With Boris Berezovsky, Aram Khachaturan, Alla Pavlova and t.A.T.u.’s Julia Volkova among its alumni, Russia’s Gnessen Academy of Music counts itself among the world’s oldest and most prestigious music institutions. Founded in 1946, it recently completed construction on a new performance venue.
Professional audio/video integrators Avallon were called in to design and install audio and video systems for the intimate 150-seat venue, including recording facilities and a high-performance sound system featuring Renkus-Heinz IC2 digitally steerable line arrays, each paired with IC212S-FR subwoofers.
‘The Renkus-Heinz IC2 system was the ideal choice for this venue,’ explains Avallon’s Sergey Vashchenko. ‘Because of the hall’s low ceiling, hanging a line array would have been impractical. With the Iconyx steered beam technology, we were able to ground stack the system at the sides of the stage and still aim and focus the sound precisely on the audience, minimizing reflections from the walls and other surfaces.’
Avallon reports that the school’s faculty and students exceptionally pleased with the new system: ‘The IC2 system delivers excellent, full-range performance with more than enough power,’ says Vashchenko.
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