Avery Fisher Hall
Avery Fisher Hall, located in New York City, is a part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex. It is the home of the New York Philharmonic symphony orchestra. The hall contains 2,738 seats.Top photos chosen by u all:
NYC - Lincoln Center: Avery Fisher Hall
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Avery Fisher Hall, part of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex, is the 2,738 seat home of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Designed by Max Abramovitz, it opened in 1962, replacing Carnegie Hall as the New York Philharmonic's home concert venue. The new hall was originally named Philharmonic Hall, but renamed after Avery Fisher, a member of the Philharmonic board of directors, following his US $10.5 million donation to the orchestra in 1973. The architecture firm of Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN) was hired to design the interior acoustics for the hall. Based on their experience designing and analyzing existing concert halls, BBN acousticians recommended that the hall be designed as a shoebox with narrowly-spaced parallel sides (similar in shape to the acoustically-acclaimed Symphony Hall, Boston), with seating for no more than 2,400 patrons. Lincoln Center initially agreed with the recommendation, and BBN provided a series of design specifications and recommendations. However, the New York Herald Tribune began a campaign to increase the seating capacity of the new hall. Late in the design stage, the hall was redesigned to accommodate the critics' desires, but these changes invalidated much of BBN's acoustical design. Philharmonic Hall opened on September 23, 1962 to mixed reviews. The opening week of concerts included performances by a specially-invited list of guest orchestras (Boston, Philadelphia, and Cleveland), who were regularly appearing at Carnegie Hall each season, as well as the new hall's home ensemble. Several attempts were made to remedy the acoustical problems of the new Philharmonic Hall, with little success, leading to plans in the 1970s for a substantial renovation project designed by noted acoustician Cyril Harris with project architect Philip Johnson. These renovations included demolishing the inside of the hall and rebuilding a new hall within the outer framework and facade. While initial reaction to the improvements was favorable, overall feelings about the new hall's sound soured, and the acoustics of Avery Fisher Hall continued to be problematic. During the tenure of Kurt Masur with the New York Philharmonic, several plastic concave surfaces were installed and suspended from the roof of the stage to help focus sound both for the audience and for the performers onstage.
Day 22: Symphonic Summer Nights
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22/365 June 25, 2008 For its fifth year running, Bramwell Tovey conducted the NY Philharmonic orchestra for Summertime Classics at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. Last night was Moscow on the Hudson: Shostakovich - Festive Overture, Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suite (selections) and Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 (featuring Joyce Yang on piano). and I had prime orchestra seats. Superb all around. This is after the program had just ended.
"Bravo!"
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A well-deserved standing ovation as conductor Bramwell Tovey and 22-year old pianist Joyce Yang applaud the NY Philharmonic orchestra after taking their own bows. This was the best I could do without an usher noticing and enforcing the no-photography rule ;)
Transportation.
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Big Pleasure Point by Nancy Rubins. This sculpture has been growing on me all summer. Now I visit it whenever I can. An article. A by t_a_i_s.
Katamari Damacy
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Nancy Rubin's Big Pleasure Point in Josie Robertson Plaza at the Licoln Center
Nearest places of interest:
| New York State Theater Damrosch Park One Lincoln Plaza Tavern on the Green | Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Square 2 Milstein Plaza The Juilliard School |
