Frank Gehry-Designed Colburn School Concert Hall in Los Angeles Sets September 25, 2027 Opening
On September 25, 2027, Colburn, a prominent music and dance institution in Los Angeles that draws 10,000 visitors each week, will unveil its expansion designed by Frank Gehry. This 100,000-square-foot addition includes the Terri and Jerry Kohl Hall, which seats 1,000 and is tailored for large performances with adaptable acoustics, developed in collaboration with Yasuhisa Toyota and Michael Ferguson. The architectural design features a combination of opaque and transparent elements clad in pink metal. This expansion will triple the dance facilities, incorporating the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute, and will serve as the permanent venue for the Colburn Orchestra, with programming details set to be revealed in spring 2026. A gala concert will celebrate the hall's opening on September 26, 2027.
Key facts
- The Frank Gehry-designed Colburn expansion opens September 25, 2027, in Downtown Los Angeles
- The 100,000-square-foot project includes the 1,000-seat Terri and Jerry Kohl Hall, an in-the-round concert venue
- The building's metal cladding uses a pink finish called Pink Kandi, a fluoropolymer resin-based coating with aluminum flake inspired by automobile Kandy paint
- The expansion triples Colburn's dance facilities and houses the Trudl Zipper Dance Institute, with a 100-seat Studio Theater and four professional-sized studios
- The Dance Center opens with the 2027-28 academic year in August 2027; substantial completion is expected in summer 2027
- Gehry worked on acoustics with Yasuhisa Toyota of Nagata Acoustics and with Michael Ferguson
- Programming for the hall and Dance Center will be announced in spring 2026
- A gala concert inaugurates the hall on September 25, 2027, followed by a community celebration and ribbon-cutting the next day
Entities
Artists
- Frank Gehry
- Yasuhisa Toyota
- Michael Ferguson
- Peter Zumthor
- Antonia Piñeiro
- Terri Kohl
- Jerry Kohl
- Trudl Zipper
- Meaghan Lloyd
- Sel Kardan
- John Williams
- Seth MacFarlane
Institutions
- Colburn School
- Gehry Partners, LLP
- Nagata Acoustics
- Walt Disney Concert Hall
- New World Center
- Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
- Bard College
- Colburn Orchestra
- Conservatory of Music
- Trudl Zipper Dance Institute
- Guggenheim Museum
- MAD
- Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
- LACMA
- David Geffen Galleries
- ArchDaily
- Captis Lucem Photography
- Instituto de Danza Trudl Zipper de Colburn
- Terri and Jerry Kohl Hall
- Gehry Partners
- Colburn Center
- Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
- Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Herbert Zipper Concert Hall
- Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
- Peacock Theater
- Grand LA
- Related Cos
- Los Angeles Times
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Downtown Los Angeles
- Grand Avenue
- Miami Beach
- Abu Dhabi
- Saadiyat Island
- United Arab Emirates
- Los Ángeles
- Estados Unidos
- Pasadena
- California
- Netherlands
- Bunker Hill
- Japan