Cliburn Concerts are held at the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass
Performance Hall in Fort Worth and the Modern Art Museum of Fort
Worth.
Bass Performance Hall
Bass
Performance Hall is the crown jewel of Fort Worth which boasts the
nation's third largest cultural district. It is also an important
symbol of one of the most successful downtown revitalization
efforts in the country. Built entirely with private funds, Bass
Performance Hall is the home to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra,
Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the Van Cliburn
International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concerts.
The 2,056-seat multipurpose Hall is characteristic of the
classic European opera house form. An 80-foot diameter Great Dome
tops the Founders Concert Theater while two 48-foot tall angels
grace the Grand Facade. Since the Hall opened in May 1998, the
angels have become preeminent cultural icons of the Dallas-Fort
Worth community. The Hall itself is renowned for its superb
acoustics, exceptional sight lines, and warm ambience on level with
the great halls of the world.
Map & Directions:
Bass Performance Hall
525 Commerce
St, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
The
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth's building was designed by the
Japanese architect Tadao Ando. The Modern is located in Fort
Worth's celebrated Cultural District, directly opposite the Kimbell
Art Museum, designed by Louis I. Kahn, and near the Amon Carter
Museum of American Art, designed by Philip Johnson. Ando's design,
which embodies the pure, unadorned elements of a modern work of
art, is comprised of five long, flat-roofed pavilions situated on a
1.5 acre pond.
The Modern maintains one of the foremost collections of postwar
art in the central United States, consisting of more than 2,600
significant works of modern and contemporary international art. The
Modern features 53,000 square feet of gallery space. Its 250-seat
auditorium is home to an eclectic array of events, from recital and
chamber performances to a popular independent film series.
Map & Directions:
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
Kimbell Art Musuem Piano Pavilion
The Kimbell Art Museum's
highly anticipated new pavilion, designed by famed architect Renzo
Piano, is scheduled to open late this year. In addition to almost
doubling the Museum's existing gallery space, the new building will
provide dedicated classrooms, an expanded library, generous
underground parking, and a 298-seat auditorium. This auditorium
will have superior acoustics for musical performances. With the
wall behind the stage completely glazed, visitors to the space will
enjoy natural light from a deep and broad concrete light well with
a slanted concrete wall, which provides a spectacular backdrop.
Map & Directions:
Kimbell Art Museum
3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107
