a part of this district,” Adkins said. The outpouring of support, she said, “is very moving to us, to see how much this building means to people.”
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