David Geffen Hall

David Geffen Hall
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Former namesPhilharmonic Hall (1962–1973)
Avery Fisher Hall (1973–2015)
Address10 Lincoln Center Plaza
LocationNew York City
Coordinates40°46′22″N 73°58′59″W / 40.77278°N 73.98306°W / 40.77278; -73.98306
Public transitSubway: "1" train (all times)​"2" train (late nights) at 66th Street–Lincoln Center
NYC Bus: M5, M7, M11, M20, M66, M104
OwnerNew York City Government[citation needed]
Typeconcert hall
Capacity2,200
Construction
Opened1962 (1962)
ArchitectMax Abramovitz

David Geffen Hall is a concert hall in New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side. 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. In November 2014, Lincoln Center officials announced Fisher's name would be removed from the Hall so that naming rights could be sold to the highest bidder as part of a $500 million fund-raising campaign to refurbish the Hall.[1] In 2015, the Hall acquired its present name after David Geffen donated $100 million to the Lincoln Center.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Matthews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hetrick, Adam (March 4, 2015). "Avery Fisher Hall To Be Renamed for Music Mogul David Geffen After $100M Gift". Playbill. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Naming Wrongs". Slate. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

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