CARNEGIE HALL

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Essentials about Carnegie Hall in brief

Carnegie Hall is one of the most famous concert halls in the world. The best and most famous classical, jazz, folk and pop musicians have performed and continue to perform in the legendary concert hall in New York City. Stars such as Tchaikoswky, Mahler, Horowitz, Calles, Bernstein, and the Beatles have been on stage here. If you can’t get a ticket for a concert, you can at least see Carnegie Hall on a guided tour.

The history of Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall is located at the corner of 57 Street and 7th Avenue. The concert hall bears the name of the American steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, who financed its construction. William Burnet Tuthill designed the concert hall as a brick structure in the Italian Renaissance style. Construction began in 1890, and although the official opening took place just one year later, the building was not completed until 1897.

The concert halls of Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall has three concert halls: the Main Hall (“Great Hall“), the Recital Hall (“Small Hall“) and the Chamber Music Hall (“Chamber Music Hall“). The Great Hall (now “Isaac Stern Auditorium“) seats 2,800 audience members on five levels. Its acoustics are legendary – it is considered one of the best concert halls in the world. The Chamber Music Hall (now “Joan and Sanford L. Weill Recital Hall“) on the third floor seats 270. The Small Hall (“Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall“) in the basement is modern multi-purpose hall with 600 seats.

Visiting Carnegie Hall

Those who can no longer get a ticket for a concert at Carnegie Hall can also visit the concert hall on a guided tour. The tours, which last about an hour, are offered from October to June and take visitors through the various concert halls and into the Rose Museum, where more than 400 items from the history of Carnegie Hall are on display.