Of Vineyards and Shoeboxes (WT)

Accentus Music filmed in Moscow, accompanying Valery Gergiev and Yasuhisa Toyota to the construction site of the new philharmonic hall in Zaryadye park.

Several major concert halls have opened their doors over the past few months, thereby making the public aware of an almost unknown guild: that of the acoustician. Without their precise calculations, architects would be lost, and prestigious buildings such as the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg or the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles would be doomed to sink into oblivion.

For the documentary film “Of Vineyards and Shoeboxes”, Accentus Music just accompanied the acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota to Moscow, visiting the construction of the new philharmonic hall in Zaryadye park together with Valery Gergiev. Situated in the heart of Moscow next to the Red Square, the hall will accommodate 1.500 spectators.

The shooting will continue until autumn and introduce some of the world’s most sought-after acousticians and their concert hall projects. For the first time, the complex vocational profile is presented in an entertaining and comprehensible manner.

A film by Günter Atteln
52 minutes
In coproduction with ZDF/3sat
Completion: Autumn 2018