Car Rental New York City and Carnegie Hall Overview

If you are a music lover and in New York for a visit don't miss the opportunity of visiting the Carnegie Hall with hire a car rental New York City, for a date with not only the finest musicians in the world but also an amazing dash of musical history imbibed within the confines of this great hall.

The experience at Carnegie Hall is something that is cherished by musicians and viewers alike. It is often the dream destination of most musicians to be able to perform at the Carnegie Hall.

Located within the heart of New York City, the hall can be easily located if you hire a car rental New York City and drive down just a few blocks down from Central Park. The concert hall which has hosted more than 50,000 events in its long and cultural history is indeed beautiful and acoustically sound.

The Carnegie Hall was built in 1890 by industrialist, Andrew Carnegie, and designed by a William Burnet Tuthill, who was interestingly not an architect but a cellist. William Burnet Tuthill's knowledge of music led to the great acoustics levels that the hall boasts of. Over the years the hall has been lovingly restored, it has three concert stages, fascinating archives and a museum.

The first concert to be staged at Carnegie Hall was in the year 1891, on May 5 with a concert by maestro, Walter Damrosh and composer, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is prestigious for any artist to be performing in the Carnegie Hall, as such a wide range of performers and artists have adorned the stages of this hall.

While in New York you might also have the privilege of attending a world premier at the Carnegie Hall by hire a car rental New York City. The Carnegie Hall has seen many such premiers including that of George Gershwin's "An American in Paris" and Dvorak's Symphony no. 9 (the "New World Symphony").

The hall has seen plenty of diversity and famous names in those who have performed, artists such as Judy Garland, Leonard Bernstein, Maria Callas, and Gustav Mahler are just some of the performers who have graced the hall stages.

The New York Philharmonic had made Carnegie Hall their home for a long period before they shifted to Lincoln Center in 1962. The popularity of the hall can be gauged from the fact that its annual season includes more than 100 performances.

The Carnegie Hall has three concert halls, which are-

  • The Main Hall also called the Isaac Stern Hall; it seats 2804 persons on five different levels.
  • The Weill Recital Hall which seats 268 persons. This is the smallest of all the 3 halls and is named the Weill Hall in 1986.
  • The Zankel Hall seats about 599 persons.

Visiting the Carnegie Hall isn't much of a problem if you hire a car rental New York City. The hall can be easily accessible from any part of the city with the help of bus, taxi, and subways apart from of course hire a car rental New York City. There are a number of fine hotels, in the area if you want to put up while watching a show.

Tickets to the performances can be purchased either purchased online or directly from the Carnegie Hall till before the performance begins.

Apart from visiting the Carnegie Hall with the help of hire a car rental New York City for performances, tourists can tour also tour the facility with a guided tour operated by tour operators.

Such tours include, visiting the rehearsal halls, the back stage, and dressing rooms. Such a tour is usually available during the tourist season. Yu can buy tickets for such tours at prices that range around $9 for adults; there are discounts for both minors and seniors.

A reviewer from yelp.com sums it up - "I'd gladly give Carnegie Hall 5 stars, it deserves 5 stars because the hall itself is beautiful, the concert programming is incredible, and the acoustics are terrific."

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