133 years ago on May 5th, 1891
The first performance is held at a newly-constructed music hall on 57th Street that would later be renamed Carnegie Hall
Although only initially named "Music Hall", board members for the performance space convinced Carnegie to allow the building to be named after him two years after opening since he funded its construction. For the grand opening performance, Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky served as a special guest conductor.
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