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Avery Fisher Hall is a concert hall in New York with a capacity of 2,738 seats. Home to the New York Philharmonic you can experience a range of fantastic classical performance in a world class venue. Click here for a listing of the upcoming concerts at Avery Fisher Hall.
The 2,200-seat auditorium opened in 1962, and is the home of the New York Philharmonic . The facility, designed by Max Abramovitz, was originally named Philharmonic Hall and was renamed Avery Fisher Hall in honor of philanthropist Avery Fisher, who donated $10.5 million ($72 million today) to the orchestra in 1973.
Avery Robert Fisher (March 4, 1906 – February 26, 1994) was an amateur violinist, a pioneer in the field of high fidelity sound reproduction, founder of the Philharmonic Radio Company and Fisher Electronics, and a philanthropist who donated millions of dollars to arts organizations and universities.
29 de sept. de 2022 · Lincoln Center announces plans to gut the hall, now called Avery Fisher Hall, and to completely rebuild it under the supervision of the acoustician Cyril M. Harris and the architect Philip...
13 de oct. de 2022 · The vast, drab shoe box that the city knew as Avery Fisher Hall after 1973 — a few years before a major remodeling attempted to fix the acoustics that had been criticized since the building...
14 de nov. de 2014 · The unusual agreement, announced on Thursday, is a significant turnaround from 12 years ago, when the family of Avery Fisher, the music philanthropist who gave $10 million in 1973 to support...
Avery Fisher Hall‚ Lincoln Center. 132 West 65th Street. (at Columbus Avenue) New York, N.Y. 10023. 2128755456. Visit website. Directions: Subway: 1 to 66th Street - Lincoln Center. Hours of operation are determined by event schedule. Home to the New York Philharmonic, Avery Fisher Hall seats 2,738 and hosts many musical events and festivals.
