Roy
Thompson Hall - 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Canada
Architect
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Arthur
Erickson and Mathers and Haldenby |
Date Built
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1982
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Location
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Corner of
King Street West and Simcoe Street
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Description
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A circular hall built
for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and
the Mendalson Choir. It is named
in honour of Roy Thompson, founder of
the Thompson publishing corporation, in
gratitude for a donation of $4.5 million
towards the $57 million cost of
construction. The building
features a pipe organ built by Gabriel
Kney and a Yamaha CF-2 concert grand
piano from the estate of Glenn
Gould. Concerns about the
acoustics of the building led to
renovations in 2002.
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