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| Former names | Philharmonic Hall (1962–1973) Avery Fisher Hall (1973–2015) |
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| Address | 10 Lincoln Center Plaza |
| Location | New York City |
| Coordinates | 40°46′22″N 73°58′59″W / 40.77278°N 73.98306°W |
| Public transit | Subway:  (all times) (late nights) at 66th Street–Lincoln CenterNYC Bus: M5, M7, M11, M20, M66, M104 |
| Type | concert hall |
| Capacity | 2,200 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1962 |
| Architect | Max Abramovitz |
David Geffen Hall is a concert hall at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. 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]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Matthewswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Hetrick, Adam (March 4, 2015). "Avery Fisher Hall To Be Renamed for Music Mogul David Geffen After $100M Gift". Playbill. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
- ^ "Naming Wrongs". Slate. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.