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Carnegie Hall Basics Overview
Three Great Stages, One Great Hall
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The largest hall at Carnegie Hall has been the premier classical music performance space in the United States since its opening in 1891, showcasing
the world's greatest soloists, conductors, and ensembles. The hall was dedicated the Isaac Stern Auditorium
in 1996, and the stage was dedicated the Ronald O. Perelman Stage in 2006. Throughout its century-plus history, the space has been the forum for important
jazz events, historic lectures, noted educational forums, and much more. Designed by architect and cellist William Burnett
Tuthill and renovated in 1986, the auditorium's striking curvilinear design allows the stage to become a focal point embraced
by five levels of seating, which accommodates up to 2,804. The auditorium's renowned acoustics have made it a favorite of
audiences and performers alike. "It has been said that the hall itself is an instrument," said the late Isaac Stern. "It takes
what you do and makes it larger than life."
Take a virtual tour of the hall.
View a seating chart.
Located
on the third floor of Carnegie Hall, the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Recital Hall is an intimate auditorium ideal for recitals,
chamber music concerts, symposia, discussions, master classes, and more. Seating 268 people, the elegant auditorium evokes
a Belle Epoque salon and is "remarkable for the symmetry of its proportions and the beauty of its decorations," according
to a review from 1891, when the hall was known as the Chamber Music Hall. In 1986, the Chamber Music Hall was renamed in recognition
of the generosity of the Chairman of the Board of Carnegie Hall, Sanford I. Weill, and his wife, Joan.
The new Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall opened in September 2003 as the site of a broad
spectrum of performing and educational events. When it first opened its doors In 1891, Carnegie Hall comprised three auditoriums:
the Main Hall, the Chamber Music Hall, and the Recital Hall, located underneath the Main Hall. The Recital Hall
was leased to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1895 and was used as a theater by various groups until the early 1960s,
when it was converted to a cinema. In 1997, a process began to reclaim the space for its original purpose, and construction
began to create a versatile auditorium generally seating 599, with alternate stage configurations of different capacities.
Zankel Hall is named in honor of the generosity of the late Carnegie Hall Vice Chairman Arthur Zankel and his wife, Judy.
Watch Zankel Hall in Motion, as the stage is reconfigured.
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