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In this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 photo, Japanese acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota speaks during an interview at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Behind some of the world’s most reputed concert halls is the Japanese engineer whose finesse in shaping sound is so perfectly unobtrusive that all listeners hear is the music - in all its subtlety, texture and fullness. Toyota’s talents are coveted as classical music venues are increasingly designed in “vineyard style,” where audiences surround the stage to hear the performers up close and enjoy an almost-interactive experience, feeling more like a part of the music and being able to be seen and respond to it. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

In this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 photo, Japanese acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota speaks during an interview at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Behind some of the world’s most reputed concert halls is the Japanese engineer whose finesse in shaping sound is so perfectly unobtrusive that all listeners hear is the music - in all its subtlety, texture and fullness. Toyota’s talents are coveted as classical music venues are increasingly designed in “vineyard style,” where audiences surround the stage to hear the performers up close and enjoy an almost-interactive experience, feeling more like a part of the music and being able to be seen and respond to it. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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