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Today is the anniversary of the opening of Carnegie Hall in 1891. it is named for Andrew Carnegie a Scottish industrialist who gave money for the building. He is also the benefactor of the Carnegie Libraries. Many of which are still in use today. I have visited new York but not Carnegie Hall.
The Storied building has been home to the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. They are now based at Lincoln Center. It has been a venue for jazz and other venues. It was almost demolished in 1957 but a group headed by violinist Isaac Stern stopped it . If this had happened it would have been a shame. stern is the father of Michael Stern conductor of the Kansas City Symphony. There are three auditoriums in Carnegie Hall. One is named for the elder Stern. This is the main hall. The other two are Zankel hall named for Arthur and Judy Zankel and Weill Recital hall named for Sanford Weill. There is a common joke about this institution by Jascha Heifetz "How do you get to Carnegie Hall: Practice". The storied institution has been the spot for many world premiers. some of them include Anton Dvorak's Ninth Symphony "From the New world" 1`893,Richard Strauss' Sinfonia Domestica in 1904 among others. Recently it has been the premier of "I'm bound for Glory by Sally K. Albrecht in 2018. Also works by Barber, Bartok, Bloch and Gershwin. On the opening night in 1891 with Walter Damrosch conducting Beethoven's Leonore Overture #3 and Tchaikovsky conducting his Marche Solennelle (coronation march). Yes Tchaikovsky was also a conductor. I hate the New York sports teams. I am glad that the Cubs won the World Series. New York is an expensive city. I hope that Carnegie Hall stands well in to the future. It is a shame ot let progress get in the way and destroy significant buildings.
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