500 SGM Wash Lights Inaugurate the Elbphilharmonie Concert HallFor the long-awaited inauguration of the Elbphilharmonie concert hall located on the harbor-side in Hamburg, a massive light and video setup was installed. It all culminated with a spectacular show in the evening of January 11. As a crucial part of this show, no less than 500 SGM P-5 and P-2 wash lights were applied. Hamburg's new concert hall is one of the largest and most acoustically advanced in the world. It is popularly nicknamed Elphi. The 108m/354' tall building consist of two sections. The new glassy construction resembles a hoisted sail, water wave, or quartz crystal, constructed on top of an old warehouse building. A terrace placed in middle, ties the new and the old sections together. This is where most of the P-5s are installed. Furthermore, all balconies on the upper part were also equipped with P-5s. The overall concept was thought-out by the global agency, Jung von Matt. Their task was to visualize the concert taking place inside the opera house on the outside of the building in real-time. Jerry Appelt was the responsible lighting designer that ensured that the light was synchronized with the music and video content displayed on the bottom part of the building. All lighting was supplied by PRG and their account manager for the event, Michael Casper, here explains why they chose to apply P-5s over other wash lights for this event: "They are water resistant, bright, and reliable -- that's why we have a lot of them. They absolutely live up to all our expectations. The role of the P-5s was to bathe the new part of the building in deeply saturated colors, changing dynamically in time with the music. They certainly delivered that - and even more." The result of all the different elements coming together as whole truly was a breath-taking experience. 
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