The Elbe Philharmonic inaugurated its Hamburg auditorium with a spectacular light and sound projection

To stage this celebration, they used 24 Panasonic PT-RZ31K laser projectors 31.000 lumens and three Barco 40K, that were combined with more than 800 lighting fixtures. Together they provided a spectacle of 800.000 ANSI lumens , which resulted in a total resolution of 17,400×2.160 pixels.

Built on the banks of the Elbe River on about 1.700 reinforced concrete pillars, The Elbe Philharmonic is a complex modern building that combines three auditoriums, a hotel, 45 private apartments and the Plaza, a public space that offers an omnidirectional view of the city.

The central component of these facilities is also currently one of the most prominent structural projects in Europe, a world-class auditorium separated from the rest of the infrastructure to ensure excellent acoustics.

PRG XL Video supplied a wide range of technical equipment, on behalf of the global agency Jung von Matt, and was in charge of communications. The team developed a specific algorithm for the occasion that translated the music performed by the NDR orchestra of the Elbe Philharmonic conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock. The combination of music and light created an impressive visual spectacle on the exterior walls of the new cultural landmark in the port.

For this project, a total of 27 projectors with more than 800.000 ANSI lumens of light, which translated into a total resolution of 17,400×2.160 pixels. These were combined with more than 800 lighting fixtures.

Jerry Appelt developed the lighting design for the event with help from PRG Best Boys, Icon Beams y Clay Packs Mythos, In addition to using more than 500 Led luminaires SGM.

The planning office Hamburg, Beacon, was responsible for managing production; mientras que Entertainment Technology Concepts (ETC), Laserfabrik y Kölnton They were also involved in the development of the event.

“We were tasked with the technical implementation of the multimedia show. The job was to create a video projection on three sides of the Elbe Philharmonic auditorium and use more than 800 moving lights”, notes Michael Casper, PRG Account Director.

The video content was created by the design agency Madhat from Offenbach and projected on the walls with 24 Panasonic PT-RZ31K laser equipment 31.000, as well as three Barco 40K.

“We install 6 torres. Each included three Panasonic RZ31K laser projectors, which were used for the first time here. The system as a whole was connected via fiber optics and the servers were arranged in a container, from which the entire mapping function was controlled, etc., and the design on the wall”, explains Marco Dunker, PRG video project manager.

Available in WUXGA and SXGA+ resolutions, The PT-RZ31K series offers the brightest models in the Panasonic range, with a very compact and light casing that includes Solid Shine laser technology inside. In normal operating mode, This equipment is designed to work 20.000 hours without maintenance.

“It is a prestigious and very high profile project, and we are glad that Panasonic projectors could do their bit to make it so special. The launch of high-brightness laser projectors, like model RZ31K, allows reducing the complexity and cost of this type of events, since it reduces the number of equipment necessary to carry out mapping projections in a large area”, apunta in Hartmut Kule, Marketing Director for Europe at Panasonic.

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