The New York Times – Music:
Judgments on the hall’s acoustics at this early stage are provisional, but a mighty improvement is already obvious.
Category: Geffen, David, Hall (Manhattan, NY)
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David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked
The New York Times – Music:
The New York Philharmonic’s Lincoln Center home was gutted and rebuilt to try to fix the acoustic woes that have long plagued it. To inaugurate the hall, officials are using a new playbook.
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A Welcome Sight at the Upgraded David Geffen Hall: More Bathrooms
The New York Times – Music:
Before the renovation, finding a restroom could be excruciating, especially for women.
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Geffen Hall Commissions New Art That Honors Black and Latino History
The New York Times – Music:
The artists incorporate the history of the Lincoln Center and San Juan Hill, the largely Black and Puerto Rican neighborhood displaced by the performing arts complex.
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What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
When Anthony Tommasini was a young, aspiring musician, he made his first forays into the orchestra’s concert hall. He realized it would not do.
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What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
When Anthony Tommasini was a young, aspiring musician, he made his first forays into the orchestra’s concert hall. He realized it would not do.
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David Geffen Hall, Notoriously Jinxed, Is Reborn Again
The New York Times – Music:
David Geffen Hall, the New York Philharmonic’s Lincoln Center home, is reopening after a $550 million renovation aimed at breaking its acoustic curse — and adding a dash of glamour.
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The Syncopated Sounds of Old San Juan Hill at the New Geffen Hall
The New York Times – Music:
Etienne Charles’s composition for the reopening of the hall honors the Afro-diasporic musical heritage of the neighborhood razed to build Lincoln Center.
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A Pioneering Orchestra Boss Had ‘Unfinished Business,’ So She Returned
The New York Times – Music:
Deborah Borda led the New York Philharmonic in the 1990s, and was frustrated by its subpar hall. After a 17-year run in Los Angeles, she “finally saw a path forward,” she said.