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New York City Attraction: The Great Carnegie Hall

If you are a classical musician, operaHall is now called the Isaac Stern
singer, jazz performer, or pop group,Auditorium. Believe it or not, Carnegie
you may have grown up dreaming of oneHall was slated for demolition in 1960,
day performing at the world famousbut due to the efforts of Stern, it was
Carnegie Hall. For over a hundred years,saved and eventually purchased by the
Carnegie Hall has been a status symbolCity of New York for $5 million. The
of the highest echelons of musical tasteother two halls are much smaller and
and appreciation. Carnegie Hall bearssuitable for more intimate performances.
the name of Andrew Carnegie, whoZankel Hall seats 599 and the newer Weil
originally had it built to house theHall seats 268. You can also visit the
Oratorio Society of New York and the NewRose Museum, which houses the Carnegie
York Symphony Society. Carnegie, who wasArchives, artifacts and memorabilia of
famous for his philanthropy, served onthe buildings history and performances.
the boards of both organizations. TheWhen you reach the great hall, located
great hall opened its doors on May 5,at Seventh Avenue and West 57th Street,
1891 and featured the famous composeryou'll immediately admire its Italian
Peter Tchaikovsky conducting his musicalRenaissance style architecture. The hall
works. Quite a prestigious beginning forwas even designed by a musician, an
a music hall. Over the years, manyamateur cellist named William Tuthill.
famous performers have appeared atJust a short walk around the corner is
Carnegie Hall, such as Duke Ellington,the Steinway Building, which displays
Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Yo-Yo Masome beautifully crafted Steinway
and yes, even the Beatles! Carnegie Hallpianos, the same type of pianos that are
houses three concert halls and a museum.often used by Carnegie Hall performers.
The Main Hall seats 2,804 people and isThere are over 100 performances a season
five levels. If you don't want to walkheld at Carnegie Hall. If you have your
up 100+ stairs, you can always take theheart set on attending a concert there,
elevator. This is where all the bigbe aware that you'll need to buy your
concerts are held. The acoustics aretickets way in advance, because they
marvelous. The late classical violinist,tend to sell out quickly. If you are
Isaac Stern, once said about thelucky enough to attend an event at
acoustics "It takes what you do andCarnegie, you'll enjoy some of the
makes it larger than life." The loveworld's finest musical performances
that Isaac Stern had for Carnegie Hallwhile admiring its splendor.
is evident as you'll see that the Main



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