2.2.1 Main Hall (Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage)Ĭarnegie Hall is on the east side of Seventh Avenue between 56th Street and 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.Carnegie Hall was renovated multiple times throughout its history, including in the 1940s and 1980s. Though Carnegie Hall is designated a National Historic Landmark and protected by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, it has not had a resident company since the New York Philharmonic moved out. Carnegie Hall was proposed for demolition in the 1950s in advance of the New York Philharmonic relocating to Lincoln Center in 1962. The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1925, after which Robert E. Besides the auditoriums, Carnegie Hall contains offices on its top stories.Ĭarnegie Hall, originally the Music Hall, was constructed between 18 as a venue shared by the Oratorio Society of New York and the New York Symphony Society. Also part of the complex are the 599-seat Zankel Hall on Seventh Avenue, as well as the 268-seat Joan and Sanford I.
The largest one is the Stern Auditorium, a five-story auditorium with 2,804 seats. It is also rented out to performing groups.Ĭarnegie Hall has 3,671 seats, divided among three auditoriums. Carnegie Hall has its own artistic programming, development, and marketing departments and presents about 250 performances each season. Designed by architect William Burnet Tuthill and built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, it is one of the most prestigious venues in the world for both classical music and popular music. It is at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th and 57th Streets.
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